Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
28480
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 28480 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 0DU
Crime trends · near LU7 0DU
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
23
YoY stable
ASB
11
YoY +10%
Vehicle Crime
1
YoY stable
Burglary
1
YoY -67%
Criminal damage
9
YoY +80%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
1 of 5 key categories improving · criminal damage rising
79
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 1,540
White Brit.89.0%
Other White3.4%
White Irish1.4%
Indian1.0%
+ other · 5.2%
Religion
Total residents: 1,541
Christian47.9%
No religion42.2%
Not answered7.8%
+ other · 2.1%
Age groups
Total residents: 1,538
50–6420.0%
35–4919.8%
65–7414.8%
75–849.6%
25–347.7%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.1%
Households
Total households: 664
All members 66+17.2%
Any member 66+16.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children14.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children13.4%
Other12.8%
+ 7 other households · 25.8%
Administrative Information
Central Bedfordshire
Local Authority
Council Area
Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard E14001206
Constituency
E14001206
Bedfordshire
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Leighton-Linslade West
Constituency code
E14001206
EU Electoral Region
Eastern
Parish
Leighton-Linslade
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 022B E01017590
E01017590
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Central Bedfordshire 022 E02003640
E02003640
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Central Bedfordshire 022B E01017590
E01017590
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Central Bedfordshire 022 E02003640
E02003640
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban city and town C1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
4:14 AM
Sunrise
7:44 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:14 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 0DU introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1. IMD England rank: 28480
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01017590 and MSOA E02003640 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode LU7 0DU 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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