LU7 2QW

a postcode in Central Bedfordshire

Introduced in June 2001

LU7 2QW	Normal (geographic) postcodes	Large user postcodes

The nearby postcodes map only shows currently active postcodes. Postcode markers will cluster if they are close together, which may happen in densly populated built-up areas or where single premises have multiple postcodes.

Streets Associated with LU7 2QW

Derwent Road - 36 properties, USRN 35100808

Blakedown Road - 1 property, USRN 35100769

Melfort Drive - 1 property, USRN 35100901

Street names are those nearest to properties in this postcode, they are not necessarily the postal address

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.9162 / 51°54'58"N

Longitude: -0.6906 / 0°41'26"W

UTM Reference: 30U 658829 5754241

OS Easting: 490157

OS Northing: 224998

OS Grid: SP901249

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR F32.S99

Mapcode Global: VHDTT.Z39B

Open Location Code: 9C3XW885+FQ

Maidenhead Locator System: IO91pv79

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: C1

urban city or town
a town or city, surrounded by populated countryside

ONS Population Classification: 2b2

Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanites
Rural Amenity
Rural Mix

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 27034 / 32844

9th decile
much less deprived

Demographics are based on the LSOA containing this postcode and not necessarily this postcode alone

Sun and Moon Times for LU7 2QW on Wednesday 22 July 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light)	03:25
Civil twilight begins (Dawn)	04:27
Sunrise	05:10
Transit (sun is at its highest)	13:09
Sunset	21:07
Civil twilight ends (Dusk)	21:51
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall)	22:53

Hours of daylight today	04:40 to 21:37
Hours of darkness tonight (lighting-up time)	21:37 to 04:41
Moon Phase	Waxing Gibbous
Moon Rises	14:26
Moon sets	22:50

For a full sun and moon calendar for LU7 2QW, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in LU7 2QW

Date	Address	Property Type	Tenure	Price
1 March 2024	38 Derwent Road, Leighton Buzzard LU7 2QW	Detached	Freehold	£472,000
10 June 2021	12 Derwent Road, Leighton Buzzard LU7 2QW	Detached	Freehold	£425,000
12 November 2020	34 Derwent Road, Leighton Buzzard LU7 2QW	Detached	Freehold	£490,000
4 December 2019	10 Derwent Road, Leighton Buzzard LU7 2QW	Detached	Freehold	£350,000
18 December 2018	48 Derwent Road, Leighton Buzzard LU7 2QW	Detached	Freehold	£485,000
8 November 2018	44 Derwent Road, Leighton Buzzard LU7 2QW	Detached	Freehold	£462,500
3 August 2018	32 Derwent Road, Leighton Buzzard LU7 2QW	Detached	Freehold	£420,000
5 April 2018	62 Derwent Road, Leighton Buzzard LU7 2QW	Detached	Freehold	£440,000
19 January 2018	2 Derwent Road, Leighton Buzzard LU7 2QW	Detached	Freehold	£432,000
9 October 2015	14 Derwent Road, Leighton Buzzard LU7 2QW	Detached	Freehold	£375,000
9 March 2015	52 Derwent Road, Leighton Buzzard LU7 2QW	Semi-detached	Freehold	£210,000
17 December 2013	62 Derwent Road, Leighton Buzzard LU7 2QW	Detached	Freehold	£270,000
7 November 2013	64 Derwent Road, Leighton Buzzard LU7 2QW	Detached	Freehold	£305,000
2 September 2013	46 Derwent Road, Leighton Buzzard LU7 2QW	Detached	Freehold	£265,000
12 October 2012	4 Derwent Road, Leighton Buzzard LU7 2QW	Detached	Freehold	£220,000
27 January 2012	26 Derwent Road, Leighton Buzzard LU7 2QW	Detached	Freehold	£305,000
16 December 2011	26 Derwent Road, Leighton Buzzard LU7 2QW	Detached	Freehold	£325,000
9 September 2011	34 Derwent Road, Leighton Buzzard LU7 2QW	Detached	Freehold	£302,000
25 June 2010	52 Derwent Road, Leighton Buzzard LU7 2QW	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£172,995
27 February 2009	40 Derwent Road, Leighton Buzzard LU7 2QW	Detached	Freehold	£229,000
26 January 2009	54 Derwent Road, Leighton Buzzard LU7 2QW	Detached	Freehold	£274,000
17 August 2007	22 Derwent Road, Leighton Buzzard LU7 2QW	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£219,500
15 May 2007	14 Derwent Road, Leighton Buzzard LU7 2QW	Detached	Freehold	£265,000
21 September 2006	34 Derwent Road, Leighton Buzzard LU7 2QW	Detached	Freehold	£305,000
26 August 2004	30 Derwent Road, Leighton Buzzard LU7 2QW	Detached	Freehold	£240,000
9 March 2004	52 Derwent Road, Leighton Buzzard LU7 2QW	Detached	Freehold	£100,000
8 December 2003	62 Derwent Road, Leighton Buzzard LU7 2QW	Detached	Freehold	£229,950
14 February 2003	34 Derwent Road, Leighton Buzzard LU7 2QW	Detached	Freehold	£198,000
26 April 2002	24 Derwent Road, Leighton Buzzard LU7 2QW	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£141,000
19 April 2002	66 Derwent Road, Leighton Buzzard LU7 2QW	Detached	Freehold	£190,000
26 October 2001	44 Derwent Road, Leighton Buzzard LU7 2QW	Detached	Freehold	£195,000
20 September 2001	30 Derwent Road, Leighton Buzzard LU7 2QW	Detached	Freehold	£179,950
14 September 2001	4 Derwent Road, Leighton Buzzard LU7 2QW	Detached	Freehold	£149,500
10 July 2001	48 Derwent Road, Leighton Buzzard LU7 2QW	Detached	Freehold	£126,000
30 November 1999	64 Derwent Road, Leighton Buzzard LU7 2QW	Detached	Freehold	£175,000
23 July 1999	48 Derwent Road, Leighton Buzzard LU7 2QW	Detached	Freehold	£106,000
28 January 1999	42 Derwent Road, Leighton Buzzard LU7 2QW	Detached	Freehold	£128,500
27 August 1998	4 Derwent Road, Leighton Buzzard LU7 2QW	Detached	Freehold	£112,950
17 March 1998	26 Derwent Road, Leighton Buzzard LU7 2QW	Detached	Freehold	£114,000
28 November 1997	48 Derwent Road, Leighton Buzzard LU7 2QW	Detached	Freehold	£89,950
26 September 1997	24 Derwent Road, Leighton Buzzard LU7 2QW	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£62,000
12 September 1997	16 Derwent Road, Leighton Buzzard LU7 2QW	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£59,000
1 September 1997	28 Derwent Road, Leighton Buzzard LU7 2QW	Detached	Freehold	£96,000
30 May 1997	24 Derwent Road, Leighton Buzzard LU7 2QW	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£55,000
1 November 1996	22 Derwent Road, Leighton Buzzard LU7 2QW	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£56,500
26 July 1996	36 Derwent Road, Leighton Buzzard LU7 2QW	Detached	Freehold	£90,000
18 July 1996	54 Derwent Road, Leighton Buzzard LU7 2QW	Detached	Freehold	£63,750

Key to property sale icons:

	First sale of newbuild property. This includes new properties created from existing properties, such as residential conversions of commercial or agricultural property, or subdivision of a larger residential property.
	Subsequent sale of existing property.
	Standard sale at market value to private individual.
	Additional (non-standard) sale. This includes repossessions, buy-to-lets and transfers of property sold to non-private individuals.

Elected Representatives for LU7 2QW

United Kingdom Parliament

Constituency

Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard

MP

Alex Mayer Labour

Central Bedfordshire Council

Unitary Authority ward (UTW)

Leighton-Linslade West

Councillors

Russ Goodchild Independent

Steve Owen Independent

Victoria Harvey Independent

LU7 2QW also falls within the Civil Parish of Leighton-Linslade, which has its own parish council and parish councillors. These are not shown here.

Elected representative data is updated approximately monthly, so may not include recent by-elections or vacancies.

Government Statistical Services (GSS) data for LU7 2QW

Code	Name	Data Type	Data Theme	Active Since	Data Owner
E00088889		Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 January 2009	ONS
E01017614	Central Bedfordshire 023D	Lower layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 February 2004	ONS
E02003641	Central Bedfordshire 023	Middle layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 August 2004	ONS
E04011965	Leighton-Linslade	Civil Parishes	Administrative	1 April 2009	DLUHC
E05014416	Leighton-Linslade West	Electoral Wards/Divisions	Administrative/Electoral	4 May 2023	DLUHC
E06000056	Central Bedfordshire	Unitary Authorities	Administrative	1 April 2009	DLUHC
E12000006	East of England	Regions	Administrative	1 January 2009	DLUHC
E14001206	Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard	Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies	Electoral	4 July 2024	LGBC
E23000026	Bedfordshire	Police Force Areas	Other	1 January 2009	Home Office
E30000243	Milton Keynes	Travel to Work Areas	Other	31 July 2015	ONS
E33025737		Workplace Zones	Census	31 December 2011	ONS
E37000057	South East Midlands	Local Enterprise Partnerships	Other	1 April 2020	BEIS
E38000249	NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes ICB - M1J4Y	Sub Integrated Care Board Locations	Health	1 July 2022	ODS
E40000007	East of England	NHS England Regions	Health	1 April 2019	ODS
E54000024	NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board	Integrated Care Boards	Health	1 July 2022	ODS
E56000035	East of England	Cancer Alliances	Health	1 April 2024	NHS England
E63011214	Leighton Buzzard	Built Up Areas	Census	17 April 2024	OS
E65000001	England Non-National Park Area	England Non-National Park Area	Census	27 February 2023	ONS
E92000001	England	Country	Administrative	1 January 2009	ONS

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