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LU6 1YW

Dunstable North · Central Bedfordshire · England

Updated September 2026

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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 1BS 134 m
LU6 1BW 151 m
LU6 1BP 162 m
LU6 1BN 172 m
LU6 1UJ 172 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LU6 1YW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1992
Terminated
1 July 1995
Postcode area
LU
Postcode district
LU6
Postcode sector
LU6 1
Latitude
51.897439
Longitude
-0.543694
British National Grid easting
500,300
British National Grid northing
223,100

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
E00177160
Lower layer super output area
Central Bedfordshire 028E · E01017598
Middle layer super output area
Central Bedfordshire 028 · E02003646

Postcode source versions

Explore LU6

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
44
Primary
31
Secondary
5

  1. All Saints Academy Dunstable

    Academy sponsor led

    981 m

  2. Westfield Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    1.0 km

  3. Weatherfield Academy

    Academy special converter

    1.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,223
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 510
  • Anti social behaviour 183
  • Vehicle crime 118
  • Criminal damage and arson 80
  • Public order 78

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

  • PRIORY GARDENS SURGERY

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

    ODS code E81014

    1.6 km

  • WEST STREET SURGERY

    89 WEST STREET, DUNSTABLE, LU6 1SF

    ODS code E81009

    1.9 km

  • HOUGHTON REGIS MEDICAL CENTRE

    PEEL STREET, HOUGHTON REGIS, DUNSTABLE, LU5 5EZ

    ODS code E81027

    1.9 km

  • KIRBY ROAD SURGERY

    58 KIRBY ROAD, DUNSTABLE, LU6 3JH

    ODS code E81052

    2.0 km

  • EASTGATE SURGERY

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

    ODS code E81635

    2.1 km

  • KINGSBURY COURT SURGERY

    CHURCH STREET, DUNSTABLE, LU5 4RS

    ODS code E81045

    2.1 km

  • WHEATFIELD SURGERY

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

    ODS code E81008

    3.2 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

    4.5 km

Nearby transport

  • Barrie Avenue

    BCT · Dunstable

    0.1 miles

  • Barrie Avenue

    BCT · Dunstable

    0.1 miles

  • Suncote Avenue

    BCT · Dunstable

    0.1 miles

  • Money Mead Hail + Ride

    BCT · Dunstable

    0.1 miles

  • Bank Avenue Hail + Ride

    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.

Evidence in context

Schools

44 open schools are in scope, including 31 primary and 5 secondary schools. All Saints Academy Dunstable is the nearest published school at 981 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,223 published events cover 12 months, averaging 101.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 510 events.

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