Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
22964
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 22964 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Police Recorded Crime near LU7 0AU
Crime trends · near LU7 0AU
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
8
YoY -11%
ASB
1
YoY -75%
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY -100%
Burglary
0
YoY -100%
Criminal damage
1
YoY stable
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
4 of 5 key categories improving
17
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 2,522
White Brit.89.3%
Other White3.2%
White & Asian1.5%
+ other · 5.9%
Religion
Total residents: 2,519
Christian52.1%
No religion41.4%
Not answered4.8%
+ other · 1.6%
Age groups
Total residents: 2,511
50–6423.5%
35–4919.3%
25–3411.6%
65–7411.2%
75–847.7%
+ 6 other age groups · 26.7%
Households
Total households: 1,065
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children17.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children15.6%
Other13.2%
All members 66+12.3%
Any member 66+10.4%
+ 7 other households · 31.5%
Administrative Information
Central Bedfordshire
Local Authority
Council Area
Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard E14001206
Constituency
E14001206
Bedfordshire
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Heath & Reach
Constituency code
E14001206
EU Electoral Region
Eastern
Parish
Heath and Reach
International Territorial Level
Central Bedfordshire
Health & NHS
East of England
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS Scotland
East of England
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
East of England
NHS Region
East of England
Integrated Care Board
NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Bedfordshire
Sub ICB Location
NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes ICB - M1J4Y
Cancer Alliance
East of England
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Central Bedfordshire 019A E01017577
E01017577
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Central Bedfordshire 019 E02003637
E02003637
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Central Bedfordshire 019A E01017577
E01017577
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Central Bedfordshire 019 E02003637
E02003637
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Village – less sparse: OA falls within the Village category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 7
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Rural town and fringe D1
2021 Classification
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1
Sun & Time Information
4:13 AM
Sunrise
7:44 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:13 AM
Sunset (today)
7:44 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> Present
January 1980 — Introduced
Postcode LU7 0AU introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Village – less sparse: OA falls within the Village category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 7
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural town and fringe D1. IMD England rank: 22964
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1. LSOA E01017577 and MSOA E02003637 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode LU7 0AU is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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