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LU7, Central Bedfordshire

Central Bedfordshire, East of England, England

England
Updated 23 Oct 2026, 18:59

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Centre of LU7. The circle is the 1 mile crime search radius.

Summary

Written by AI from the figures below

The median sale price in district LU7 over the last 12 months was £365,000 from 749 sales.HM Land Registry That is 2.7% lower than the previous 12 months (£375,000 from 1095 sales).HM Land Registry The Postcode Pulse flood risk score is 85 out of 100, and the location is in Flood Zone 1 on the Environment Agency's Flood Map for Planning.Environment Agency An average of 192 crimes and anti-social behaviour reports a month were recorded within 1 mile over the 3 months to August 2026, and the Postcode Pulse safety score is 42 out of 100.data.police.uk Broadband data is not connected yet, and 0 homes in the 6 sampled postcodes have an energy certificate.Ofcom EPC register

AI-generated summary of the figures below. The data tables take precedence.

Median sale price (12 months): £365,000; 749 sales; Source: HM Land Registry
Crimes and ASB a month (1 mile): 192; Jun-Aug 2026; Source: data.police.uk
Flood zone: Zone 1; No warnings in force; Source: Environment Agency
Nearest station: 1.4 km; Leighton Buzzard Rail Station; Source: NaPTAN
Food businesses within ½ mile: 228; Source: Food Standards Agency

Scores

Each out of 100. Higher is better for the people who live there.

How we score

Safety

42/100

192 crimes and anti-social behaviour reports a month within 1 mile (Jun-Aug 2026)

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Inputs to the safety score
Recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour	576
Months of data	3
Per month	192
Severity-weighted crimes per km² per month	27.2 per km² per month
Search radius	1.6 km

Recorded street-level crime within the search radius, weighted by offence type (violence and robbery x2, ASB x0.5), per km² per month, placed on a log scale from 1 (scores 100) to 300 (scores 0).

Counts recorded crime by location, not risk to any individual; busy city centres score lower because of footfall.
Locations are anonymised to nearby map points by the police.

Confidence: high. Source: data.police.uk. How we score this

Flood risk

85/100

Flood Zone 1

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Inputs to the flood risk score
Flood Map for Planning zone	1
Flood warning areas within 1 km	3
Flood alert areas within 1 km	2
Active warnings and alerts nearby	0

Starts from the Environment Agency flood zone (Zone 1: 95, Zone 2: 60, Zone 3: 25), minus 10 if a flood warning area lies within 1 km (5 if only an alert area), minus 15 per active flood warning and 5 per active alert; a severe warning caps the score at 10.

Flood zones show the chance of river or sea flooding ignoring defences; they do not cover surface water or groundwater.
This is not a flood search. Use a professional search before buying.

Confidence: high. Source: Environment Agency. How we score this

Broadband

Not scored

Broadband data isn't connected to Postcode Pulse yet, so this part of the report is empty for now.

Energy efficiency

Not scored

No energy performance certificates were found.

Price trend

43/100

Median sale price down 2.7% year on year in LU7

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Inputs to the price trend score
Change in median price	-2.7%
Median price, last 12 months	£365,000
Median price, previous 12 months	£375,000
Sales, last 12 months	749
Sales, previous 12 months	1,095

50 + 2.5 x the percentage change in median sale price between the last 12 months and the 12 months before (so +20% scores 100 and -20% scores 0).

Measures recent price momentum, not value for money or affordability, and is not a forecast.
Medians move with the mix of homes sold as well as with prices.

Confidence: high. Source: HM Land Registry. How we score this

Amenities

94/100

228 food businesses, shops and school kitchens within 0.5 miles

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Inputs to the amenities score
Food businesses on the FSA register within the radius	228
Radius	805 m
Weighted count	225.9
Restaurant cafe	67
Other retail	30
Takeaway	29
Pub bar	28
School college	21
Childcare health care	20
Supermarket	12
Mobile caterer	12
Other	8
Hotel accommodation	1

A weighted count of premises on the Food Standards Agency register within the radius (supermarkets x3, schools x2, cafés, restaurants, pubs and care settings x1, takeaways and other shops x0.5), scored as 100 x (1 - e^(-count / 80)).

The FSA register lists businesses that handle food, so it is a proxy for local amenities: parks, GP surgeries and gyms are not included.

Confidence: medium. Source: Food Standards Agency. How we score this

Transport

81/100

Leighton Buzzard Rail Station 1.4 km away; 7 bus stops within 400 m

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Inputs to the transport score
Nearest railway station (Leighton Buzzard Rail Station)	1.4 km
Nearest metro or tram stop	—
Bus stops within 400 m	7

0.55 x a rapid-transit component (the better of: rail station 100 within 500 m falling to 0 at 4 km; metro/tram stop 100 within 500 m falling to 0 at 2 km) plus 0.45 x a bus component (12.5 points per stop within 400 m, up to 100).

NaPTAN lists stops, not how often services run.

Confidence: medium. Source: NaPTAN. How we score this

Planning freedom

Not scored

Planning constraints depend on the exact location, so they are in the full address report.

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Area insights

Sold prices

Source: HM Land Registry

Score 43/100

£365,000

Median sale price (12 months) · 749 sales

Median sale price down 2.7% year on year in LU7

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District LU7

Median, last 12 months: £365,000
Sales, last 12 months: 749
Change on previous 12 months: -2.7%
Median over the period: £370,000
New builds: 10%
Leasehold: 13%

Detached (509)£535,000
Semi-detached (569)£380,000
Terraced (530)£319,250
Flat or maisonette (236)£190,000

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Year	Median	Sales
2024 (part year)	£380,000	85
2025	£370,000	1239
2026 (part year)	£365,500	520

Data fetched 23 Oct 2026, 18:59.

Energy performance

Source: EPC register

Not scored

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Homes with a certificate: 0
Median rating: —
Band C or better: —

Band A0
Band B0
Band C0
Band D0
Band E0
Band F0
Band G0

Pooled across 6 postcodes near the centre of the district. Private rentals generally need band E or better.

Data fetched 23 Oct 2026, 18:59.

Crime

Source: data.police.uk

Score 42/100

192

Crimes and ASB a month (1 mile) · Jun-Aug 2026

192 crimes and anti-social behaviour reports a month within 1 mile (Jun-Aug 2026)

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Crimes a month (average): 192
Months covered: 3 to August 2026
Police force: Bedfordshire Police

Violence and sexual offences60.7
Anti-social behaviour36.7
Shoplifting29
Public order14.3
Criminal damage and arson13.7
Vehicle crime12
Other theft8.3
Burglary4.7
Drugs4.3
Other crime2.7

Crime locations on data.police.uk are anonymised: each crime is mapped to a nearby fixed point (the centre of a street, open space or similar), shown as 'on or near' that place, never to an exact address. Counts cover a 1-mile radius around the point and include anti-social behaviour.

Data fetched 23 Oct 2026, 13:27.

Flood risk

Source: Environment Agency

Score 85/100

Zone 1

Flood zone · No warnings in force

Flood Zone 1

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Flood zone: Zone 1
Warnings in force nearby: 0
Warning areas within 1 km: 3

Flood Zone 1 (low probability of flooding from rivers or the sea)

Flood zones show the chance of river or sea flooding ignoring defences. This is not a flood search; check the GOV.UK long-term flood risk service before buying.

Data fetched 23 Oct 2026, 18:59.

Broadband

Source: Ofcom

Not connected yet

Broadband data isn't connected to Postcode Pulse yet, so this part of the report is empty for now.

Amenities

Source: Food Standards Agency

Score 94/100

228

Food businesses within ½ mile

228 food businesses, shops and school kitchens within 0.5 miles

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Food businesses within the radius: 228
Radius: 805 m
Hygiene rated 4 or 5: 93%

Restaurants and cafés67
Other shops30
Takeaways29
Pubs and bars28
Schools and colleges21
Childcare, health and care20
Supermarkets12
Mobile caterers12
Other8
Hotels and guest houses1

From the Food Standards Agency register of food businesses, a proxy for everyday amenities.

Data fetched 23 Oct 2026, 18:59.

Public transport

Source: NaPTAN

Score 81/100

1.4 km

Nearest station · Leighton Buzzard Rail Station

Leighton Buzzard Rail Station 1.4 km away; 7 bus stops within 400 m

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Nearest station: Leighton Buzzard Rail Station
Distance: 1.4 km
Bus stops within 400 m: 7

Mode	Within 400 m	Within 800 m	Nearest
Bus stops	7	16	Grovebury Road (146 m)
Railway stations	0	0	Leighton Buzzard Rail Station (1.4 km)

NaPTAN lists stops and stations, not how often services run.

Data fetched 23 Oct 2026, 12:37.

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Sources and attribution

Postcodes.io (Ideal Postcodes (data: Office for National Statistics))
Postcode data from Postcodes.io (ONS Postcode Directory). 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. Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0.
Licence: Service MIT; ONS Postcode Directory data under the Open Government Licence v3.0
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data (HM Land Registry)
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0
Energy Performance Certificates (England and Wales) (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG))
Energy Performance Certificate data: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (Get energy performance of buildings data). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0 for all fields except the address and postcode data; address data © Ordnance Survey and Royal Mail, usable only for energy-performance purposes
data.police.uk (Home Office, on behalf of the police forces of England, Wales and Northern Ireland)
Crime data: data.police.uk (Home Office and the police forces of England, Wales and Northern Ireland). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0
Environment Agency flood data (Environment Agency)
This uses Environment Agency flood and river level data from the real-time data API (Beta). Flood Map for Planning: © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved.
Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0
Food Standards Agency food hygiene ratings (Food Standards Agency)
Food hygiene rating data: Food Standards Agency (ratings.food.gov.uk). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0
Ofcom Connected Nations (broadband coverage) (Ofcom)
Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations (Connected Nations update: Spring 2026). © Ofcom copyright 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Broadband speeds are Ofcom's modelled predictions, not measured speeds.
Licence: Connected Nations data: Open Government Licence v3.0 (Ofcom copyright). API access is also subject to the Ofcom API terms of use accepted at registration.
NaPTAN (National Public Transport Access Nodes) (Department for Transport)
Public transport stops: NaPTAN, Department for Transport. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0

Postcode Pulse reports are information, not advice. They are not a survey, valuation, conservation search, flood search or legal advice.
Figures come from public datasets that can be incomplete or out of date. Check anything important with the original source or a professional before you rely on it.
Postcode-level figures describe the postcode or the area around it, not necessarily the individual property.

Summary

Scores

Safety

Flood risk

Broadband

Energy efficiency

Price trend

Amenities

Transport

Planning freedom

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Renters' report

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Area insights

Sold prices

District LU7

Energy performance

Crime

Flood risk

Broadband

Amenities

Public transport

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Sources and attribution