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Thinking of living at LU7 9BJ? 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.
You'll mostly drive: the nearest primary school, station, supermarket, GP are all over 1 km away.
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leedon Lower School | Primary | 2.7 km | – |
| Clipstone Brook Lower School | Primary | 2.9 km | – |
| Stanbridge Lower School | Primary | 3.3 km | – |
| Pulford CofE VA Lower School | Primary | 3.3 km | – |
| Beaudesert Lower School | Primary | 3.4 km | – |
| Brooklands Middle School | Secondary | 2.8 km | – |
| Cedars Upper School | Secondary | 3.3 km | Attainment 8: 48.5 · 9.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Leighton Middle School | Secondary | 3.5 km | – |
| Linslade School | Secondary | 3.5 km | – |
| Gilbert Inglefield Academy | Secondary | 3.9 km | – |
| Benjamin College | Independent | 3.4 km | – |
Every primary near LU7 9BJ, 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 | Pages Park | 2.3 km | 11 |
| Football | Leighton Town Football Club | 3.0 km | 4 |
| Bowls | Leighton Buzzard Bowling Club | 2.8 km | 3 |
| Cricket | Tennis And Cricket Club | 2.9 km | 3 |
| Rugby union | Leighton Buzzard Rugby Football Club | 2.2 km | 1 |
| Croquet | Pages Park Pavilion | 2.3 km | 1 |
| Fishing | Leighton Buzzard Angling Club | 2.9 km | 1 |
| Billiards | The Cue and Arrow | 3.1 km | 1 |
| Snooker | The Cue and Arrow | 3.1 km | 1 |
| Squash | Leighton Leisure And Community Centre | 3.9 km | 1 |
| Pilates | Reformer Studio | 4.0 km | 1 |
| Swimming | Leighton Leisure and Community Centre | 4.0 km | 1 |
| Fitness | Leighton Leisure and Community Centre | 4.0 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 drive away (4.1 km), with 1.5m journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Euston.
Central London is 57 km away as the crow flies.
This is car country: only 7% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is Leedon Lower School, a short drive or bike ride (2.7 km).
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Brooklands Middle School, 2.8 km away.
The nearest supermarket is Sainsburys, 1.8 km away, with Shell Waitrose Grovebury closer still (1.6 km) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Leighton Road Surgery (2.7 km), with Medino the closest pharmacy (2.6 km).
For a haircut, The Gentlemen's Corner is 3.1 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Luton and Dunstable Hospital, 8.4 km away, rated good by the CQC.
At its trust, 63% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 60% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 15 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 21 restaurants and cafés, 16 pubs and bars.
Nobbys Farm Shop & Baa Tea Rooms is the closest café or restaurant (700 m), and Leighton Buzzard Rugby Club the nearest pub (2.1 km).
Crime is around the national middle: about 81 per 1,000 residents a year.
There are 174 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 5% flats and 39% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1973-1982.
It's growing: about 507 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Astral Lake Park, 1.3 km away; for exercise, Anytime Fitness (1.6 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 7.4 µg/m³).
For holidays, London Luton is 16 km away.
Most households own their home, 12% 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.
2 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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