LU7 2RR

a postcode in Leighton Buzzard, Central Bedfordshire

Introduced in June 2001

LU7 2RR	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 2RR

Soulbury Road - 4 properties, USRN 35101063

Chestnut Hill - 1 property, USRN 35100786

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.9222 / 51°55'20"N

Longitude: -0.6837 / 0°41'1"W

UTM Reference: 30U 659279 5754923

OS Easting: 490617

OS Northing: 225674

OS Grid: SP906256

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR F32.FYY

Mapcode Global: VHFR3.3YD9

Open Location Code: 9C3XW8C8+VG

Maidenhead Locator System: IO91pw71

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: C1

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

ONS Population Classification: 6a2

Suburbanites
Suburban Achievers
Comfortable Suburbia

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 30881 / 32844

0th decile
deprived

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

Sun and Moon Times for LU7 2RR on Saturday 15 March 2025

Astromomical twilight begins (full darkness ends)	04:22
Nautical twilight begins (First light)	05:03
Civil twilight begins (Dawn)	05:42
Sunrise	06:15
Transit (sun is at its highest)	12:11
Sunset	18:07
Civil twilight ends (Dusk)	18:40
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall)	19:20
Astromomical twilight ends (full darkness starts)	20:00

Hours of daylight today	05:45 to 18:37
Hours of darkness tonight (lighting-up time)	18:37 to 05:43
Moon Phase	Waning Gibbous
Moon Sets	06:38
Moon Rises	19:50

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

Residential Property Sales in LU7 2RR

Date	Address	Property Type	Tenure	Price
2 August 2019	The Spinney, Soulbury Road, Leighton Buzzard LU7 2RR	Detached	Freehold	£622,500
29 May 2019	The Lindens, Soulbury Road, Leighton Buzzard LU7 2RR	Detached	Freehold	£665,000
2 September 2009	Vista Hermosa, Soulbury Road, Leighton Buzzard LU7 2RR	Detached	Freehold	£400,000
29 November 2002	Vista Hermosa, Soulbury Road, Leighton Buzzard LU7 2RR	Detached	Freehold	£315,000
5 September 2001	Vista Hermosa, Soulbury Road, Leighton Buzzard LU7 2RR	Detached	Freehold	£290,000
17 October 1997	Vista Hermosa, Soulbury Road, Leighton Buzzard LU7 2RR	Detached	Freehold	£172,000

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 2RR

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 Liberal Democrats

Steve Owen Independent

Victoria Harvey Independent

LU7 2RR 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 2RR

Code	Name	Data Type	Data Theme	Active Since	Data Owner
E00088903		Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 January 2009	ONS
E01017610	Central Bedfordshire 022D	Lower layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 February 2004	ONS
E02003640	Central Bedfordshire 022	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
E33025736		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	Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes	Integrated Care Boards	Health	1 April 2016	NHS
E56000035	East of England	Cancer Alliances	Health	1 April 2024	NHS England
E63004105	Leighton Buzzard	Built Up Areas	Census	1 December 2022	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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