LU7 1RU maps, stats, and open data

LU7 1RU lies on Hoddesdon Villas in Leighton Buzzard. LU7 1RU is located in the Leighton-Linslade South 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 August 2003.

LU7 1RU maps

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

LU7 1RU 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 1RU geodata

Easting	492322
Northing	224913
Latitude	51.915104
Longitude	-0.659144

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
Licence: Open Government Licence

Where is LU7 1RU?

Street	Hoddesdon Villas
Town/City	Leighton Buzzard
Country	England
Postcode District	LU7
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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LU7 1RU Elevation

Elevation or altitude of LU7 1RU 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 South
Constituency	South West Bedfordshire

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of LU7 1RU

January 2024	Burglary	On or near Church Square	379m
January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Bridge Street	465m
January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Bridge Street	465m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to LU7 1RU

Library (Lake Street)	Leighton Buzzard	74m
Morrisons (Lake Street)	Leighton Buzzard	88m
Library (Lake Street)	Leighton Buzzard	118m
The Roebuck (Hockliffe Street)	Leighton Buzzard	209m
Morrisons (Lake Street)	Leighton Buzzard	224m

Nearest railway stations to LU7 1RU

Leighton Buzzard Station	1.2km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for LU7 1RU

Broadband access in LU7 1RU (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	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	0.0%

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

Broadband speed in LU7 1RU (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	80.0Mbps
Average download speed	79.6Mbps
Maximum download speed	80.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	20.0Mbps
Average upload speed	19.9Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in LU7 1RU (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%

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for LU7 1RU

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Source: Ofcom
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LU7 1RU gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	106,975
Meter count	9
Mean (kWh/meter)	11,886
Median (kWh/meter)	9,295

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in LU7 1RU, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in LU7 1RU.
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

64.2% of English postcodes are less deprived than LU7 1RU:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

The Craft Union Pub Company Ltd

The Sun

28m

Yong Hong

53 Lake Street

39m

Leighton Buzzard Spice Lounge

57 Lake Street

39m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Lake Street	18:30	12:00	34m
Safeway Lake Street	17:30	12:15	172m
High Street	18:30	12:30	233m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to LU7 1RU

Facility	Distance
Colloseum Gym (Closed) Lake Street, Leighton Buzzard Health and Fitness Gym	47m
Leighton Buzzard Sports Association Ltd Lake Street, Leighton Buzzard Grass Pitches, Outdoor Tennis Courts	248m
Leighton Middle School Church Square, Leighton Buzzard Sports Hall, Grass Pitches	418m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to LU7 1RU

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Pulford CofE VA Lower School Pulford Road, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 1AB	Primary	335m
Leighton Middle School Church Square, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 1EX	Middle deemed secondary	418m
The Mary Bassett Lower School Bassett Road, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 1AR	Primary	496m

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Source: Edubase
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LU7 1RU ITL and LU7 1RU 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 1RU:

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 1RU 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 1RU:

	Code	Name
OA	E00088616
LSOA	E01017555	Central Bedfordshire 021A
MSOA	E02003639	Central Bedfordshire 021

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to LU7 1RU

LU7 1RX	Lake Street	11m
LU7 1ST	Grove Road	30m
LU7 4RN	Old Chapel Mews	33m
LU7 1SA	Lake Street	39m
LU7 1RW	Lake Street	65m
LU7 1RT	Lake Street	103m
LU7 1SD	Duncombe Drive	112m
LU7 1WB	Lake Street	124m
LU7 1SE	Dudley Street	124m
LU7 1SF	Grove Road	139m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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