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LU6 1AP

Dunstable North · Central Bedfordshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Dunstable
Ward
Dunstable North
Local authority
Central Bedfordshire
Constituency
Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard
Postcode district
LU6
Postcode sector
LU6 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LU6 1AW 36 m
LU6 1TH 85 m
LU6 1FA 111 m
LU6 1AR 127 m
LU6 1TJ 130 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LU6 1AP
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LU
Postcode district
LU6
Postcode sector
LU6 1
Latitude
51.886190
Longitude
-0.539277
British National Grid easting
500,629
British National Grid northing
221,855

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Central Bedfordshire · E06000056
Electoral ward
Dunstable North · E05014405
Parish or community
E04012806
Westminster constituency
Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard · E14001206
Output area
E00088816
Lower layer super output area
Central Bedfordshire 028D · E01017597
Middle layer super output area
Central Bedfordshire 028 · E02003646

Postcode source versions

Explore LU6

Property

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2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
105, Drovers Way, Dunstable, LU6 1AP 20 December 2001 £116,500
105, Drovers Way, Dunstable, LU6 1AP 10 December 1999 £85,995

Schools

Within 5 km of this postcode

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Open schools
41
Primary
28
Secondary
5

  1. Beecroft Academy

    Academy converter

    201 m

  2. Westfield Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    281 m

  3. Lancot School

    Academy sponsor led

    306 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,966
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 710
  • Anti social behaviour 277
  • Vehicle crime 160
  • Other theft 138
  • Criminal damage and arson 133

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
8
3 female, 5 male
Postcode households
2
Residents per household
4.0
LU6 1 residents
13,518

Age bands in LU6 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
20%
2,663 residents
Age 15 to 24
9.9%
1,318 residents
Age 25 to 44
31.4%
4,175 residents
Age 45 to 64
24.1%
3,202 residents
Age 65 and over
14.6%
1,936 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider LU6 1 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations, coverage at January 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

9

within 5 km straight-line

  • KIRBY ROAD SURGERY

    58 KIRBY ROAD, DUNSTABLE, LU6 3JH

    ODS code E81052

    932 m

  • WEST STREET SURGERY

    89 WEST STREET, DUNSTABLE, LU6 1SF

    ODS code E81009

    942 m

  • EASTGATE SURGERY

    EASTGATE HOUSE, 28-34 CHURCH STREET, DUNSTABLE, LU5 4RU

    ODS code E81635

    1.3 km

  • PRIORY GARDENS SURGERY

    GROVE VIEW INTEGRATED, COURT DRIVE, DUNSTABLE, LU5 4JD

    ODS code E81014

    1.3 km

  • KINGSBURY COURT SURGERY

    CHURCH STREET, DUNSTABLE, LU5 4RS

    ODS code E81045

    1.5 km

  • HOUGHTON REGIS MEDICAL CENTRE

    PEEL STREET, HOUGHTON REGIS, DUNSTABLE, LU5 5EZ

    ODS code E81027

    2.6 km

  • WHEATFIELD SURGERY

    60 WHEATFIELD ROAD, LEWSEY FARM, LUTON, LU4 0SY

    ODS code E81008

    3.4 km

  • EDLESBOROUGH SURGERY

    11 COW LANE, EDLESBOROUGH, DUNSTABLE, LU6 2HT

    ODS code K82079

    3.9 km

  • DR DV SHAH'S PRACTICE

    PASTURES WAY, LEWSEY FARM, LUTON, LU4 0PF

    ODS code E81076

    4.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Spinney Crescent North-end

    BCT · Beecroft

    27 m

  • Bunhill Close

    BCT · Beecroft

    101 m

  • Cookfield Close

    BCT · Beecroft

    238 m

  • Hambling Place

    BCT · Beecroft

    270 m

  • Ashcroft

    BCT · Beecroft

    287 m

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Central Bedfordshire 028D, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

5 of 10

Overall England rank

14,350 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
8 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

41 open schools are in scope, including 28 primary and 5 secondary schools. Beecroft Academy is the nearest published school at 201 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

1,966 published events cover 12 months, averaging 164 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 710 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.