LU7 9PD postcode in Central Bedfordshire, England

LU7 9PD is a postcode in Central Bedfordshire, in the Heath & Reach ward. It is in the Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard parliamentary constituency and the Bedfordshire police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 0% of homes and businesses can get it. Central Bedfordshire: 87% Typical price £395,000 Homes sold in LU7 9, last 12 months. ▲ 1.3% on the year before Nearest station Leighton Buzzard 4.5 km in a straight line

Where LU7 9PD is, and what is near it

Map of LU7 9PD and what is near it Map of LU7 9PD: its centre point, with the 258 other postcodes in the LU7 9 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 2 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. LU7 9HR: also in LU7 9LU7 9HS: also in LU7 9LU7 9HT: also in LU7 9LU7 9HU: also in LU7 9LU7 9HW: also in LU7 9LU7 9HX: also in LU7 9LU7 9HY: also in LU7 9LU7 9HZ: also in LU7 9LU7 9JA: also in LU7 9LU7 9JB: also in LU7 9LU7 9JD: also in LU7 9LU7 9JE: also in LU7 9LU7 9JF: also in LU7 9LU7 9JJ: also in LU7 9LU7 9JL: also in LU7 9LU7 9JP: also in LU7 9LU7 9JQ: also in LU7 9LU7 9NE: also in LU7 9LU7 9NU: also in LU7 9LU7 9NX: also in LU7 9LU7 9NY: also in LU7 9LU7 9NZ: also in LU7 9LU7 9PA: also in LU7 9LU7 9PB: also in LU7 9LU7 9PE: also in LU7 9LU7 9PF: also in LU7 9LU7 9PG: also in LU7 9LU7 9PH: also in LU7 9LU7 9PQ: also in LU7 9LU7 9QL: also in LU7 9 School 1.9 km4 places, 2.4–4.5 kmVandyke Upper School 2.6 kmGP 3.6 kmCheddington station 7.4 kmIvinghoe LU7 9PD Map of LU7 9PD and what is near it Map of LU7 9PD: its centre point, with the 258 other postcodes in the LU7 9 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 2 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. School 1.9 kmVandyke Upper School 2.6 kmIvinghoe LU7 9PD
  • LU7 9PD
  • Other postcodes in LU7 9: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 2 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.9166, longitude -0.6120)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after LU7 9PD?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at LU7 9PD?

Every home and business at LU7 9PD can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, but none can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)0% can get it

Central Bedfordshire: 87%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Central Bedfordshire: 98%

The line marks the figure across Central Bedfordshire.

Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at LU7 9PD?

BinDayBuddy has not read Central Bedfordshire Council's days for LU7 9PD today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for LU7 9PD on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is LU7 9PD at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include LU7 9PD.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Central Bedfordshire

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for LU7 9PD: 6,186 properties in Central Bedfordshire are at high risk (3.9% of all its properties). All the figures for Central Bedfordshire

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of LU7 9PD is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near LU7 9PD?

Homes in LU7 9 sold for a typical £395,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 139 sales, up 1.3% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£395,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£390,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 1.3% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £587,500 49 sales
  • Semi-detached £395,000 38 sales
  • Terraced £320,000 41 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £180,000 11 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole LU7 district: a typical £365,000 from 942 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in LU7 9PD

HM Land Registry records 5 standard sales of homes in LU7 9PD from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 17 October 2025. The middle sale was £360,000, from £335,000 to £849,000. Across LU7 9, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £395,000. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Food hygiene ratings at LU7 9PD

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at LU7 9PD. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.

Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.

Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 22 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near LU7 9PD?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,130 homes in the neighbourhood around LU7 9PD. The largest share of them, 50%, are in council tax band D. More were built in 2020 or later than in any other period (74%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around LU7 9PD

Band D in Central Bedfordshire for 2026‑27: £2,516. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,957 (band B) to £5,032 (band H); band D, the most common, is £2,516.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Awithheld£1,677
Band Babout 30 (3%)£1,957
Band Cabout 240 (21%)£2,237
Band Dabout 570 (50%)£2,516
Band Eabout 110 (10%)£3,075
Band Fabout 140 (12%)£3,634
Band Gabout 30 (3%)£4,194
Band Habout 10 (1%)£5,032

When the homes were built

  1. 4% Before 1900
  2. None 1900 to 1918
  3. Withheld 1919 to 1939
  4. 3% 1945 to 1964
  5. 2% 1965 to 1982
  6. 1% 1983 to 1999
  7. 1% 2000 to 2009
  8. 15% 2010 to 2019
  9. 74% 2020 or later

1900 to 1918: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Central Bedfordshire before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of LU7 9PD is in (ONS area E01033826), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near LU7 9PD?

The nearest open schools to LU7 9PD, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near LU7 9PD, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to LU7 9PD?

The nearest railway station to the centre of LU7 9PD is Leighton Buzzard Rail Station, 4.5 km away in a straight line.

  • Leighton Buzzard Rail Station Railway station 4.5 kmCycle
  • Cheddington Rail Station Railway station 7.4 kmDrive

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

2 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Church Walk, 172 m away.

More stations near LU7 9PD, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near LU7 9PD?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of LU7 9PD, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near LU7 9PD?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of LU7 9PD on the map as of 20 October 2026. It does not have every charger: Open Charge Map's own map, linked below, may show more.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near LU7 9PD?

The nearest to the centre of LU7 9PD, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to LU7 9PD?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near LU7 9PD?

The nearest care homes to the centre of LU7 9PD, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near LU7 9PD?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of LU7 9PD, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near LU7 9PD?

The nearest vets to the centre of LU7 9PD on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is LU7 9PD in a conservation area?

The centre of LU7 9PD is in 4 areas with planning rules of their own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:

Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near LU7 9PD?

Police.uk records 13 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of LU7 9PD in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences6 reports
Criminal damage and arson2 reports
Vehicle crime2 reports
Other theft2 reports
Anti-social behaviour1 report

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for LU7 9PD

Ward
Heath & Reach
Parish
Eggington
Region
East of England
Country
England
Rural or urban
Smaller rural, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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