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LU6 1GW

Eaton Bray · Central Bedfordshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Eaton Bray
Local authority
Central Bedfordshire
Constituency
Luton South and South Bedfordshire
Postcode district
LU6
Postcode sector
LU6 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LU6 1UA 445 m
LU6 1TZ 458 m
LU6 1TT 466 m
LU6 1TS 476 m
LU6 1TU 492 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LU6 1GW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 May 2025
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LU
Postcode district
LU6
Postcode sector
LU6 1
Latitude
51.888901
Longitude
-0.552005
British National Grid easting
499,747
British National Grid northing
222,139

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Central Bedfordshire · E06000056
Electoral ward
Eaton Bray · E05014408
Parish or community
E04011997
Westminster constituency
Luton South and South Bedfordshire · E14001346
Output area
E00088777
Lower layer super output area
Central Bedfordshire 032E · E01017588
Middle layer super output area
Central Bedfordshire 032 · E02003650

Postcode source versions

Explore LU6

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
38
Primary
25
Secondary
5

  1. Weatherfield Academy

    Academy special converter

    648 m

  2. Lancot School

    Academy sponsor led

    872 m

  3. Beecroft Academy

    Academy converter

    919 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
768
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 271
  • Anti social behaviour 153
  • Vehicle crime 89
  • Other theft 56
  • Public order 51

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

9

within 5 km straight-line

  • KIRBY ROAD SURGERY

    58 KIRBY ROAD, DUNSTABLE, LU6 3JH

    ODS code E81052

    1.9 km

  • WEST STREET SURGERY

    89 WEST STREET, DUNSTABLE, LU6 1SF

    ODS code E81009

    1.9 km

  • PRIORY GARDENS SURGERY

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

    ODS code E81014

    2.1 km

  • EASTGATE SURGERY

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

    ODS code E81635

    2.2 km

  • KINGSBURY COURT SURGERY

    CHURCH STREET, DUNSTABLE, LU5 4RS

    ODS code E81045

    2.3 km

  • HOUGHTON REGIS MEDICAL CENTRE

    PEEL STREET, HOUGHTON REGIS, DUNSTABLE, LU5 5EZ

    ODS code E81027

    3.0 km

  • EDLESBOROUGH SURGERY

    11 COW LANE, EDLESBOROUGH, DUNSTABLE, LU6 2HT

    ODS code K82079

    3.4 km

  • WHEATFIELD SURGERY

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

    ODS code E81008

    4.0 km

  • DR DV SHAH'S PRACTICE

    PASTURES WAY, LEWSEY FARM, LUTON, LU4 0PF

    ODS code E81076

    4.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Saxon Close

    BCT · Beecroft

    0.3 miles

  • Aidans Close

    BCT · Beecroft

    0.3 miles

  • Aldbanks

    BCT · Beecroft

    0.4 miles

  • Cookfield Close

    BCT · Beecroft

    0.4 miles

  • Dunstable Road

    BCT · Totternhoe

    0.5 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Central Bedfordshire 032E, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

18,240 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
2 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

38 open schools are in scope, including 25 primary and 5 secondary schools. Weatherfield Academy is the nearest published school at 648 m.

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

Recorded crime

768 published events cover 12 months, averaging 64 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 271 events.

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