Leighton BuzzardBedfordshire

Under 5 km to work: 37% in Leighton Buzzard, fewer than in Bedfordshire’s towns or England’s towns

The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 36% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.

Nearly four in five commuters drove, about level with Bedfordshire’s towns (77%) and above England’s towns (70%). There are 0.7 jobs in Leighton Buzzard for each resident in work. Home was the main workplace for 36% of workers at the census.

Exam results at Leighton Buzzard’s schools trail 62% of towns in England

At the town’s 4 primary schools, 54% of pupils reach the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). Leighton Middle School’s results beat 87% of schools in England like it. Below are three of its 18 schools, each with why it was picked. Some 7,907 pupils attend Leighton Buzzard’s 11 primaries and six secondaries.

Leighton Buzzard has fewer young adults than Bedfordshire’s towns or England’s towns: 8.7% are 15 to 24

Leighton Buzzard has a median age of 39.4 years. Children under 15 make up 19% of residents. Degrees are held by just over a third of adults.

Few households rent privately in Leighton Buzzard: 16%, fewer than in Bedfordshire’s towns and England’s towns

71% of households own their home. Social housing holds just over one in ten households, below Bedfordshire’s towns (15%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. Private rents average £1,250 a month across the Central Bedfordshire council area.

Homes in Leighton Buzzard see more burglary and damage than in Bedfordshire’s towns or England’s towns: 13.1 per 1,000 a year

Town centres with shops, stations and nightlife record more crime per resident: police.uk counts crimes where they happen, not where victims live.

Of all the crimes, 39% were violence and sexual offences. 2,431 crimes and 484 reports of anti-social behaviour: that is what police recorded inside Leighton Buzzard’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026. Among the 645 UK towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people, Leighton Buzzard has less crime per resident than 71% of them.

1 Grade I buildings among Leighton Buzzard’s 120 listed

The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.

Leighton Buzzard’s listed buildings include Leighton Buzzard Church of All Saints, Grade I. 3 scheduled monuments lie in the town. Per 10,000 residents, Leighton Buzzard counts 28 listed buildings, below both Bedfordshire’s towns (41) and England’s towns (39).

Just 3.7% of people in Leighton Buzzard say their health is bad or very bad, fewer than in Bedfordshire’s towns and England’s towns

The nearest A&E to Leighton Buzzard is Luton and Dunstable Hospital, 8 miles away. 85% of the town’s residents described their health as good or very good at the census, above both Bedfordshire’s towns (84%) and England’s towns (82%). 3 GP practices serve the town; nearly two thirds of patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey.