Latitude: 51.9079 / 51°54'28"N
Longitude: -0.6361 / 0°38'9"W
OS Eastings: 493922
OS Northings: 224142
OS Grid: SP939241
Mapcode National: GBR F3B.80V
Mapcode Global: VHFR9.X9LR
Plus Code: 9C3XW957+5H
Maidenhead Locator System: IO91qv37
What Three Birds: whimbrel.bufflehead.petrel
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LU7 4BQ is a residential postcode in Leighton Buzzard, Central Bedfordshire. It was first introduced in December 2001.
The most common council tax bands are E and C.
Residential buildings are typically detached and terraced (including end-terrace). Domestic properties are primarily houses.
Estimated residential property values, based on historical transactions and adjusted for inflation, range from £50,000 to £663,313 with an average of £315,218.
Residential buildings were typically constructed between 1996 and 2002.
44% of residential property sales since 1995 have been new builds or newly converted.
Domestic properties are predominantly owner occupied.
The most common Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) ratings are C and D.
Leighton Buzzard is a town, which had a population of 37,469 in the 2011 census.
In the 2011 census, there were 173 people resident in LU7 4BQ, of which 92 were male and 81 were female. This includes overnight visitors as well as permanent residents.
LU7 4BQ is in the Milton Keynes travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the Bedfordshire Primary Care Trust.
LU7 4BQ is approximately 99m (325ft) above sea level.
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing LU7 4BQ
8a1: Hard-Pressed Living - Industrious Communities - Industrious Transitions
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for LU7 4BQ
England C1: a town or city, surrounded by populated countryside
Healthy Living Index
7/10 (High)
Neighbourhood Retail Diversity Index
2/10 (Very low)
Area Retail Diversity Index
5/10 (Moderate)
Supermarkets near LU7 4BQ include Aldi, Iceland, Morrisons, Tesco and Waitrose. (Source: OpenStreetMap)
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Residents of LU7 4BQ 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 4BQ.
The most recent Ofsted rankings for schools near LU7 4BQ.
Leedon Lower School
Highfield Road, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, LU7 3LZ
Community School
Ages 2 - 9
Good
Clipstone Brook Lower School
Brooklands Drive, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, LU7 3PG
Community School
Ages 3 - 9
Good
Beaudesert Lower School
Appenine Way, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, LU7 3DX
Community School
Ages 4 - 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
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
Leighton Middle School
Church Square, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, LU7 1EX
Community School
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
Linslade Academy Trust
Mentmore Road, Linslade, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, LU7 2PA
Academy Converter
Ages 9 - 13
Good
The Cottesloe School
Aylesbury Road, Wing, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, LU7 0NY
Foundation School
Ages 11 - 18
Good
All Saints Academy Dunstable
Houghton Road, Dunstable, Bedfordshire, LU5 5AB
Academy Sponsor Led
Ages 11 - 18
Inadequate
Queensbury Academy
Langdale Road, Dunstable, Bedfordshire, LU6 3BU
Academy Sponsor Led
Ages 11 - 19
Good
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.