LU7 3XJ
The median sold price for the postcode LU7 3XJ is around £348,000, from 4 sales over the last 12 months. 70 crimes were recorded in the neighbourhood around LU7 3XJ (an official statistics area of roughly 1,500 residents) over the last 12 months, most commonly violence and sexual offences. No significant flood risk has been identified for this area. Figures are area-level and indicative only, and are not a substitute for professional assessments.
Flood risk
Rivers & sea: None identified. Surface water: None identified.
House prices
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, based on sales in this exact postcode, last 12 months.
Range £239,600 – £434,950
Based on a small number of transactions in this sector — monthly medians swing widely, so treat the shape of this line with caution.
By property type
Median sold price by type across LU7 3, last 24 months.
- Semi-detached£375,000(308 sales)
- Detached£525,000(218 sales)
- Terraced£311,000(163 sales)
- Flat£168,000(30 sales)
LU7 3XJ median £348,000 (12 months) vs the wider district £362,500 · England & Wales £283,000 (24 months).
Recorded crime
Crime data from Police.uk, based on incidents in the immediate neighbourhood (an official statistics area of roughly 1,500 residents), last 12 months.
How it compares
- Crime: about the same as the typical Central Bedfordshire neighbourhood
- Crime: 36% below the typical England & Wales neighbourhood
Recorded crime in this neighbourhood compared with the typical (median) neighbourhood in Central Bedfordshire and in England & Wales, over the last 12 months. Neighbourhoods here are official statistics areas (LSOAs) of broadly similar population, roughly 1,500 residents each, so this is a like-for-like comparison but not a per-resident rate. Areas with busy town centres or stations record more crime because of visitors, not just residents.
Broadband coverage
Gigabit-capable broadband is available to 100% of premises in LU7 3XJ, compared with 82.7% across Central Bedfordshire and 86.7% in England. Full fibre reaches 67.7% of premises across Central Bedfordshire (England: 77.9%).
| Type of broadband | This postcode | Central Bedfordshire | England | UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full fibrefibre all the way to the premises | n/a | 67.7% | 77.9% | 77.5% |
| Gigabit-capable1,000 Mbit/s available | 100% | 82.7% | 86.7% | 85.9% |
| Superfast30 Mbit/s or more available | 100% | 97.4% | 97.7% | 97.5% |
| Below the USOno decent connection available | 0% | 0.05% | 0.1% | 0.14% |
Deprivation
This neighbourhood is in decile 9 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025: more deprived than 10% of neighbourhoods in England.
Compared with Central Bedfordshire: more deprived than 14% of its 175 neighbourhoods.
Selected measures
Decile for each measure, where 1 is the most deprived 10% in England.
- Income9of 10
- Employment9of 10
- Crime9of 10
- Living environment9of 10
Council tax
Most homes here are Band C (54%). Average Band D in Central Bedfordshire is £2,516.16 for 2026/27.
That is 5% above the England average Band D of £2,391.52.
Average Band C in Central Bedfordshire: £2,236.59 for 2026/27.
Homes by band in this neighbourhood
Share of the 650 homes on the valuation list at 31 March 2026.
- Band A0%
- Band B8%
- Band C54%
- Band D20%
- Band E15%
- Band F2%
- Band G0%
- Band H0%
Nearest schools
The three closest state-funded primary and secondary schools in a straight line from the centre of this postcode, with what Ofsted published at each school's latest inspection. Special schools may appear in the list. Independent schools are not included.
Nearest primary schools
- Beaudesert Lower School0.2 miles (250 m)Ofsted ungraded inspection, May 2024: School remains GoodOfsted reports for Beaudesert Lower School (opens in a new tab) ↗
- Leedon Lower School0.5 miles (810 m)Ofsted report card, April 2026 · Requires significant improvement
- Inclusion Needs attention
- Curriculum and teaching Urgent improvement
- Achievement Urgent improvement
- Attendance and behaviour Needs attention
- Personal development and wellbeing Needs attention
- Early years Needs attention
- Leadership and governance Needs attention
- Safeguarding Met
- Clipstone Brook Lower School0.6 miles (920 m)Ofsted, November 2019: GoodLater ungraded inspection, March 2025: Standards maintainedOfsted reports for Clipstone Brook Lower School (opens in a new tab) ↗
Nearest secondary schools
- Gilbert Inglefield Academy0.5 miles (730 m)Ofsted report card, January 2026 (inspection of the school it replaced) · Special measures
- Inclusion Urgent improvement
- Curriculum and teaching Urgent improvement
- Achievement Urgent improvement
- Attendance and behaviour Urgent improvement
- Personal development and wellbeing Urgent improvement
- Leadership and governance Urgent improvement
- Safeguarding Not met
- Brooklands Middle School0.5 miles (750 m)Ofsted, July 2023: GoodOfsted reports for Brooklands Middle School (opens in a new tab) ↗
- Vandyke Upper School0.5 miles (750 m)Ofsted ungraded inspection, January 2024: School remains GoodOfsted reports for Vandyke Upper School (opens in a new tab) ↗
Public transport
The nearest station to LU7 3XJ is Leighton Buzzard Rail Station, 1.6 miles (2.6 km) away in a straight line. There are 17 bus stops within 500 m.
Nearest stations
- 1.6 miles (2.6 km)Leighton Buzzard Rail Station
- 4.5 miles (7.2 km)Cheddington Rail Station
- 6.2 miles (10.0 km)Bow Brickhill Rail Station
How this area has changed
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Saved snapshots are the monthly figures PostcodeLens has recorded since July 2026. Reconstructed views are assembled from official source data (HM Land Registry price paid, Police UK crime) to show earlier months; they carry no flood history.
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