The UK Postcode Database

LU7 9LY

a postcode in Central Bedfordshire

Introduced in March 2005
LU7 9LY 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 9LY

Watling Street - 19 properties, USRN 35101212

Riversdale - 2 properties, USRN 35100261

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.9297 / 51°55'47"N

Longitude: -0.584 / 0°35'2"W

UTM Reference: 30U 666106 5755980

OS Easting: 497455

OS Northing: 226636

OS Grid: SP974266

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR F30.WPS

Mapcode Global: VHFR4.TRMJ

Open Location Code: 9C3XWCH8+V9

Maidenhead Locator System: IO91qw93

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: E1

  • rural village
  • a rural village surrounded by populated countryside

ONS Population Classification: 2a1

  • Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanites
  • Inner Suburbs and Small Town Living
  • Younger Suburban Family Renters

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 22964 / 32844

  • 7th decile
  • somewhat less deprived

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

Sun and Moon Times for LU7 9LY on Wednesday 22 July 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light) 03:24
Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 04:26
Sunrise 05:10
Transit (sun is at its highest) 13:08
Sunset 21:07
Civil twilight ends (Dusk) 21:51
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall) 22:52
Hours of daylight today04:40 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 9LY, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in LU7 9LY

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
7 June 2024 8, The Blackbirds, Watling Street, Hockliffe, Leighton Buzzard LU7 9LY Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £288,000
2 May 2023 12, The Blackbirds, Watling Street, Hockliffe, Leighton Buzzard LU7 9LY Semi-detached Freehold £316,000
9 September 2022 10, The Blackbirds, Watling Street, Hockliffe, Leighton Buzzard LU7 9LY Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £295,000
27 May 2022 8, The Blackbirds, Watling Street, Hockliffe, Leighton Buzzard LU7 9LY Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £260,000
14 June 2021 2, The Blackbirds, Watling Street, Hockliffe, Leighton Buzzard LU7 9LY Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £272,500
7 February 2019 12, The Blackbirds, Watling Street, Hockliffe, Leighton Buzzard LU7 9LY Semi-detached Freehold £275,000
23 March 2018 3, The Blackbirds, Watling Street, Hockliffe, Leighton Buzzard LU7 9LY Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £268,000
20 December 2017 3, The Blackbirds, Watling Street, Hockliffe, Leighton Buzzard LU7 9LY Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £285,000
28 March 2017 11, The Blackbirds, Watling Street, Hockliffe, Leighton Buzzard LU7 9LY Semi-detached Freehold £253,000
16 November 2016 8, The Blackbirds, Watling Street, Hockliffe, Leighton Buzzard LU7 9LY Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £181,000
13 September 2016 9, The Blackbirds, Watling Street, Hockliffe, Leighton Buzzard LU7 9LY Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £215,000
21 August 2015 12, The Blackbirds, Watling Street, Hockliffe, Leighton Buzzard LU7 9LY Semi-detached Freehold £195,000
3 August 2015 6, The Blackbirds, Watling Street, Hockliffe, Leighton Buzzard LU7 9LY Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £180,000
19 June 2015 15, The Blackbirds, Watling Street, Hockliffe, Leighton Buzzard LU7 9LY Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £199,995
5 June 2015 4, The Blackbirds, Watling Street, Hockliffe, Leighton Buzzard LU7 9LY Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £171,000
1 June 2012 3, The Blackbirds, Watling Street, Hockliffe, Leighton Buzzard LU7 9LY Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £175,000
31 March 2011 2, The Blackbirds, Watling Street, Hockliffe, Leighton Buzzard LU7 9LY Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £165,000
25 March 2011 2, The Blackbirds, Watling Street, Hockliffe, Leighton Buzzard LU7 9LY Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £165,000
15 August 2007 7, The Blackbirds, Watling Street, Hockliffe, Leighton Buzzard LU7 9LY Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £165,000
23 July 2007 5, The Blackbirds, Watling Street, Hockliffe, Leighton Buzzard LU7 9LY Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £159,995
5 April 2007 9, The Blackbirds, Watling Street, Hockliffe, Leighton Buzzard LU7 9LY Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £165,500
6 October 2006 12, The Blackbirds, Watling Street, Hockliffe, Leighton Buzzard LU7 9LY Semi-detached Freehold £185,000
6 October 2006 11, The Blackbirds, Watling Street, Hockliffe, Leighton Buzzard LU7 9LY Semi-detached Freehold £175,000
22 September 2006 5, The Blackbirds, Watling Street, Hockliffe, Leighton Buzzard LU7 9LY Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £150,000
20 September 2006 4, The Blackbirds, Watling Street, Hockliffe, Leighton Buzzard LU7 9LY Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £157,500
25 August 2006 14, The Blackbirds, Watling Street, Hockliffe, Leighton Buzzard LU7 9LY Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £175,000
25 August 2006 16, The Blackbirds, Watling Street, Hockliffe, Leighton Buzzard LU7 9LY Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £175,000
21 July 2006 8, The Blackbirds, Watling Street, Hockliffe, Leighton Buzzard LU7 9LY Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £152,000
12 May 2006 15, The Blackbirds, Watling Street, Hockliffe, Leighton Buzzard LU7 9LY Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £187,000
30 November 2005 3, The Blackbirds, Watling Street, Hockliffe, Leighton Buzzard LU7 9LY Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £187,000
15 November 2005 6, The Blackbirds, Watling Street, Hockliffe, Leighton Buzzard LU7 9LY Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £157,500
6 October 2005 10, The Blackbirds, Watling Street, Hockliffe, Leighton Buzzard LU7 9LY Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £166,000
9 June 2005 9, The Blackbirds, Watling Street, Hockliffe, Leighton Buzzard LU7 9LY Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £154,000
8 June 2005 7, The Blackbirds, Watling Street, Hockliffe, Leighton Buzzard LU7 9LY Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £157,000
20 May 2005 2, The Blackbirds, Watling Street, Hockliffe, Leighton Buzzard LU7 9LY Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £176,000
28 April 2005 1, The Blackbirds, Watling Street, Hockliffe, Leighton Buzzard LU7 9LY Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £187,500

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 9LY

United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency

Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard

MP

Alex Mayer Labour

Central Bedfordshire Council
Unitary Authority ward (UTW)

Heath & Reach

Councillor

Mark Versallion Conservative

LU7 9LY also falls within the Civil Parish of Hockliffe, 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 9LY

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00088725 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E01017577 Central Bedfordshire 019A Lower layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 February 2004 ONS
E02003637 Central Bedfordshire 019 Middle layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 August 2004 ONS
E04011957 Hockliffe Civil Parishes Administrative 1 April 2009 DLUHC
E05014410 Heath & Reach 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
E33025726 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
E63011195 Hockliffe 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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