LU7 0UE Buckinghamshire
Live postcode, introduced August 1992. Ward: Ivinghoe. Region: South East.
Streets
- Rosebery Mews, Mentmore: 20 addresses
- Unnamed street near The Green, Mentmore: 2 addresses
- Unnamed street near Rosebery Mews, Mentmore: 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 D (25% of about 730 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Mentmore (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- 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
- DAIRY COTTAGE, grade II
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 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 23 addresses are between 103 m and 109 m above sea level (106 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 94%, ultrafast 94%, gigabit 94% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Cheddington 83,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km |
| Leighton Buzzard 1.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 5.4 km | |
| Tring 788,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m, 2 within 800 m; nearest The Stag Inn Mentmore | 230 m |
| Car parks | Cheddington Station Car Park | 1.7 km |
| EV charging points | bp pulse Charging Station | 5.1 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Luton Airport LTN | 21.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Ashcroft Surgery | 4.2 km |
| Pharmacies | Medino | 4.0 km |
| NHS dentists | Bridge Dental Surgeries LTD | 3.3 km |
| Hospital | Stoke Mandeville Hospital | 11.4 km |
| Police station | Tring Police Station | 8.3 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 5,960 m² | 270 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 520 m² | 300 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.5 ha | 890 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1.1 ha | 2.5 km |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 0.6 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Manor House, a listed building (Grade II*), 230 m west. 14 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Manor House | Listed building, Grade II* | 230 m west |
| Church of Saint Mary | Listed building, Grade II* | 560 m west |
| Mentmore Towers | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 640 m south-west |
| Mentmore Towers | Listed building, Grade I | 660 m west |
| Medieval settlement remains at Crafton | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Belt | Wood | 790 m west |
| Big Wood | Wood | 930 m west |
| New Spinney | Wood | 1.4 km west |
| Windmill Hill | Hill | 2.3 km north-west |
| Westend Hill | Hill | 2.7 km south |
| Garden Pond | Lake or reservoir | 3.4 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.9 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 22 | 23 |
1 of the postcode's 23 addresses is 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 | 50 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 24% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 84% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 43% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 13% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 52% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 26% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 67% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 29% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 2% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 13% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 31% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 46% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 8% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 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 Rosebery Mews.