LU7 1LA
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Property report — LU7 1LA
Open-data due diligence for LU7 1LA and the area around it.
LU7 1LA in brief: 2 recorded sales (£600,000–£845,000) · low flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for LU7 1LA itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the LU7 1 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£422,467
Population
11,184
Crimes recorded
97
Schools
5
Flood risk
Low
Gigabit broadband
64%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual average (mean) sold price in LU7 1, 1995–2026. 2026 is a part year (23 sales so far) — shown greyed. Hover a point to read its value. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-07-28 | £600,000 | SHELL (UK) LTD LEIGHTON ROAD | Other |
| 2003-11-04 | £845,000 | 3 LEIGHTON ROAD | Detached |
2 recorded sales on LU7 1LA. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leighton Middle School | 0.2 mi | Middle deemed secondary | Report card → |
| The Mary Bassett Lower School | 0.2 mi | Primary | Good (2024) |
| Pulford CofE VA Lower School | 0.3 mi | Primary | Good (2023) |
| Linslade Lower School | 0.5 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Linslade School | 0.6 mi | Middle deemed secondary | Report card → |
| Cedars Upper School | 0.7 mi | Secondary | Good (2023) |
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Ofsted = latest overall effectiveness (newer inspections may be ungraded). Sources: Get Information about Schools (DfE) · Ofsted.
What's nearby
Nearest GP surgeries: LEIGHTON ROAD SURGERY (0.1 mi) · DR JL HENDERSON & PARTNERS (0.3 mi) · SALISBURY HOUSE SURGERY (0.4 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: CANAL HOUSE GRAND UNION HOUSE (Grade II) (0.0 mi) · BEDFORD ARMS PUBLIC HOUSE (Grade II) (0.1 mi) · ASSEMBLY HALL AT THE CEDARS SCHOOL (Grade II) (0.1 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: TESCO INSTORE PHARMACY (0.2 mi) · BOOTS (0.2 mi) · ROSEHILL PHARMACY (0.2 mi)
Nearest stations: Leighton Buzzard (0.3 mi) · Cheddington (4.0 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Aldi (0.1 mi) · Tesco (0.2 mi) · Waitrose (0.2 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 40
- One-person households
- 37%
- Households with children
- 27%
- Households
- 5,160
Owned 56% · Social rent 21% · Private rent 22%
Census 2021 (ONS), for LU7 1.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in LU7 1 (May 24–Apr 26, average 96/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
This is an indicative band for the postcode from the Environment Agency's catchment modelling (rivers and surface water), not a property-specific assessment. A conveyancer will run an official flood search before you buy. Check the exact address on the official Environment Agency map →
Source: Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (the official dataset name). Indicative catchment data, not an official property flood search.
How granular is this?
| Measure | DistrictLU7 | SectorLU7 1 | PostcodeLU7 1LA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £418,670 | £422,467 | £722,500 |
| Population | 71,836 | 11,184 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 7/10 | 5/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 254 | 97 | — |
| Schools | 27 | 5 | — |
| Flood risk | High | High | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 68% | 64% | 0% |
| Superfast broadband | 93% | 100% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (LU7 1); the postcode column is built from the layers that go finer (sold transactions, Ofcom broadband). Sources: HM Land Registry · Police.uk · Ofsted/GIAS · ONS & IoD2025 · Environment Agency · Ofcom.
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Report generated 29 June 2026. Open data is refreshed periodically; HM Land Registry Price Paid typically lags by around two months, so the most recent sales may not appear yet.
Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026
Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Indicative due diligence compiled from public open data. Not a substitute for a regulated conveyancing or property search, a survey, or professional advice.