LU7 0BT Buckinghamshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Newton Longville. Region: South East.
Streets
- High Road, Soulbury: 45 addresses
- Leighton Road, Buckinghamshire: 1 address
- Mount Pleasant, Soulbury: 1 address
- Manor Farm Close, Soulbury: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in Buckinghamshire in 2026-27: Band D £2,527 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,684 | £1,965 | £2,246 | £2,527 | £3,088 | £3,650 | £4,211 | £5,053 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band G (23% of about 840 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Soulbury (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 2.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- MANOR FARMHOUSE, grade II
- THE OLD COTTAGE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Winscott Farm, Stewkley Road: up to 6 homes, permissioned (910 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 2 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 48 addresses are between 97 m and 115 m above sea level (105 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 97%, ultrafast 97%, gigabit 97% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Leighton Buzzard 1.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.4 km |
| Bletchley 1.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 7.0 km | |
| Fenny Stratford 26,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 3 stops within 400 m, 8 within 800 m; nearest The Boot PH Soulbury | 30 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Bletchley | 7.0 km |
| EV charging points | bp pulse Charging Station | 3.8 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Luton Airport LTN | 24.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Leighton Road Surgery | 3.9 km |
| Pharmacies | Touchwood Pharmacy | 2.7 km |
| NHS dentists | Dental Surgery | 3.1 km |
| Hospital | Bletchley Community Hospital | 7.4 km |
| Police station | Thames Valley Police | 12.2 km |
| Cash machines | Tesco Bank ATM | 3.7 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest The Green 8,730 m² | 370 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Soulbury Millennium Green 1.0 ha | 430 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,070 m² | 260 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 9,440 m² | 400 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,800 m² | 480 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 1.9 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of All Saints, a listed building (Grade II*), 170 m north-west. 14 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of All Saints | Listed building, Grade II* | 170 m north-west |
| Lovett House and Wall Attached to Rear | Listed building, Grade II* | 230 m north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Black Spinney | Wood | 860 m south-east |
| The Plantation | Wood | 1.0 km south-west |
| Furze | Wood | 2.1 km south-east |
| Blackend Spinney | Wood | 2.3 km south-west |
| Partridge Hill | Hill | 2.8 km north-east |
| Tiddenfoot Lake | Lake or reservoir | 4.5 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.9 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 16 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 14 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 18 | 48 |
30 of the postcode's 48 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 52 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 27% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 69% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 35% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 19% | 17% |
| Private rented | 10% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 57% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 31% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 40% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 59% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 0% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 40% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 19% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 41% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 8 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on High Road.