Area Information for Grovebury Road, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 4TA

Grovebury Road in Leighton Buzzard is in the Eastern region of England. The postcode is within the Leighton-Linslade South ward/electoral division, which is in the constituency of Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard. This page combines information for the address Grovebury Road, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 4TA, and the neighbourhood in which it resides. If you wish, you can also view information for the whole of LU7 here. For more details on the exact area these statistics cover, please see the map below and click "Show Census Area Covered" immediately below the map.

Please Note

This postcode was terminated by the Royal Mail in October 2016. Where possible, we have attempted to find data relating to the area in which the postcode used to reside before retirement. However, some data such as street names and house pricing is based on current postcodes only and so may be missing or incomplete.

Basic Information

Area Type Urban
Local Authority Central Bedfordshire
Ward Leighton-Linslade South
Constituency Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard * Note that some postcodes straddle constituency boundaries. To check your exact constituency by house number or name, use the TheyWorkForYou website at this link.
Region Eastern
Country England

Housing Summary

The most common type of housing in the area immediately surrounding this street is semi-detached houses, with the most common tenure being ownership with a mortgage or shared ownership scheme. We also have information on housing tenure, occupancy and more on our Housing tab.

Policing & Crime Summary

We have information on the local policing neighbourhood (Leighton Buzzard & Rural), and the Bedfordshire Police force area, which is available on the Crime tab of this page.

We also hold details of the latest crimes committed near Grovebury Road, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 4TA.

Nearby Services

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About the Demographic Information

The information on housing, people, culture, employment and education that is displayed about Grovebury Road, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 4TA is based on the last census performed in the UK in 2021. They are performed once every 10 years. Our website shows 2021 data for England, Wales and Northern Ireland. For Scotland, 2022 data is shown (the Scottish census was performed a year later than the rest of the UK). Please note: census information may include figures for adjacent streets and postcodes. The figures are therefore representative of the local area, not a specific street address or row of houses.

The census collection is designed so that each group of postcodes should contain at least 100 people (50 in Scotland). This is done to preserve the anonymity of the people in that area, as some postcodes cover a very small area, sometimes a single building. You can see the area covered by the census statistics by clicking "Show Census Area Covered" below the map above.

Nearby Locations

Our information is available for almost all UK postcodes. Why not take a look at some of these other postcodes in the immediate vicinity of Grovebury Road, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 4TA:

Grovebury Road, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 4UX
Grovebury Road, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 4EG
Grovebury Road, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 4ER
Grovebury Road, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 4TE
Grovebury Farm Close, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 4EQ
Grovebury Road, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 4TB

Alternatively, click here to view demographic information about LU7 as a whole.

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House Prices

There have been no house sales reported to the Land Registry in this postcode since January 1st 1995.

Our data comes directly from the Land Registry, and is updated monthly. It does not include commercial sales, or sales of land without property.

Housing Types Embed This

This area contains a mixture of housing types, as detailed below. No single type of dwelling accounts for more than 50% of the dwellings. Please note that the figures may include adjacent streets - see the Summary tab for an explanation and map of the area that these figures cover.

Housing Types
Detached 32
Semi-Detached 55
Terraced 12
Flat (Purpose-Built) 32
Flat (Converted) 0
Total 131
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Housing Tenure Embed This Back to Top

This area consists predominantly of housing where the property is being repaid through a mortgage or shared ownership arrangement. The national average is just under 30%, while in this area it represents 78% of housing spaces.

Housing Tenure
Owned Outright 16
Owned with Mortgage 106
Shared Ownership 0
Rented: From Council 0
Rented: Other Social 1
Rented: Private Landlord inc. letting agents 13
Rent Free 0
Total 136

Housing Occupancy Embed This Back to Top

This data lists the total number of residents normally resident within each household. The figures do not record under- or over-occupancy.

Housing Occupancy
One Person 23
Two People 41
Three People 36
Four People 29
Five People 5
Six People 1
Seven People 0
8+ People 0
Total 135

Household Composition Embed This Back to Top

The area containing Grovebury Road, Leighton Buzzard consists predominantly of single-family households, which is more common in suburban areas.

Household Composition
1 Person Household 23
Family Household 104
Other Household 7
Total 134

Household Deprivation Embed This Back to Top

Household deprivation was measured against four dimensions for the 2021 census - employment, education, health/disability, and overcrowding.

Household Deprivation
Not Deprived 98
Deprived In One Dimension 31
Deprived In Two Dimensions 1
Deprived In Three Dimensions 0
Deprived In Four Dimensions 0
Total 130

Gender Embed This

Across the UK as a whole, the gender split is roughly equal at 49% male, 51% female. This address in Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard constituency is broadly in line with those figures, with 48% male.

Gender
Male 171
Female 183
Total 354

Age Groups Embed This Back to Top

The area around LU7 4TA has a very large concentration of children that are under 15 (at 27% of the resident population). This is commonly seen in suburban neighbourhoods, and sometimes in areas of high social housing.

Age Groups
0-4 50
5-9 29
10-14 15
15-19 9
20-24 10
25-29 41
30-34 73
35-39 51
40-44 25
45-49 16
50-54 9
55-59 4
60-64 4
65-69 12
70-74 0
75-79 0
80-84 1
85+ 0
Total 349

Relationship Status Embed This Back to Top

The postcode LU7 4TA does not show a significant deviation from the average figures for the UK. In the UK as a whole, the average figures are approximately as follows for relationship statuses: 44.6% married, 37.9% single, 9% divorced, 6.2% widowed, and 2.3% separated.

Figures for relationship status do not include those aged under 16, or those family members aged 16-18 who are in full-time education. Following the Civil Partnership Act that came into force in 2019, census figures for 2021 no longer categorise same sex relationships as a separate category. Civil partnerships are now included within the figures for the other categories (Married, Divorced and so forth).

Relationship Status
Single 108
Married 125
Separated 5
Divorced 15
Widowed 2
Total 255

Health Embed This Back to Top

Health in the UK is strongly tied to age as you would expect, but the affluence of a neighbourhood also has strong influence, with deprived areas often showing poorer standards of health.

Overall, the UK considers itself to be healthy - 81.7% of residents rated their health as Very Good or Good. The full breakdown is as follows for the United Kingdom: 48.4% Very Good, 33.3% Good, 12.9% Fair, 4.2% Bad and 1.3% Very Bad.

It is notable that the number of residents reporting Very Good or Good health increased in 2021/22 compared to the previous census, despite an aging UK population. This may have been influenced by how people perceived their health against the backdrop of the pandemic.

This area is fit as a fiddle, with over 96% of the population reporting themselves as being in Good or Very Good health at this address.

Health
Very Good 228
Good 110
Fair 14
Bad 0
Very Bad 1
Total 353

Education & Qualifications Embed This Back to Top

At the time of the 2021 census, across the UK 18.2% of residents had no qualification, 10.3% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.2% had 5+ GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS-Levels, 16.6% had 2+ A-Levels, 33.6% had a degree (or similar professional qualification), and 5.6% had an apprenticeship.

The qualification levels are based on current qualification names. The former Ordinary Levels (O-Levels) and CSEs will be included in the GCSE figures. Former Higher School Certificates (HSCs) will be counted as A-Levels.

Highest Qualification Level Achieved
Degree or above, or Similar e.g. professional qualification (accountancy etc) 111
Apprenticeship 4
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 60
5+ GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 45
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 18
No GCSEs or Equivalent 13
Other 4
Total 255

Ethnic Group Embed This

As whole, the UK population claims itself as approximately 83% white, with this area being 86% white.

As a country with a diverse population, the UK is home to other sizable ethnic groups, with mixed ethnicity (2.7%), Indian (2.9%) and Pakistani (2.6%) being the largest groups reported.

There is considerable division of ethnicities within the UK, with ethnically diverse addresses uncommon outside of urban areas.

Ethnic Group
White 302
Mixed Ethnicity 10
Indian 9
Pakistani 5
Chinese 1
Other Asian 5
Black African 11
Black Caribbean 5
Other Black/African/Caribbean 4
Other 2
Total 354

Country of Birth Embed This Back to Top

At the time of the 2021/22 census, approximately 84% of the resident population of the United Kingdom were born in the UK. The other major groups were 6.7% from European countries, 5.2% from Middle Eastern or Asian countries, 2.5% from African countries, and 1.6% from the rest of the world.

Country of Birth
United Kingdom 308
European Union 19
Rest of Europe 2
Africa 9
Middle East and Asia 13
The Americas (North, Central and South America, and the Caribbean) 3
Total 354

Length of Residence Embed This Back to Top

At the time of the 2021/22 census, approximately 83.8% of the resident population of the United Kingdom were born in the UK. Some 9.4% have resided in the UK for 10 years plus, 2.8% for 5-10 years, 2.2% for 2-5 years, and 1.8% for less than two years.

The length of time a person has been resident in the UK has been calculated from the time a resident most recently arrived in the UK (excluding holidays/short stays outside the UK). However, residents that were born in the UK but emigrated and then later returned will still be counted as "Born in the United Kingdom".

Length of Residence
Born in The United Kingdom 308
10+ Years 27
5-10 Years 7
2-5 Years 10
Less Than 2 Years 1
Total 353

Passport(s) Held Embed This Back to Top

Note that an individual may hold one or more passports. The data may include people living in adjacent addresses to LU7 4TA.

Passport(s) Held
None 20
United Kingdom 297
Republic of Ireland 2
European Union 21
Rest of Europe 2
African Countries 4
Middle East or Asia 7
North America or Caribbean 2
Central and South America 1

Religion Embed This Back to Top

The largest religious group in England and Wales are Christians - 46.2% of residents. However, a sizeable portion of the population (37.2%) claim to have no religion, which has increased substantially from the 25.1% reported in the 2011 census. Some 6.5% identify themselves as Muslim, 1.7% Hindu, 0.9% Sikh, 0.5% Buddhist, 0.5% Jewish, and 0.6% as other religions, while the remaining 6% did not state their religious views.

Religion
No Religion 178
Christian 141
Buddhist 1
Hindu 11
Jewish 0
Muslim 7
Sikh 0
Other Religion 0
Not Stated 16
Total 354

Economic Activity Embed This

This address within the Leighton-Linslade South ward had a larger than average concentration of residents that were in full-time employment - 65% of the resident population. On average, just over 34.3% of census respondents were in full-time employment.

Figures for economic activity do not include those aged under 16, or those family members aged 16-18 who are in full-time education. The data was correct as of the 2021/22 census, which was a period of depressed economic activity.

The 2021 census occurred during period of depressed economic activity due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, care should be taken in interpreting figures relating to labour market participation.

Economic Activity
Full-Time Employee 166
Part-Time Employee (defined as 30 hours or less per week) 31
Self Employed (No Subordinates) 23
Self Employed (With Subordinates) 5
Unemployed 6
Full-Time Student (with or without job) 8
Retired 9
Looking After Home or Family 7
Long-Term Sick or Disabled 1
Other 1
Total 257

Occupation Group Embed This Back to Top

This data is based on resident aged 16+ on census day 2021/22, who were in employment. The categories used are taken from the Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) 2020.

Occupation Group
Managers, Directors and Senior Officials 49
Professional Occupations 51
Associate Professional Occupations 48
Administrative and Secretarial Occupations 21
Skilled Trades Occupations 14
Caring, Leisure and Other Service Occupations 16
Sales and Customer Service Occupations 7
Process, Plant and Machine Operatives 9
Elementary Occupations 9
Total 224

Socio-Economic Classification Embed This Back to Top

Classifications are assigned based on an algorithm created by the National Statistics Agency, called the Socio-economic Classification (NS-SEC).

Socio-Economic Classification
Large Employer or Higher Managerial/Professional 68
Supervisory, or Lower Managerial/Administrative/Professional 68
Intermediate Occupation e.g. clerical, sales, technical, engineering occupations 38
Own Account Worker/Small Employer 27
Lower Technical or Supervisory Occupation 9
Routine Occupation e.g. sales, service, production, operative, agricultural occupations 19
Semi-Routine Occupation 16
Never Worked or Long-Term Unemployed 4
Full-time Student 7
Total 256

Grovebury Road, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 4TA is within the Leighton Buzzard & Rural policing neighbourhood, under the Bedfordshire Police force area. For non-urgent queries, contact 101. For emergency assistance, please contact 999.


Neighbourhood Team

Crime: Click here to view crimes committed near Grovebury Road
Neighbourhood Team Address Leighton Buzzard & Rural
West Street
Dunstable
LU6 1SJ
Force Website: http://www.beds.police.uk

Data courtesy of police.uk. See our Data Sources page for more information.

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Below are the details of the closest services to LU7 4TA. All distances are straight-line distances, please consult the map of the facility to check the exact location. You can also view these details on our interactive services map for LU7 4TA.

Nearest Railway Stations Back to Top

Listed here are the 20 closest railway stations to Grovebury Road, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 4TA. The nearest railway station is Leighton Buzzard, approximately 1.1 miles away.

Name Approximate Distance*
Leighton Buzzard 1.1 miles
Cheddington 3.1 miles
Bletchley 7.1 miles
Fenny Stratford 7.1 miles
Bow Brickhill 7.2 miles
Tring 7.3 miles
Woburn Sands 8 miles
Aspley Guise 8.4 miles
Harlington (Bedfordshire) 8.4 miles
Aylesbury 8.8 miles
Leagrave 8.9 miles
Ridgmont 9.1 miles
Stoke Mandeville 9.4 miles
Aylesbury Vale Parkway 9.6 miles
Flitwick 11 miles
Milton Keynes Central 11 miles
Wendover 11 miles
Berkhamsted 11 miles
Lidlington 11 miles
Luton 11 miles

Nearest Primary Schools Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest primary schools to Grovebury Road, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 4TA. The nearest is Pulford CofE VA Lower School, approximately 0.8 miles away.

Name Approximate Distance* Last Ofsted Inspection
Pulford CofE VA Lower School 0.8 miles November 2023
    
The Mary Bassett Lower School 1.1 miles May 2024
    
Clipstone Brook Lower School 1.2 miles November 2019
    
Linslade Lower School 1.2 miles September 2016
    
Leedon Lower School 1.3 miles June 2023
    
Southcott Lower School 1.5 miles September 2017
    
The Rushmere Park Academy 1.5 miles May 2022
    
Greenleas School 1.6 miles February 2024
    
Beaudesert Lower School 1.9 miles January 2015
    
Dovery Academy 2.1 miles October 2021
    

Nearest Secondary Schools Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest secondary schools to Grovebury Road, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 4TA. The nearest is Cedars Upper School, approximately 820 yards away.

Name Approximate Distance* Last Ofsted Inspection
Cedars Upper School 820 yards April 2023
    
Linslade School 0.6 miles June 2016
    
Leighton Middle School 0.9 miles June 2018
    
Brooklands Middle School 1.3 miles July 2023
    
Gilbert Inglefield Academy 1.8 miles June 2023
    
Vandyke Upper School 2 miles May 2018
    
The Cottesloe School 2.4 miles July 2016
    
All Saints Academy Dunstable 5.9 miles November 2024
Sir Herbert Leon Academy 6 miles October 2024
Queensbury Academy 6.1 miles October 2024

Nearest Doctor's Surgeries/GP Practices Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest GPs (General Practitioners) to Grovebury Road, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 4TA. The nearest is Lrs at Ridgeway Court, approximately 0.6 miles away. Please consult the NHS Choices website to check if the facility is currently accepting new NHS patients.

Nearest Dentists Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest dentists to Grovebury Road, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 4TA. The nearest is Whole Tooth Dental Practice, approximately 0.5 miles away. Please consult the NHS Choices website to check if the facility is currently accepting new NHS patients.

Nearest Hospitals Back to Top

Listed here are the 3 closest hospitals to Grovebury Road, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 4TA. The nearest is Whiteleaf Centre, approximately 8.1 miles away.

Name Approximate Distance*
Whiteleaf Centre 8.1 miles
Luton and Dunstable Hospital 8.2 miles
The Royal Buckinghamshire Hospital Ltd 8.5 miles

Nearest Opticians Back to Top

Listed here are the 10 closest opticians to Grovebury Road, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 4TA. The nearest is Brian Clark Opticians, approximately 1 mile away.

* Distances are measured in a straight line from the given postcode. Please consult the facility's map page or your preferred route finding/GPS app for driving directions.