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LU6 1FS

Dunstable North · Central Bedfordshire · England

Updated September 2026

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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 1FT 52 m
LU6 1FY 64 m
LU6 1FR 85 m
LU6 1FX 115 m
LU6 1FZ 129 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LU6 1FS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 February 2016
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LU
Postcode district
LU6
Postcode sector
LU6 1
Latitude
51.895221
Longitude
-0.542428
British National Grid easting
500,392
British National Grid northing
222,855

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
E00177067
Lower layer super output area
Central Bedfordshire 028E · E01017598
Middle layer super output area
Central Bedfordshire 028 · E02003646

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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86 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
5, Design Drive, Dunstable, LU6 1FS 24 April 2026 £90,000
18, Design Drive, Dunstable, LU6 1FS 7 April 2026 £408,500
15, Design Drive, Dunstable, LU6 1FS 31 October 2025 £110,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
43
Primary
30
Secondary
5

  1. Westfield Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    775 m

  2. Weatherfield Academy

    Academy special converter

    799 m

  3. Beecroft Academy

    Academy converter

    846 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,367
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 515
  • Anti social behaviour 219
  • Vehicle crime 132
  • Public order 88
  • Criminal damage and arson 88

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
172

87 female, 85 male

Postcode households
65
Residents per household
2.6
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 1.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider LU6 1 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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+
98.5%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
98.5%
Gigabit-capable
98.5%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

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

NHS ODS

GP practices

10

within 5 km

  • PRIORY GARDENS SURGERY

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

    ODS code E81014

    1.4 km

  • WEST STREET SURGERY

    89 WEST STREET, DUNSTABLE, LU6 1SF

    ODS code E81009

    1.6 km

  • KIRBY ROAD SURGERY

    58 KIRBY ROAD, DUNSTABLE, LU6 3JH

    ODS code E81052

    1.7 km

  • EASTGATE SURGERY

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

    ODS code E81635

    1.9 km

  • KINGSBURY COURT SURGERY

    CHURCH STREET, DUNSTABLE, LU5 4RS

    ODS code E81045

    1.9 km

  • HOUGHTON REGIS MEDICAL CENTRE

    PEEL STREET, HOUGHTON REGIS, DUNSTABLE, LU5 5EZ

    ODS code E81027

    2.0 km

  • WHEATFIELD SURGERY

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

    ODS code E81008

    3.1 km

  • DR DV SHAH'S PRACTICE

    PASTURES WAY, LEWSEY FARM, LUTON, LU4 0PF

    ODS code E81076

    3.9 km

  • EDLESBOROUGH SURGERY

    11 COW LANE, EDLESBOROUGH, DUNSTABLE, LU6 2HT

    ODS code K82079

    4.4 km

  • DRS MIRZA SUKHANI & PARTNERS

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

    ODS code E81612

    5.0 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

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

Nearby transport

  • Design Drive Hail + Ride

    BCT · Dunstable

    0.0 miles

  • Money Mead Hail + Ride

    BCT · Dunstable

    0.0 miles

  • Bank Avenue Hail + Ride

    BCT · Dunstable

    0.0 miles

  • Suncote Avenue

    BCT · Dunstable

    0.1 miles

  • Barrie Avenue

    BCT · Dunstable

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Central Bedfordshire 028E, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

29,316 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
10 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
2
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
11
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £214,000 from 13 recorded sales in LU6 1FS. 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

Published establishments

43 open schools are in scope, including 30 primary and 5 secondary schools. Westfield Nursery School is the nearest published school at 775 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,367 published events cover 12 months, averaging 113.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 515 events.

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