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Thinking of living at LU7 3JA? 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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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dovery Academy | Primary | 600 m | – |
| The Rushmere Park Academy | Primary | 650 m | – |
| Heathwood Lower School | Primary | 650 m | – |
| Gilbert Inglefield Academy | Secondary | 500 m | – |
| Vandyke Upper School | Secondary | 700 m | Attainment 8: 48.2 · 9.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Brooklands Middle School | Secondary | 1.5 km | – |
| Leighton Middle School | Secondary | 1.6 km | – |
| Linslade School | Secondary | 2.7 km | – |
| Benjamin College | Independent | 1.1 km | – |
Every primary near LU7 3JA, 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 | Gilbert Inglefield Academy | 510 m | 8 |
| Football | Sand Astro Field | 700 m | 4 |
| Cricket | Tennis And Cricket Club | 1.7 km | 3 |
| Bowls | Leighton Buzzard Bowling Club | 2.0 km | 3 |
| Golf | Leighton Buzzard Golf Club | 1.4 km | 2 |
| Swimming | Leighton Leisure and Community Centre | 1.5 km | 2 |
| Fitness | Leighton Leisure and Community Centre | 1.5 km | 2 |
| Squash | Leighton Leisure And Community Centre | 1.5 km | 1 |
| Billiards | The Cue and Arrow | 1.5 km | 1 |
| Snooker | The Cue and Arrow | 1.5 km | 1 |
| Pilates | Reformer Studio | 1.5 km | 1 |
| Basketball | Thrift Road Recreation Area Basketball court | 2.0 km | 1 |
| Croquet | Pages Park Pavilion | 2.1 km | 1 |
| Cycling | Rushmere Country Park | 2.4 km | 1 |
| Fishing | Leighton Buzzard Angling Club | 2.5 km | 1 |
| Rugby union | Leighton Buzzard Rugby Football Club | 3.4 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 (2.1 km), with 1.5m journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Euston.
The nearest bus stop is Oakley Green, 250 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (route L5); 7 departures an hour from the 9 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 46 minutes away by public transport (23 by car).
Central London is 59 km away as the crow flies.
This is car country: only 8% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is Dovery Academy, about a 5-minute walk (600 m).
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Gilbert Inglefield Academy, 500 m away.
The nearest supermarket is The Coop, 200 m away; Original Nutrition (400 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is The Surgery Bassett Road (1.2 km), with Peak Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (1.4 km).
For a haircut, Rare Beauty is 450 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).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 4 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Daisy Catering Ltd/Rumbles Fish Bar is the closest café or restaurant (200 m), and George W Roberts & Son t/a The Star the nearest pub (1.0 km).
It's a low-crime area: about 49 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
It's a mix of homes: 5% flats and 38% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1973-1982.
It's growing: about 700 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Lyra Garden Green, 1.3 km away; for exercise, Leighton Leisure and Community Centre (1.5 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 7.7 µg/m³).
For holidays, London Luton is 20 km away.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 44% of households own their home outright.
19 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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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.