LU7 1BU maps, stats, and open data

LU7 1BU is located in the Leighton-Linslade North electoral ward, within the unitary authority of Central Bedfordshire and the English Parliamentary constituency of South West Bedfordshire. The Sub Integrated Care Board (ICB) Location is NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes ICB - M1J4Y and the police force is Bedfordshire. This postcode has been in use since June 2001.

LU7 1BU maps

LU7 1BU map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)

LU7 1BU map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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Source: OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
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LU7 1BU geodata

Easting	492277
Northing	225566
Latitude	51.920981
Longitude	-0.659624

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
Licence: Open Government Licence

Where is LU7 1BU?

Country	England
Postcode District	LU7
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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LU7 1BU Elevation

Elevation or altitude of LU7 1BU as distance above sea level:

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	90m	295ft

Elevation is measured from the approximate centre of the postcode, to the nearest point on an OS contour line from OS Terrain 50, which has contour spacing of ten vertical metres.

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Source: Open Postcode Elevation
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Politics

Ward	Leighton-linslade North
Constituency	South West Bedfordshire

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of LU7 1BU

December 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Parking Area	177m
November 2023	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Parking Area	177m
November 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Parking Area	177m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to LU7 1BU

Chapel Path (Church Street)	Leighton Buzzard	36m
Chapel Path (Church Street)	Leighton Buzzard	65m
St Andrew's Street	Leighton Buzzard	72m
St Andrew's Street	Leighton Buzzard	107m
Garden Hedge	Leighton Buzzard	149m

Nearest railway stations to LU7 1BU

Leighton Buzzard Station	1.3km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

Broadband access in LU7 1BU (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband	0.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	0.0%

Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps

Broadband limitations in LU7 1BU (2020 data)

Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps	0.0%

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Source: Ofcom
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LU7 1BU gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in LU7 1BU by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	50,772
Meter count	6
Mean (kWh/meter)	8,462
Median (kWh/meter)	9,197

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	10,698
Meter count	6
Mean (kWh/meter)	1,783
Median (kWh/meter)	1,753

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in LU7 1BU, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in LU7 1BU.
Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

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Source: Postcode level gas estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Source: Postcode level electricity estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Licence: Open Government Licence

Deprivation

37.2% of English postcodes are less deprived than LU7 1BU:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to LU7 1BU (meters)

Red Naga

1 Mill Road

147m

Jasmine House

90 North Street

156m

Papa Johns

82 North Street

170m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
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Nearest post box to LU7 1BU

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
North Street	18:30	11:30	179m
Garden Hedge	17:15	12:00	199m
Ashwell Street	17:00	12:00	289m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to LU7 1BU

Facility	Distance
Colloseum Gym (Closed) Lake Street, Leighton Buzzard Health and Fitness Gym	627m
Vandyke Road Playing Field (Closed) Vandyke Road, Leighton Buzzard Grass Pitches	637m
Leighton Middle School Church Square, Leighton Buzzard Sports Hall, Grass Pitches	698m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to LU7 1BU

School	Phase of Education	Distance
The Rushmere Park Academy East Street, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 1EW	Primary	374m
The Mary Bassett Lower School Bassett Road, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 1AR	Primary	482m
Leighton Middle School Church Square, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 1EX	Middle deemed secondary	698m

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Source: Edubase
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LU7 1BU ITL and LU7 1BU LAU

The below table lists the International Territorial Level (ITL) codes (formerly Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) codes) and Local Administrative Units (LAU) codes for LU7 1BU:

ITL 1 Code	Name
TLH	East
ITL 2 Code	Name
TLH2	Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
ITL 3 Code	Name
TLH25	Central Bedfordshire
LAU 1 Code	Name
E06000056	Central Bedfordshire

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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LU7 1BU census areas

The below table lists the Census Output Area (OA), Lower Layer Super Output Area (LSOA), and Middle Layer Super Output Area (MSOA) for LU7 1BU:

	Code	Name
OA	E00088880
LSOA	E01017608	Central Bedfordshire 021D
MSOA	E02003639	Central Bedfordshire 021

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to LU7 1BU

LU7 1AF	Peartree Lane	56m
LU7 1BP	Church Street	60m
LU7 1DB	St Andrews Close	62m
LU7 1DE	Barrow Path	82m
LU7 3BJ	Chapel Path	88m
LU7 1DS	St Andrews Street	97m
LU7 1BT	Church Street	103m
LU7 1FF	St Andrews Street	111m
LU7 1ET	North Street	112m
LU7 1NE	Gilbert Mews	118m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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