Heath & Reach
Ward in Central Bedfordshire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.93, -0.602 |
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| OS grid ref: | SP 96 26 |
| Dialling code: | 01525 (Leighton Buzzard) |
Heath & Reach is a largely rural ward on the Greensand Ridge north of Leighton Buzzard in Central Bedfordshire, England. It includes a compact historic village core and surrounding hamlets set among mixed farmland and small woodlands, so residents benefit from wide views and easy access to country walks while still being close to town facilities.
The area retains a strong village character with traditional pubs, a village hall and regular community events, and is popular with commuters who use nearby road and rail links into Milton Keynes and London. Local life combines agricultural and residential elements, and the ward’s heritage and peaceful setting make it notable as a quiet, community-focused corner of Bedfordshire.
Postcode districts covering Heath & Reach
Most populated places nearby
- Milton Keynes 9.8 miles
- Northampton 24 miles
- Luton 7.3 miles
- High Wycombe 21.7 miles
- Watford 20.4 miles
- Bedford 15.6 miles
- Stevenage 17.6 miles
- Hemel Hempstead 13.4 miles
- St. Albans 17.1 miles
- Aylesbury 11.8 miles
- Welwyn Garden City 19.3 miles
- Dunstable 4.6 miles
Neighbouring places
- Hockliffe Built-up area 0.8 miles
- Eggington Parish 0.9 miles
- Battlesden Parish 1.1 miles
- Stanbridge Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Tilsworth Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Tebworth Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Leighton-Linslade North Ward 2 miles
- Chalgrave Parish 2.3 miles
- Leighton-Linslade South Ward 2.4 miles
- Milton Bryan Parish 2.5 miles
- Leighton Buzzard Built-up area 2.6 miles
- Heath and Reach Built-up area 2.6 miles
Example postcodes in Heath & Reach
LU7 9LZ, LU7 9LY, LU5 6JN, LU7 9JG, LU7 0BN, LU7 0AT, LU7 9PA, LU7 9PX, LU7 9HX … See all
Transport links
- Luton Airport 10.7 miles
- London Heathrow Airport 32.3 miles
- Leighton Buzzard Railway Station 3.3 miles
- Harlington Railway Station 5 miles
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Schools in Heath & Reach
- Hockliffe Lower School Primary
- St Leonards CE Academy Primary
- Stanbridge Lower School Primary
Local points of interest
- Toddington library Library 3.3 miles
- Woburn Abbey Estate 3.7 miles
- Ann's Wood Forest 6.9 miles
- Flitwick Moor Nature reserve 7.3 miles
- Redbourne College College 7.6 miles
- Stadium MK Stadium 7.9 miles
- Kenilworth Road Stadium 7.9 miles
- Pendley Manor Estate 9 miles
- Silsoe College - Cranfield University College 9.1 miles
- Beechwood House Estate 9.3 miles
- Howe Park Wood Forest 9.4 miles
- Wrest House Estate 9.7 miles