LU7 9LU maps, stats, and open data

LU7 9LU lies on Birchs Close in Hockliffe, Leighton Buzzard. LU7 9LU is located in the Heath & Reach 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 January 1980.

LU7 9LU maps

LU7 9LU map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)

LU7 9LU 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 9LU geodata

Easting	497603
Northing	226542
Latitude	51.928846
Longitude	-0.581928

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
Licence: Open Government Licence

Where is LU7 9LU?

Street	Birchs Close
Locality	Hockliffe
Town/City	Leighton Buzzard
Country	England
Postcode District	LU7
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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LU7 9LU Elevation

Elevation or altitude of LU7 9LU as distance above sea level:

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	100m	328ft

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	Heath & Reach
Constituency	South West Bedfordshire

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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House Prices

Sales of detached houses in LU7 9LU

1, BIRCHS CLOSE, HOCKLIFFE, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, LU7 9LU 2021 6 APR £310,000
1, BIRCHS CLOSE, HOCKLIFFE, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, LU7 9LU 2020 3 JAN £310,000
10, BIRCHS CLOSE, HOCKLIFFE, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, LU7 9LU 2012 1 JUN £237,500
10, BIRCHS CLOSE, HOCKLIFFE, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, LU7 9LU 2006 26 MAY £245,000
10, BIRCHS CLOSE, HOCKLIFFE, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, LU7 9LU 1997 24 JUL £85,000
10, BIRCHS CLOSE, HOCKLIFFE, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, LU7 9LU 1996 22 MAR £75,000

➜ Hockliffe house prices

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Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of LU7 9LU

June 2022	Criminal damage and arson	On or near Parking Area	62m
June 2022	Vehicle crime	On or near The Blackbirds	167m
May 2022	Vehicle crime	On or near Birch'S Close	17m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to LU7 9LU

Birchs Close (Watling Street)	Hockliffe	52m
Birchs Close (Watling Street)	Hockliffe	75m
Hockliffe Signals (A5)	Hockliffe	348m
Hockliffe Signals (Leighton Road)	Hockliffe	382m
Bull Farm (Watling Street)	Hockliffe	423m

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for LU7 9LU

Broadband access in LU7 9LU (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 9LU (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	23.6Mbps
Average download speed	36.7Mbps
Maximum download speed	77.96Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	1.3Mbps
Average upload speed	6.5Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in LU7 9LU (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 9LU

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Source: Ofcom
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LU7 9LU gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in LU7 9LU by fuel type, 2015.

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	329,829
Meter count	35
Mean (kWh/meter)	9,424
Median (kWh/meter)	6,735

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in LU7 9LU, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in LU7 9LU.
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

28.7% of English postcodes are less deprived than LU7 9LU:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to LU7 9LU (meters)

Sports Nutrition

The Moorings

98m

The White Hart

Watling Street

98m

BINN

Watling Street

98m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
Licence: FSA terms & conditions

Nearest post box to LU7 9LU

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Post Office Leighton Road	16:45	10:30	145m
Woburn Road Hockliffe	16:45	10:30	440m
Church End	16:45	09:00	1,062m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to LU7 9LU

Facility	Distance
Hockliffe Recreation Ground Kilby Road, Hockliffe, Leighton Buzzard Grass Pitches	143m
Tilsworth Golf Centre Dunstable Road, Tilsworth, Leighton Buzzard Golf	1.9km
Eggington Foresters Cricket Club Mill Road, Eggington, Leighton Buzzard Grass Pitches	2.1km

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to LU7 9LU

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Hockliffe Lower School Woburn Road, Hockliffe, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 9LL	Primary	533m
Stanbridge Lower School Tilsworth Road, Stanbridge, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 9HY	Primary	2.4km
Toddington St George Church of England School Manor Road, Toddington, Dunstable, LU5 6AJ	Primary	3.8km

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Source: Edubase
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LU7 9LU ITL and LU7 9LU 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 9LU:

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 9LU 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 9LU:

	Code	Name
OA	E00088726
LSOA	E01017577	Central Bedfordshire 019A
MSOA	E02003637	Central Bedfordshire 019

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to LU7 9LU

LU7 9LX	Kilby Road	86m
LU7 9NB	Watling Street	97m
LU7 9LZ	Watling Street	105m
LU7 9NN	Nine Lands	125m
LU7 9RQ	Clifford Close	143m
LU7 9LY	Watling Street	175m
LU7 9LT	White Horse Close	214m
LU7 9LR	Watling Street	219m
LU7 9NP	Watling Street	248m
LU7 9HN	White Horse Close	288m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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