Nicolson Drive is in Leighton Buzzard and in South Bedfordshire district. LU7 4AR is located in the Leighton Buzzard South electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of South West Bedfordshire. This postcode has been in use since 2001-12-01.
StreetScan combines information about Nicolson Drive, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 4AR and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: LU7 4HQ, LU7 4BQ, LU7 4HJ, LU7 4HT, LU7 4HY, LU7 4HS, LU7 4HH, LU7 4NS, LU7 4HG.

Nicolson Drive Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Nicolson Drive are based on 70 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for South Bedfordshire.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

Estimated Average Property Prices for LU7 4AR

Average Price
£511,277
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
£511,277
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Nicolson Drive

Average Price
£422,694
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Nicolson DriveStreet

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
132 Nicolson Drive, Leighton Buzzard, Central Bedfordshire
Detached, an established residential building 		£492,5002022-12-09 £475,537
122 Nicolson Drive, Leighton Buzzard, Central Bedfordshire
Detached, an established residential building 		£367,5002021-04-19 £422,524
122 Nicolson Drive, Leighton Buzzard, Central Bedfordshire
Detached, an established residential building 		£280,5002014-08-08 £478,162
130 Nicolson Drive, Leighton Buzzard, Central Bedfordshire
Detached, an established residential building 		£280,0002014-04-17 £507,499
120 Nicolson Drive, Leighton Buzzard, Central Bedfordshire
Detached, an established residential building 		£264,0002011-10-24 £514,304

Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
2out of 4Leedon Lower School
Highfield Road, LU7 3LZ 		744 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Clipstone Brook Lower School
Brooklands Drive, LU7 3PG 		1,256 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Beaudesert Lower School
Appenine Way, LU7 3DX 		1,704 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Pulford CofE VA Lower School
Pulford Road, LU7 1AB 		1,952 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4The Rushmere Park Academy
East Street, LU7 1EW 		2,055 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Vandyke Upper School
Vandyke Road, LU7 3DY 		2,267 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4Cedars Upper School
Mentmore Road, Linslade LU7 2AE 		2,645 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Middle deemed secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Brooklands Middle School
Brooklands Drive, LU7 3PF 		1,022 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4Leighton Middle School
Church Square, LU7 1EX 		2,128 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Gilbert Inglefield Academy
Vandyke Road, LU7 3FU 		2,160 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Linslade School
Mentmore Road, Linslade LU7 2PA 		2,750 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Oak Bank School
Sandy Lane, LU7 3BE 		3,659 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Astral Park Sports and Community CentreAstral Park Sports and Community Centre, Johnson Drive513 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Astral Park Sports & Community Centre
JOHNSON DRIVE 		grass pitches313 yd
Pages Field
THE VYNES THE VYNES WESTON AVENUE 		grass pitches622 yd
Greenleas School (Kestrel Way Site)
KESTREL WAY 		grass pitches793 yd
Pages Park
Billington Road 		grass pitches, tennis courts959 yd

This statistics are based on Active Places Data - Contains Data © Sport England

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 100.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband 100.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed200 Mbit/s
Average download speed394.3 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed27.1 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed50 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.

Safety

Is Nicolson Drive Street dangerous?

In 2023, 148 crimes were reported near Nicolson Drive . 52% of streets in the UK are more dangerous. Crime level on this street is below average. The most common type of crime was violence and sexual offences. Crime rate was measured within a 0.5 mile radius of LU7 4AR.

Crime statistics are based on data provided by Home Office through data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence.

More Crime Statistics for Nicolson Drive, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 4AR

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 148
Violence And Sexual Offences 59
Anti Social Behaviour 34
Vehicle Crime 17
Other Theft 11
Criminal Damage And Arson 8
Public Order 5
Burglary 5
Other Crime 3
Bicycle Theft 2
Drugs 2
Possession Of Weapons 1
Robbery 1

List of latest crimes

List of latest crimes committed within a 0.5 mile radius of the center of LU7 4AR.

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Newton Way459 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Osprey Drive454 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Esmonde Way291 yd
2023-12Vehicle crimeInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Bishop Close470 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Cormorant Way435 yd
2023-11Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Barton Grove295 yd
2023-11Public orderInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Esmonde Way291 yd
2023-11Other crimeFormal action is not in the public interestOn or near Barton Grove295 yd
2023-11Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Concord Way420 yd
2023-11Vehicle crimeInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Concord Way420 yd
More Crime Statistics for Nicolson Drive, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 4AR

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee106
Part-Time Employee23
Self-Employed21
Retired17
Looking after home or family12
Student (economically inactive)11
Unemployed5
Other3
Full-Time Student (with or without job)3
Long-Term Sick or disabled3

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles27
Education24
Manufacturing20
Human health and social work activities15
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security14
Information and communication12
Professional, scientific and technical activities10
Accommodation and food service activities10
Transport and storage9
Financial and insurance activities8
Administrative and support service activities8
Other5
Real estate activities5
Construction5

People

Gender

Female133
Male129

Partnership Status

Single65
Married: Opposite sex119
Married: Same sex2
Separated1
Divorced13
Widowed4

Health

Very good health141
Good health96
Fair health21
Bad health2
Very bad health2

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications10
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 16
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 36
Apprenticeship17
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 50
Degree or Similar 73
Other1

Culture

Ethnic Group

Chinese3
Indian5
Other Asian1
Black African3
Black Caribbean2
Other Black1
Mixed White and African1
Mixed White and Caribbean2
Mixed Other5
White235
Other2

Country of Birth

United Kingdom233
European Union11
Rest of Europe1
Africa7
Middle East and Asia7
The Americas and the Caribbean4

Length of Residence

Born in the UK233
10+ Years19
5-10 Years6
2-5 Years2
Less than 2 years4

Passport Held

United Kingdom224
Germany3
Portugal3
Poland1
Romania3
Other EU countries1
South and Eastern Africa1
North America and the Caribbean1
No passport held25

Religion

No religion124
Christian121
Buddhist1
Jewish1
Other religion3
Not answered11
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