LU6 1FN

Dunstable North · Central Bedfordshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Dunstable
Local authority
Central Bedfordshire
Postcode district
LU6
Postcode sector
LU6 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LU6 1HS 39 m
LU6 1HP 50 m
LU6 1NQ 52 m
LU6 1JA 64 m
LU6 1LW 67 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LU6 1FN
Status
Current
Introduced
1 August 2013
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LU
Postcode district
LU6
Postcode sector
LU6 1
Latitude
51.891359
Longitude
-0.529111
British National Grid easting
501,317
British National Grid northing
222,444

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Central Bedfordshire · E06000056
Parish or community
E04012806
Output area
E00088832
Lower layer super output area
Central Bedfordshire 028G · E01033834
Middle layer super output area
Central Bedfordshire 028 · E02003646

Postcode source versions

Explore LU6

33 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Elliott Court, 19, High Street North, Dunstable, LU6 1FN 29 May 2025 £234,000
Elliott Court, 10, High Street North, Dunstable, LU6 1FN 20 November 2024 £230,000
Elliott Court, 21, High Street North, Dunstable, LU6 1FN 21 July 2023 £205,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
48
Primary
30
Secondary
7
  1. All Saints Academy Dunstable

    Academy sponsor led

    531 m
  2. Westfield Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    716 m
  3. Ashton St Peter's VA C of E School

    Voluntary aided school

    725 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,764
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 929
  • Anti social behaviour 363
  • Shoplifting 276
  • Vehicle crime 226
  • Other theft 183

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
27

20 female, 7 male

Postcode households
20
Residents per household
1.4
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 0.2% 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.

GP practices

12

within 5 km

  • PRIORY GARDENS SURGERY

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

    ODS code E81014

    475 m

  • WEST STREET SURGERY

    89 WEST STREET, DUNSTABLE, LU6 1SF

    ODS code E81009

    780 m

  • EASTGATE SURGERY

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

    ODS code E81635

    862 m

  • KINGSBURY COURT SURGERY

    CHURCH STREET, DUNSTABLE, LU5 4RS

    ODS code E81045

    909 m

  • KIRBY ROAD SURGERY

    58 KIRBY ROAD, DUNSTABLE, LU6 3JH

    ODS code E81052

    920 m

  • HOUGHTON REGIS MEDICAL CENTRE

    PEEL STREET, HOUGHTON REGIS, DUNSTABLE, LU5 5EZ

    ODS code E81027

    1.8 km

  • WHEATFIELD SURGERY

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

    ODS code E81008

    2.5 km

  • DR DV SHAH'S PRACTICE

    PASTURES WAY, LEWSEY FARM, LUTON, LU4 0PF

    ODS code E81076

    3.1 km

  • DRS MIRZA SUKHANI & PARTNERS

    THE SURGERY, 30 THE GREEN, HOCKWELL RING, LUTON, LU4 9NN

    ODS code E81612

    4.2 km

  • THE OAKLEY SURGERY

    ADDINGTON WAY, LUTON, LU4 9FJ

    ODS code E81025

    4.4 km

  • EDLESBOROUGH SURGERY

    11 COW LANE, EDLESBOROUGH, DUNSTABLE, LU6 2HT

    ODS code K82079

    4.8 km

  • SUNDON MEDICAL CENTRE

    SUNDON PARK HC, 142-144 SUNDON PARK ROAD, SUNDON PARK, LUTON, LU3 3AH

    ODS code E81040

    4.9 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Westfield Road

    BCT · Dunstable

    0.0 miles
  • Park Street

    BCT · Dunstable

    0.1 miles
  • Westfield Road

    BCT · Dunstable

    0.1 miles
  • Ashton Road

    BCT · Dunstable

    0.2 miles
  • Beecroft Way

    BCT · Beecroft

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Central Bedfordshire 028G, 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

14,759 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
6 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

Property market

The five-year median is £225,000 from 12 recorded sales in LU6 1FN. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Central Bedfordshire is £356,453 in June 2026, up 2.9% year on year.

Schools

48 open schools are in scope, including 30 primary and 7 secondary schools. All Saints Academy Dunstable is the nearest published school at 531 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,764 published events cover 12 months, averaging 230.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 929 events.

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