LU7 1WB maps, stats, and open data

LU7 1WB lies on Lake Street in Leighton Buzzard. LU7 1WB 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 February 2006.

LU7 1WB maps

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

LU7 1WB 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 1WB geodata

Easting	492428
Northing	224848
Latitude	51.914502
Longitude	-0.657621

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
Licence: Open Government Licence

Where is LU7 1WB?

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 1WB Elevation

Elevation or altitude of LU7 1WB 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 1WB

January 2024	Burglary	On or near Church Square	494m
December 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Parking Area	265m
December 2023	Public order	On or near Lovent Drive	283m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to LU7 1WB

Morrisons (Lake Street)	Leighton Buzzard	56m
Morrisons (Lake Street)	Leighton Buzzard	114m
Library (Lake Street)	Leighton Buzzard	187m
Linwood Grove (Stanbridge Road)	Leighton Buzzard	234m
Library (Lake Street)	Leighton Buzzard	238m

Nearest railway stations to LU7 1WB

Leighton Buzzard Station	1.3km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for LU7 1WB

Broadband access in LU7 1WB (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 1WB (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	100.0Mbps
Average download speed	104.6Mbps
Maximum download speed	350.00Mbps

Upload

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

Broadband limitations in LU7 1WB (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 1WB

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Source: Ofcom
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LU7 1WB gas and electricity consumption

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

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	347,636
Meter count	106
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,280
Median (kWh/meter)	2,543

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Leighton Buzzard Spice Lounge

57 Lake Street

92m

Yong Hong

53 Lake Street

92m

The Craft Union Pub Company Ltd

The Sun

101m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Safeway Lake Street	17:30	12:15	92m
Lake Street	18:30	12:00	149m
High Street	18:30	12:30	357m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to LU7 1WB

Facility	Distance
Colloseum Gym (Closed) Lake Street, Leighton Buzzard Health and Fitness Gym	119m
Leighton Buzzard Sports Association Ltd Lake Street, Leighton Buzzard Grass Pitches, Outdoor Tennis Courts	230m
Leighton Middle School Church Square, Leighton Buzzard Sports Hall, Grass Pitches	535m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to LU7 1WB

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Pulford CofE VA Lower School Pulford Road, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 1AB	Primary	421m
Clipstone Brook Lower School Brooklands Drive, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 3PG	Primary	533m
Leighton Middle School Church Square, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 1EX	Middle deemed secondary	535m

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Source: Edubase
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Environment

Risk of LU7 1WB flooding from rivers and sea	Low
➜ LU7 1WB flood map

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Source: Open Flood Risk by Postcode
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LU7 1WB ITL and LU7 1WB 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 1WB:

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 1WB 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 1WB:

	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 1WB

LU7 1SA	Lake Street	91m
LU7 1ST	Grove Road	100m
LU7 1TS	Lindler Court	106m
LU7 4RN	Old Chapel Mews	112m
LU7 1RX	Lake Street	115m
LU7 1RU	Hoddesdon Villas	124m
LU7 1SE	Dudley Street	126m
LU7 4QX	Stanbridge Road	133m
LU7 1SF	Grove Road	151m
LU7 1SH	Dudley Street	157m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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