Watling Street is in Hockliffe, Leighton Buzzard and in Mid Bedfordshire district. LU7 9LQ is located in the Aspley and Woburn electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Mid Bedfordshire. This postcode has been in use since 1980-01-01.
StreetScan combines information about Watling Street, Hockliffe, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 9LQ and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Watling Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Watling Street are based on 101 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Mid 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 9LQ

Average Price
£564,546
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
£564,546
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Watling Street

Average Price
£376,374
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Watling Street

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
Waterways Watling Street, Leighton Buzzard, Central Bedfordshire
Detached, an established residential building
£500,0002016-09-30 £665,755
Battlesden Lodge Watling Street, Leighton Buzzard, Central Bedfordshire
Detached, an established residential building
£430,0002014-08-22 £733,011
Waterways Watling Street, Leighton Buzzard, Central Bedfordshire
Detached, an established residential building
£265,0002011-12-21 £531,430
Waterways Watling Street, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
Detached, an established residential building
£141,0002003-04-25 £327,987

Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Hockliffe Lower School
Woburn Road, Hockliffe LU7 9LL
1,909 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Beaudesert Lower School
Appenine Way, LU7 3DX
3,400 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Heathwood Lower School
Heath Road, LU7 3AU
3,949 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4St Leonards, Heath and Reach, VA Lower School
Thrift Road, Heath and Reach LU7 0AX
4,052 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Stanbridge Lower School
Tilsworth Road, Stanbridge LU7 9HY
4,195 yd Community school No 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
3,513 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 4Gilbert Inglefield Academy
Vandyke Road, LU7 3FU
3,721 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Brooklands Middle School
Brooklands Drive, LU7 3PF
4,490 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedParkfields Middle School
Park Road, Toddington LU5 6AB
5,320 yd Academy converter No 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
4,114 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

We haven't found any places rated by Food Standards Agency in LU7 9LQ area.

Sport

We haven't found any sport facilities near LU7 9LQ 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 0.0%
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/s100.0%

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

Safety

Is Watling Street dangerous?

According to police statistics, there was no crime reported in Watling Street 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 9LQ area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 8% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 16% 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 Employee64
Retired52
Self-Employed30
Part-Time Employee19
Looking after home or family9
Student (economically inactive)7
Other6
Full-Time Student (with or without job)4
Unemployed
Long-Term Sick or disabled

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles16
Other13
Education11
Construction11
Administrative and support service activities10
Agriculture, forestry and fishing9
Financial and insurance activities8
Professional, scientific and technical activities8
Human health and social work activities8
Information and communication5
Accommodation and food service activities5
Manufacturing4
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security4
Real estate activities3
Transport and storage1

People

Gender

Female105
Male114

Partnership Status

Single49
Married: Opposite sex109
Married: Same sex1
Civil partnership: Same sex2
Separated2
Divorced15
Widowed12

Health

Very good health119
Good health76
Fair health18
Bad health5
Very bad health1

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications29
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 16
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 23
Apprenticeship11
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 32
Degree or Similar 74
Other6

Culture

Ethnic Group

Indian1
Other Asian1
Mixed White and Asian5
Mixed Other1
White208
Roma1
Other1

Country of Birth

United Kingdom196
European Union15
Africa4
Middle East and Asia4

Length of Residence

Born in the UK196
10+ Years19
5-10 Years2
2-5 Years1
Less than 2 years2

Passport Held

United Kingdom186
Ireland4
France2
Germany1
Italy2
Spain4
North America and the Caribbean2
No passport held18

Religion

No religion78
Christian128
Muslim1
Other religion1
Not answered11