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Thinking of living at LU7 1BS? Who your neighbours would be, how far the schools, station, shops, GP and parks are from the postcode itself, which schools are near and how they do, what there is to do at the weekend, and a day in the life here.
Most daily things are within reach on foot; the station is further.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Rushmere Park Academy | Primary | 400 m | – |
| The Mary Bassett Lower School | Primary | 450 m | – |
| Pulford CofE VA Lower School | Primary | 800 m | – |
| Clipstone Brook Lower School | Primary | 1.0 km | – |
| Leighton Middle School | Secondary | 750 m | – |
| Gilbert Inglefield Academy | Secondary | 1.0 km | – |
| Brooklands Middle School | Secondary | 1.2 km | – |
| Vandyke Upper School | Secondary | 1.4 km | Attainment 8: 48.2 · 9.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Linslade School | Secondary | 1.8 km | – |
| Benjamin College | Independent | 450 m | – |
Every primary near LU7 1BS, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
No state primary within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Leighton Middle School | 760 m | 10 |
| Football | Leighton Town Football Club | 1.0 km | 4 |
| Cricket | Tennis And Cricket Club | 980 m | 3 |
| Bowls | Linslade Memorial Playing Fields | 1.2 km | 3 |
| Golf | Leighton Buzzard Golf Club | 2.0 km | 2 |
| Swimming | Leighton Leisure and Community Centre | 2.1 km | 2 |
| Fitness | Leighton Leisure and Community Centre | 2.1 km | 2 |
| Billiards | The Cue and Arrow | 760 m | 1 |
| Snooker | The Cue and Arrow | 760 m | 1 |
| Croquet | Pages Park Pavilion | 1.6 km | 1 |
| Fishing | Leighton Buzzard Angling Club | 1.6 km | 1 |
| Squash | Leighton Leisure And Community Centre | 2.1 km | 1 |
| Pilates | Reformer Studio | 2.1 km | 1 |
| Basketball | Thrift Road Recreation Area Basketball court | 2.6 km | 1 |
| Cycling | Rushmere Country Park | 2.9 km | 1 |
| Rugby union | Leighton Buzzard Rugby Football Club | 3.5 km | 1 |
Named clubs, pitches and centres mapped in OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and facilities registered with Sport England Active Places (Contains Data © Sport England, CC BY 4.0). Neither list is complete, so a club not shown may still exist.
The nearest station is Leighton Buzzard, a short drive or bike ride (1.3 km), with 1.5m journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Euston.
The nearest bus stop is Chapel Path, 50 m away, with a bus about every 60 minutes on weekdays (routes L5, 150); 7 departures an hour from the 7 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 41 minutes away by public transport (23 by car).
Central London is 59 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is The Rushmere Park Academy, a few minutes' walk (400 m).
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Leighton Middle School, 750 m away.
The nearest supermarket is Iceland, 600 m away, with L B Food and Wine closer still (200 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is The Surgery Bassett Road (350 m), with Peak Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (650 m).
For a haircut, Di Meo Hairdressing is 300 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Milton Keynes Hospital, 13 km away, rated good by the CQC.
At its trust, 51% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 59% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 15 weeks).
Evenings out are on the doorstep: 42 restaurants and cafés and 10 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
Red Naga is the closest café or restaurant (200 m), and The Wheatsheaf the nearest pub (350 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (21 of them).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 143 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
There are 91 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 32% flats and 13% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
The nearest park is Parsons Close Recreation Ground, 950 m away; for exercise, The Cue and Arrow (750 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 8.3 µg/m³).
For holidays, London Luton is 21 km away.
Most households own their home, 21% rent privately.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.
48 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
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