LU7 3LR

a postcode in Central Bedfordshire

Introduced in June 2001

LU7 3LR	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 3LR

Lovent Drive - 24 properties, USRN 35100878

Albany Road - 1 property, USRN 35100738

Unnamed road - 1 property, USRN 6001256

Unnamed road - 1 property, USRN 6001257

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.9158 / 51°54'57"N

Longitude: -0.6547 / 0°39'16"W

UTM Reference: 30U 661297 5754277

OS Easting: 492624

OS Northing: 224999

OS Grid: SP926249

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR F33.WV6

Mapcode Global: VHFR9.L3RN

Open Location Code: 9C3XW88W+84

Maidenhead Locator System: IO91qv19

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: C1

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

ONS Population Classification: 6c2

Baseline UK
Multicultural Inner Suburbs
Semi-Detached Family Renters

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 11908 / 32844

4th decile
somewhat more deprived

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

Sun and Moon Times for LU7 3LR on Wednesday 22 July 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light)	03:25
Civil twilight begins (Dawn)	04:26
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 3LR, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in LU7 3LR

Date	Address	Property Type	Tenure	Price
24 March 2022	Claremont House, Lovent Drive, Leighton Buzzard LU7 3LR	Other property type	Freehold	£1,474,577
11 December 2020	16 Lovent Drive, Leighton Buzzard LU7 3LR	Detached	Freehold	£410,000
9 November 2018	3 Lovent Drive, Leighton Buzzard LU7 3LR	Detached	Freehold	£325,000
27 July 2017	22 Lovent Drive, Leighton Buzzard LU7 3LR	Detached	Freehold	£395,000
27 November 2015	19 Lovent Drive, Leighton Buzzard LU7 3LR	Detached	Freehold	£328,000
3 October 2014	4 Lovent Drive, Leighton Buzzard LU7 3LR	Detached	Freehold	£299,995
3 May 2012	11 Lovent Drive, Leighton Buzzard LU7 3LR	Detached	Freehold	£310,000
18 November 2011	15 Lovent Drive, Leighton Buzzard LU7 3LR	Detached	Freehold	£248,000
11 June 2010	8 Lovent Drive, Leighton Buzzard LU7 3LR	Detached	Freehold	£247,000
18 September 2009	2 Lovent Drive, Leighton Buzzard LU7 3LR	Semi-detached	Freehold	£263,000
28 August 2009	16 Lovent Drive, Leighton Buzzard LU7 3LR	Detached	Freehold	£250,000
20 September 2007	11 Lovent Drive, Leighton Buzzard LU7 3LR	Detached	Freehold	£307,000
17 July 2007	18 Lovent Drive, Leighton Buzzard LU7 3LR	Detached	Freehold	£245,800
10 December 2004	11 Lovent Drive, Leighton Buzzard LU7 3LR	Detached	Freehold	£243,000
15 October 2004	18 Lovent Drive, Leighton Buzzard LU7 3LR	Detached	Freehold	£245,000
17 August 2004	7 Lovent Drive, Leighton Buzzard LU7 3LR	Detached	Freehold	£215,000
13 May 2004	10 Lovent Drive, Leighton Buzzard LU7 3LR	Detached	Freehold	£204,500
31 October 2002	22 Lovent Drive, Leighton Buzzard LU7 3LR	Detached	Freehold	£235,000
3 May 2002	16 Lovent Drive, Leighton Buzzard LU7 3LR	Detached	Freehold	£170,500
2 May 2002	3 Lovent Drive, Leighton Buzzard LU7 3LR	Detached	Freehold	£169,950
25 January 2002	15 Lovent Drive, Leighton Buzzard LU7 3LR	Detached	Freehold	£177,995
19 October 2001	3 Lovent Drive, Leighton Buzzard LU7 3LR	Detached	Freehold	£168,500
27 July 2001	11 Lovent Drive, Leighton Buzzard LU7 3LR	Detached	Freehold	£190,000
20 July 2001	5 Lovent Drive, Leighton Buzzard LU7 3LR	Semi-detached	Freehold	£150,000
15 September 2000	16 Lovent Drive, Leighton Buzzard LU7 3LR	Detached	Freehold	£162,000
13 July 1999	7 Lovent Drive, Leighton Buzzard LU7 3LR	Detached	Freehold	£125,000
11 September 1998	16 Lovent Drive, Leighton Buzzard LU7 3LR	Detached	Freehold	£140,500
7 August 1998	17 Lovent Drive, Leighton Buzzard LU7 3LR	Detached	Freehold	£127,000
20 June 1997	4 Lovent Drive, Leighton Buzzard LU7 3LR	Detached	Freehold	£112,500
31 January 1997	21 Lovent Drive, Leighton Buzzard LU7 3LR	Detached	Freehold	£95,000
17 January 1997	1 Lovent Drive, Leighton Buzzard LU7 3LR	Detached	Freehold	£110,000
17 December 1996	18 Lovent Drive, Leighton Buzzard LU7 3LR	Detached	Freehold	£107,000
29 August 1996	17 Lovent Drive, Leighton Buzzard LU7 3LR	Detached	Freehold	£95,000
31 July 1996	6 Lovent Drive, Leighton Buzzard LU7 3LR	Detached	Freehold	£87,000
29 September 1995	12 Lovent Drive, Leighton Buzzard LU7 3LR	Detached	Freehold	£70,000

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 3LR

United Kingdom Parliament

Constituency

Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard

MP

Alex Mayer Labour

Central Bedfordshire Council

Unitary Authority ward (UTW)

Leighton-Linslade South

Councillors

Emma Holland-Lindsay Liberal Democrats

Chris Leaman Liberal Democrats

Shaun Roberts Liberal Democrats

LU7 3LR 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 3LR

Code	Name	Data Type	Data Theme	Active Since	Data Owner
E00088613		Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 January 2009	ONS
E01017555	Central Bedfordshire 021A	Lower layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 February 2004	ONS
E02003639	Central Bedfordshire 021	Middle layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 August 2004	ONS
E04011965	Leighton-Linslade	Civil Parishes	Administrative	1 April 2009	DLUHC
E05014415	Leighton-Linslade South	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
E33023552		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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