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Leighton Buzzard North & East: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Leighton Buzzard North & East neighbourhood of Central Bedfordshire, England (ONS area Central Bedfordshire 020). Headline figures assembled 29 October 2026. Postcodes LU7. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near LU7 3QB.

An affluent neighbourhood, with signals pointing away from gentrification

Leighton Buzzard North & East is an affluent neighbourhood. But area signals point away from gentrification against Central Bedfordshire (3 of 19 signals falling, 3 rising). Houses here typically resell for £370,000 (median resale price, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is lower than across Central Bedfordshire (0.8 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving in line with the council's and the nearest railway station, Leighton Buzzard, is 2.3 km from the neighbourhood's centre.

The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 29 October 2026; source dates are shown below.

Typical house price

£370,000

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +19% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Affluence today

Affluent

How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation

Signs of gentrification

Moving the other way

Weighted balance -0.11; 3 of 19 signals up, 3 down, against the borough.

Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)

Deprivation

Decile 10 of 10

English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 5 small areas range from decile 3 to 10.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£68,200

ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).

Source: Office for National Statistics

Recorded crime

0.8 times the borough's rate

Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.

Source: Police.uk

Schools getting better

In line with the council's

Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.

Source: Ofsted, Department for Education

Where Leighton Buzzard North & East sits in Central Bedfordshire

Typical house price: joint 15th lowest of 33 neighbourhoods in Central Bedfordshire
Average household income: 13th highest of 33 neighbourhoods in Central Bedfordshire

Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 29 October 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.

Prices over time in Leighton Buzzard North & East

Median resale price of houses each year here and across Central Bedfordshire, 1995 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 29 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.

How the area is changing, signal by signal

3 of 19 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Central Bedfordshire, 3 the other way and 13 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.

Rising against the borough

Anti-social behaviour
New-build activity
Homes selling

Falling behind the borough

Income deprivation ranking
Air quality
Benefit claims (DWP)

Stations and schools nearby

Nearest station

Leighton Buzzard Railway station, 2.3 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 8.3 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: West Midlands Railway or London Northwestern to London Euston (30 to 43 min) and Milton Keynes Central (about 13 min).

Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.

Nearest state schools

Nearest state primary school The Rushmere Park Academy 670 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Report card: Strong standard in 2 areas, Expected standard in 5 (Apr 2026).
Nearest state secondary school Gilbert Inglefield Academy 220 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Report card: safeguarding not met (Jan 2026). Special measures.

Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (20 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 30 September 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.

Questions about Leighton Buzzard North & East

What is the typical house price in Leighton Buzzard North & East?

£370,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +19% against 2017-2019.

How does Leighton Buzzard North & East compare with the rest of Central Bedfordshire?

Typical house price: joint 15th lowest of 33 neighbourhoods in Central Bedfordshire. Average household income: 13th highest of 33 neighbourhoods in Central Bedfordshire.

Is Leighton Buzzard North & East an affluent area?

Affluent. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Is Leighton Buzzard North & East gentrifying?

Moving the other way. Weighted balance -0.11; 3 of 19 signals up, 3 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Leighton Buzzard North & East?

Leighton Buzzard. Railway station, 2.3 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 8.3 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: West Midlands Railway or London Northwestern to London Euston (30 to 43 min) and Milton Keynes Central (about 13 min).

Which state schools are nearest to Leighton Buzzard North & East?

Nearest state primary school. The Rushmere Park Academy. 670 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Report card: Strong standard in 2 areas, Expected standard in 5 (Apr 2026). Nearest state secondary school. Gilbert Inglefield Academy. 220 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Report card: safeguarding not met (Jan 2026). Special measures.

Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.

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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.