LU7 8FH, Leighton Buzzard
Sold prices and local information for LU7 8FH on Swales Drive. Free
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Average sold price
£255,000
1 recorded sale since 2016
Last 12 months
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0 sales
Sold prices in LU7 8FH
| Address | Date | Price | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4, Swales Drive | 22 Aug 2019 | £255,000 | Semi-detached |
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data.
Streets in LU7 8FH
- Swales Drive£254k
Schools near LU7 8FH
| School | Type | Ofsted | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leedon Lower School | Primary | Requires improvement | 0.4 mi |
| Brooklands Middle School | Middle deemed secondary | Good | 0.5 mi |
| Clipstone Brook Lower School | Primary | Good | 0.6 mi |
| Beaudesert Lower School | Primary | – | 0.8 mi |
| Benjamin College | Other independent special school | – | 1.0 mi |
| The Rushmere Park Academy | Primary | Good | 1.1 mi |
Living in LU7 8FH
Nearest stations
- Leighton Buzzard station 1.7 mi · 34 min walk
- Cheddington station 3.8 mi · 1 hr 16 min walk
Supermarkets
- The Co-operative Food 0.1 mi
- Morrisons Daily 0.5 mi
- Sainsburys Local 0.7 mi
- Little Waitrose Shell 0.8 mi
Pharmacies
- Grovebury Pharmacy 1.0 mi
- Peak Pharmacy 1.0 mi
- Boots 1.2 mi
Dentists
- Vandyke Road (dental Surgery) 0.9 mi
- Premier Smile Studio 0.9 mi
- Pear Tree Dental Practice 0.9 mi
GP surgeries
- Salisbury House Surgery 1.0 mi
- Dr Jl Henderson & Partners 1.3 mi
- Leighton Road Surgery 1.3 mi
Mobile signal
4G indoors from all four networks: 79% of homes in Central Bedfordshire (England & Wales 89%).
Source: Ofcom, Jul 2025.
Deprivation
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Decile 8 of 10 (10 = least deprived), English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
| Income | 7 of 10 |
| Employment | 7 of 10 |
| Education and skills | 6 of 10 |
| Health and disability | 8 of 10 |
| Crime | 8 of 10 |
| Access to housing and services | 5 of 10 |
| Living environment | 10 of 10 |
Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).
Who lives in LU7 8FH
Ethnic group
| Here | Central Bedfordshire | |
|---|---|---|
| White | 92.1% | 90.2% |
| Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups | 3.4% | 3% |
| Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African | 2% | 2.4% |
| Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh | 1.9% | 3.5% |
| Other ethnic group | 0.6% | 0.8% |
Religion
| Here | Central Bedfordshire | |
|---|---|---|
| No religion | 53.3% | 42.8% |
| Christian | 38.6% | 47.9% |
| Not answered | 6.4% | 5.4% |
| Muslim | 0.6% | 1.3% |
| Hindu | 0.4% | 1% |
| Other religion | 0.3% | 0.5% |
| Buddhist | 0.2% | 0.3% |
| Jewish | 0.1% | – |
Country of birth
| Here | Central Bedfordshire | |
|---|---|---|
| Born in the UK | 92.4% | 89% |
| Born outside the UK | 7.6% | 11% |
Highest qualification
| Here | Central Bedfordshire | |
|---|---|---|
| Level 4 qualifications and above | 31.7% | 33.2% |
| Level 2 qualifications | 20.1% | 14.7% |
| Level 3 qualifications | 19.8% | 18.2% |
| Level 1 and entry level qualifications | 11.3% | 10.4% |
| No qualifications | 9.7% | 15% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.2% | 5.9% |
| Other qualifications | 2.2% | 2.4% |
General health
| Here | Central Bedfordshire | |
|---|---|---|
| Very good health | 55.5% | 50.4% |
| Good health | 33.6% | 34.5% |
| Fair health | 7.5% | 11.3% |
| Bad health | 2.5% | 3% |
| Very bad health | 0.8% | 0.8% |
Occupation
| Here | Central Bedfordshire | |
|---|---|---|
| Professional occupations | 20% | 19.4% |
| Associate professional and technical occupations | 16.9% | 15.1% |
| Managers, directors and senior officials | 13.8% | 15.1% |
| Administrative and secretarial occupations | 11.9% | 10.1% |
| Caring, leisure and other service occupations | 9.3% | 8.2% |
| Skilled trades occupations | 9% | 11.1% |
| Sales and customer service occupations | 6.7% | 6.3% |
| Elementary occupations | 6.6% | 8.5% |
| Process, plant and machine operatives | 5.7% | 6.1% |
Cars or vans per household
| Here | Central Bedfordshire | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 cars or vans in household | 43.1% | 36.4% |
| 1 car or van in household | 41.8% | 38.6% |
| 3 or more cars or vans in household | 9.7% | 13.8% |
| No cars or vans in household | 5.5% | 11.3% |
Economic activity
| Here | Central Bedfordshire | |
|---|---|---|
| Economically active (excluding full-time students) | 74.3% | 64.6% |
| Economically inactive | 24.3% | 33.6% |
| Economically active and a full-time student | 1.4% | 1.8% |
Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.
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