LU7 1RW maps, stats, and open data

LU7 1RW lies on Lake Street in Leighton Buzzard. LU7 1RW 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 December 2001.

LU7 1RW maps

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

LU7 1RW 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 1RW geodata

Easting	492323
Northing	224978
Latitude	51.915688
Longitude	-0.659112

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is LU7 1RW?

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

Elevation or altitude of LU7 1RW 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 1RW

January 2024	Burglary	On or near Church Square	380m
January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Bridge Street	456m
January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Bridge Street	456m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to LU7 1RW

Library (Lake Street)	Leighton Buzzard	25m
Library (Lake Street)	Leighton Buzzard	77m
Morrisons (Lake Street)	Leighton Buzzard	145m
The Roebuck (Hockliffe Street)	Leighton Buzzard	161m
Council Offices (Hockliffe Street)	Leighton Buzzard	247m

Nearest railway stations to LU7 1RW

Leighton Buzzard Station	1.2km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for LU7 1RW

Broadband access in LU7 1RW (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 speed in LU7 1RW (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	67.5Mbps
Average download speed	54.7Mbps
Maximum download speed	80.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	15.0Mbps
Average upload speed	11.6Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in LU7 1RW (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 1RW

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Source: Ofcom
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LU7 1RW gas and electricity consumption

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

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	140,359
Meter count	15
Mean (kWh/meter)	9,357
Median (kWh/meter)	8,505

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Lake Street Service Station

45 Lake Street

44m

Mevan

6 Lake Street

76m

Yong Hong

53 Lake Street

77m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Lake Street	18:30	12:00	32m
Safeway Lake Street	17:30	12:15	183m
High Street	18:30	12:30	205m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to LU7 1RW

Facility	Distance
Colloseum Gym (Closed) Lake Street, Leighton Buzzard Health and Fitness Gym	48m
Leighton Buzzard Sports Association Ltd Lake Street, Leighton Buzzard Grass Pitches, Outdoor Tennis Courts	312m
Leighton Middle School Church Square, Leighton Buzzard Sports Hall, Grass Pitches	415m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to LU7 1RW

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Pulford CofE VA Lower School Pulford Road, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 1AB	Primary	366m
Leighton Middle School Church Square, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 1EX	Middle deemed secondary	415m
The Mary Bassett Lower School Bassett Road, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 1AR	Primary	459m

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Source: Edubase
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LU7 1RW ITL and LU7 1RW 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 1RW:

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 1RW 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 1RW:

	Code	Name
OA	E00088613
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 1RW

LU7 1RU	Hoddesdon Villas	65m
LU7 1RT	Lake Street	75m
LU7 1RX	Lake Street	75m
LU7 1SA	Lake Street	79m
LU7 1ST	Grove Road	93m
LU7 4RN	Old Chapel Mews	98m
LU7 1SE	Dudley Street	107m
LU7 1TQ	Lake Street	122m
LU7 1NR	Hartwell Grove	131m
LU7 1SH	Dudley Street	131m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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