Latitude: 51.9176 / 51°55'3"N
Longitude: -0.6601 / 0°39'36"W
OS Eastings: 492248
OS Northings: 225184
OS Grid: SP922251
Mapcode National: GBR F33.MYD
Mapcode Global: VHFR9.H2VB
Plus Code: 9C3XW89Q+2W
Maidenhead Locator System: IO91qw00
What Three Birds: rosefinch.siskin.merganser
Marker point and cooordinate accuracy: Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean.
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LU7 1FU is a primarily residential postcode in Leighton Buzzard, Central Bedfordshire. It was first introduced in July 2015.
The most common council tax bands are B and C.
Residential buildings are primarily detached. Domestic properties are primarily flats.
Estimated residential property values, based on historical transactions and adjusted for inflation, range from £112,115 to £403,674 with an average of £275,584.
Most residential buildings are of unknown age.
Domestic properties are predominantly owner occupied.
The most common Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) rating is B.
Commercial rateable values range from £10,750 to £13,750 with an average of £12,250. The most common recorded business type is Showhome.
Leighton Buzzard is a town, which had a population of 37,469 in the 2011 census.
LU7 1FU is in the Milton Keynes travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the Bedfordshire Primary Care Trust.
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing LU7 1FU
5b3: Urbanites - Ageing Urban Living - Self-Sufficient Retirement
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for LU7 1FU
England C1: a town or city, surrounded by populated countryside
Healthy Living Index
10/10 (Very high)
Neighbourhood Retail Diversity Index
10/10 (Very high)
Area Retail Diversity Index
6/10 (Moderate)
Supermarkets near LU7 1FU include Aldi, Iceland, Morrisons, Tesco and Waitrose. (Source: OpenStreetMap)
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Residents of LU7 1FU are represented at different levels of local, regional and national government by elected representatives. Where known, these are shown here.
This data is updated approximately monthly, and may not necessarily take account of the results of any elections or by-elections held recently.
Unitary Authority
Central Bedfordshire Council
Ward
Leighton Buzzard South
Councillors
Amanda Dodwell (Conservative)
Ray Berry (Conservative)
David Bowater (Conservative)
United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency
South West Bedfordshire
MP
Andrew Selous (Conservative)
Ofcom publishes annual statistics for Broadband availability. This is the most recent data for LU7 1FU.
Broadband statistics for commercial properties are less reliable than for domestic properties, as businesses are more likely to have other forms of Internet access that are not classified as 'Broadband'.
The most recent Ofsted rankings for schools near LU7 1FU.
The Mary Bassett Lower School
Bassett Road, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, LU7 1AR
Community School
Ages 2 - 9
Good
Pulford CofE VA Lower School
Pulford Road, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, LU7 1AB
Voluntary Aided School
Ages 2 - 9
Outstanding
St George's Lower School
East Street, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, LU7 1EW
Community School
Ages 2 - 9
Good
Clipstone Brook Lower School
Brooklands Drive, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, LU7 3PG
Community School
Ages 3 - 9
Good
Leedon Lower School
Highfield Road, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, LU7 3LZ
Community School
Ages 2 - 9
Good
Leighton Middle School
Church Square, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, LU7 1EX
Community School
Ages 9 - 13
Good
Brooklands Middle School
Brooklands Drive, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, LU7 3PF
Academy Converter
Ages 9 - 13
Needs improvement
Gilbert Inglefield Academy
Vandyke Road, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, LU7 3FU
Academy Converter
Ages 9 - 13
Good
Linslade Academy Trust
Mentmore Road, Linslade, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, LU7 2PA
Academy Converter
Ages 9 - 13
Good
Vandyke Upper School and Community College
Vandyke Road, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, LU7 3DY
Academy Converter
Ages 13 - 18
Good
Cedars Upper School
Mentmore Road, Linslade, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, LU7 2AE
Academy Converter
Ages 13 - 18
Good
The Cottesloe School
Aylesbury Road, Wing, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, LU7 0NY
Foundation School
Ages 11 - 18
Good
Sir Herbert Leon Academy
Fern Grove, Bletchley, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK2 3HQ
Academy Sponsor Led
Ages 11 - 19
Inadequate
All Saints Academy Dunstable
Houghton Road, Dunstable, Bedfordshire, LU5 5AB
Academy Sponsor Led
Ages 11 - 18
Inadequate
Parkfields Middle School
Park Road, Toddington, Dunstable, Bedfordshire, LU5 6AB
Foundation School
Ages 9 - 13
Outstanding
The overall school grade in this area is high.