Leighton Road is in Stanbridge, Leighton Buzzard and in Central Bedfordshire district. LU7 9HW is located in the Heath and Reach electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of South West Bedfordshire. This postcode has been in use since 1980-01-01.
StreetScan combines information about Leighton Road, Stanbridge, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 9HW and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Leighton Road Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Leighton Road are based on 227 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Central 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 9HW

Average Price
£826,455
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
£443,343
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
£1,018,011

Estimated Average Property Prices for Leighton Road

Average Price
£300,858
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Leighton Road

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
Fourwinds Farm Leighton Road, Leighton Buzzard, Central Bedfordshire
Other, an established residential building
£1,050,0002022-06-27 £1,023,427
Cleavers Cottage, 87 Leighton Road, Leighton Buzzard, Central Bedfordshire
Detached, an established residential building
£362,5002019-03-11 £443,343
Fourwinds Farm Leighton Road, Leighton Buzzard, Central Bedfordshire
Other, an established residential building
£980,0002017-10-09 £1,012,594

Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Stanbridge Lower School
Tilsworth Road, Stanbridge LU7 9HY
1,412 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
2out of 4Leedon Lower School
Highfield Road, LU7 3LZ
2,429 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Beaudesert Lower School
Appenine Way, LU7 3DX
2,640 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Clipstone Brook Lower School
Brooklands Drive, LU7 3PG
3,012 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4The Rushmere Park Academy
East Street, LU7 1EW
3,657 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
3,420 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4Cedars Upper School
Mentmore Road, Linslade LU7 2AE
4,548 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
2,709 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4Gilbert Inglefield Academy
Vandyke Road, LU7 3FU
3,425 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Leighton Middle School
Church Square, LU7 1EX
4,022 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Linslade School
Mentmore Road, Linslade LU7 2PA
4,668 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
4,969 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Leighton Buzzard Rugby Club LtdLeighton Road, Stanbridge265 yd
The Five BellsStation Road, Stanbridge1,022 yd

Sport

We haven't found any sport facilities near LU7 9HW postcode.

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 95.7%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 0.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 0.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband 0.0%

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/s4.3%

Download Speed

Median download speed37.4 Mbit/s
Average download speed37.9 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed52.46 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed52.46 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed8.3 Mbit/s
Average upload speed8.1 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed8.95 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Leighton Road dangerous?

According to police statistics, there was no crime reported in Leighton Road area in year 2023. This neighbourhood is very safe.

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

Employment

LU7 9HW area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 9% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 15% of population in this area is self-employed, while the average in the UK is 9.7%. High number of entrepreneurs usually leads to relatively high economic growth, higher paid jobs and better quality of life in the area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee111
Retired108
Self-Employed56
Part-Time Employee40
Looking after home or family19
Other10
Student (economically inactive)10
Long-Term Sick or disabled10
Full-Time Student (with or without job)4
Unemployed4

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles31
Transport and storage17
Human health and social work activities16
Manufacturing16
Information and communication14
Professional, scientific and technical activities12
Other12
Education11
Construction11
Financial and insurance activities8
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security8
Real estate activities7
Accommodation and food service activities7
Agriculture, forestry and fishing5
Administrative and support service activities4
Mining and quarrying1

People

Gender

Female220
Male225

Partnership Status

Single85
Married: Opposite sex224
Civil partnership: Opposite sex2
Separated5
Divorced34
Widowed22

Health

Very good health211
Good health158
Fair health60
Bad health14
Very bad health2

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications59
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 39
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 46
Apprenticeship26
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 74
Degree or Similar 119
Other10

Culture

Ethnic Group

Indian3
Pakistani1
Other Asian1
Mixed White and Asian1
Mixed Other4
White429
Roma6

Country of Birth

United Kingdom424
European Union15
Rest of Europe1
Middle East and Asia3
The Americas and the Caribbean3

Length of Residence

Born in the UK424
10+ Years15
5-10 Years6

Passport Held

United Kingdom381
Ireland6
Germany1
Italy7
Poland3
Romania2
Other EU countries1
North America and the Caribbean1
No passport held43

Religion

No religion168
Christian250
Buddhist1
Muslim1
Sikh3
Other religion9
Not answered15