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LU6 1ZT

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 1DX 45 m
LU6 1DL 55 m
LU6 1EA 79 m
LU6 1DR 104 m
LU6 1DY 110 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LU6 1ZT
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 1998
Terminated
1 June 2000
Postcode area
LU
Postcode district
LU6
Postcode sector
LU6 1
Latitude
51.888095
Longitude
-0.537006
British National Grid easting
500,781
British National Grid northing
222,070

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
E00088830
Lower layer super output area
Central Bedfordshire 028C · E01017596
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
47
Primary
30
Secondary
7

  1. Beecroft Academy

    Academy converter

    120 m

  2. Westfield Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    126 m

  3. Weatherfield Academy

    Academy special converter

    391 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,080
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 750
  • Anti social behaviour 286
  • Vehicle crime 167
  • Other theft 142
  • Public order 141

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

10

within 5 km straight-line

  • WEST STREET SURGERY

    89 WEST STREET, DUNSTABLE, LU6 1SF

    ODS code E81009

    860 m

  • KIRBY ROAD SURGERY

    58 KIRBY ROAD, DUNSTABLE, LU6 3JH

    ODS code E81052

    897 m

  • PRIORY GARDENS SURGERY

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

    ODS code E81014

    1.1 km

  • EASTGATE SURGERY

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

    ODS code E81635

    1.2 km

  • KINGSBURY COURT SURGERY

    CHURCH STREET, DUNSTABLE, LU5 4RS

    ODS code E81045

    1.3 km

  • HOUGHTON REGIS MEDICAL CENTRE

    PEEL STREET, HOUGHTON REGIS, DUNSTABLE, LU5 5EZ

    ODS code E81027

    2.3 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

    3.8 km

  • EDLESBOROUGH SURGERY

    11 COW LANE, EDLESBOROUGH, DUNSTABLE, LU6 2HT

    ODS code K82079

    4.2 km

  • DRS MIRZA SUKHANI & PARTNERS

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

    ODS code E81612

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Ashcroft

    BCT · Beecroft

    0.0 miles

  • Beech Green

    BCT · Beecroft

    0.1 miles

  • Bunhill Close

    BCT · Beecroft

    0.2 miles

  • Recreation Ground

    BCT · Beecroft

    0.2 miles

  • Spinney Crescent North-end

    BCT · Beecroft

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Central Bedfordshire 028C, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

9,777 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
3 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

47 open schools are in scope, including 30 primary and 7 secondary schools. Beecroft Academy is the nearest published school at 120 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,080 published events cover 12 months, averaging 173.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 750 events.

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