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LU6 2AB

Dunstable Central · Central Bedfordshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Dunstable Central
Local authority
Central Bedfordshire
Constituency
Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard
Postcode district
LU6
Postcode sector
LU6 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LU5 5WU 0 m
LU6 1JH 0 m
LU6 2QR 0 m
LU6 2ZZ 0 m
LU6 3QJ 0 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LU6 2AB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 2024
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LU
Postcode district
LU6
Postcode sector
LU6 2
Latitude
51.887761
Longitude
-0.523968
British National Grid easting
501,679
British National Grid northing
222,051

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Central Bedfordshire · E06000056
Electoral ward
Dunstable Central · E05014403
Parish or community
E04012806
Westminster constituency
Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard · E14001206
Output area
E00177107
Lower layer super output area
Central Bedfordshire 029C · E01017568
Middle layer super output area
Central Bedfordshire 029 · E02003647

Postcode source versions

Explore LU6

Schools

Within 5 km of this postcode

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Open schools
49
Primary
31
Secondary
7

  1. Dunstable Icknield Lower School

    Academy converter

    430 m

  2. Ashton St Peter's VA C of E School

    Voluntary aided school

    545 m

  3. Priory Academy

    Academy converter

    704 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,722
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 906
  • Anti social behaviour 361
  • Shoplifting 277
  • Vehicle crime 234
  • Other theft 180

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
LU6 2 residents
8,668

Age bands in LU6 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.6%
1,242 residents
Age 15 to 24
7.8%
663 residents
Age 25 to 44
18.5%
1,574 residents
Age 45 to 64
30.8%
2,614 residents
Age 65 and over
28.2%
2,397 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

13

within 5 km straight-line

  • EASTGATE SURGERY

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

    ODS code E81635

    336 m

  • WEST STREET SURGERY

    89 WEST STREET, DUNSTABLE, LU6 1SF

    ODS code E81009

    369 m

  • KINGSBURY COURT SURGERY

    CHURCH STREET, DUNSTABLE, LU5 4RS

    ODS code E81045

    417 m

  • PRIORY GARDENS SURGERY

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

    ODS code E81014

    491 m

  • KIRBY ROAD SURGERY

    58 KIRBY ROAD, DUNSTABLE, LU6 3JH

    ODS code E81052

    535 m

  • 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

    2.5 km

  • DR DV SHAH'S PRACTICE

    PASTURES WAY, LEWSEY FARM, LUTON, LU4 0PF

    ODS code E81076

    3.0 km

  • DRS MIRZA SUKHANI & PARTNERS

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

    ODS code E81612

    4.1 km

  • THE OAKLEY SURGERY

    ADDINGTON WAY, LUTON, LU4 9FJ

    ODS code E81025

    4.2 km

  • DR WHM MATTA'S PRACTICE

    37A LINDEN ROAD, LUTON, LU4 9QZ

    ODS code E81010

    4.8 km

  • SUNDON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E81040

    4.8 km

  • EDLESBOROUGH SURGERY

    11 COW LANE, EDLESBOROUGH, DUNSTABLE, LU6 2HT

    ODS code K82079

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Albion Street

    TXR · Dunstable

    115 m

  • Regent Street

    BCT · Dunstable

    117 m

  • Regent Street

    BCT · Dunstable

    132 m

  • High Street North

    TXR · Dunstable

    175 m

  • The Quadrant

    BCT · Dunstable

    181 m

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Central Bedfordshire 029C, 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

9,605 of 33,755

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

Schools

49 open schools are in scope, including 31 primary and 7 secondary schools. Dunstable Icknield Lower School is the nearest published school at 430 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,722 published events cover 12 months, averaging 227 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 906 events.

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