CheckNear.me

LU6 2AR

Dunstable West · Central Bedfordshire · England

Updated September 2026

Compare this postcode

Location overview

Drag to pan. Use + or - to zoom. Open larger map
Post town
Dunstable
Ward
Dunstable West
Local authority
Central Bedfordshire
Constituency
Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard
Postcode district
LU6
Postcode sector
LU6 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LU6 1AR 98 m
LU6 1TJ 112 m
LU6 1TP 171 m
LU6 1TH 179 m
LU6 2AP 199 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LU6 2AR
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 2002
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LU
Postcode district
LU6
Postcode sector
LU6 2
Latitude
51.885044
Longitude
-0.541813
British National Grid easting
500,457
British National Grid northing
221,724

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Central Bedfordshire · E06000056
Electoral ward
Dunstable West · E05014407
Parish or community
E04012806
Westminster constituency
Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard · E14001206
Output area
E00088666
Lower layer super output area
Central Bedfordshire 028A · E01017566
Middle layer super output area
Central Bedfordshire 028 · E02003646

Postcode source versions

Explore LU6

Property

View all property records
4 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
3, Lancot Place, Dunstable, LU6 2AR 1 June 2018 £680,000
1, Lancot Place, Dunstable, LU6 2AR 25 October 2002 £452,500
2, Lancot Place, Dunstable, LU6 2AR 19 September 2002 £452,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
40
Primary
27
Secondary
5

  1. Lancot School

    Academy sponsor led

    112 m

  2. Weatherfield Academy

    Academy special converter

    339 m

  3. Beecroft Academy

    Academy converter

    388 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
1,718
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 600
  • Anti social behaviour 255
  • Vehicle crime 144
  • Public order 117
  • Criminal damage and arson 111

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
18

11 female, 7 male

Postcode households
5
Residents per household
3.6
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

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider LU6 2 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

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+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

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

GP practices

9

within 5 km

  • KIRBY ROAD SURGERY

    58 KIRBY ROAD, DUNSTABLE, LU6 3JH

    ODS code E81052

    1.1 km

  • WEST STREET SURGERY

    89 WEST STREET, DUNSTABLE, LU6 1SF

    ODS code E81009

    1.1 km

  • EASTGATE SURGERY

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

    ODS code E81635

    1.5 km

  • PRIORY GARDENS SURGERY

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

    ODS code E81014

    1.6 km

  • KINGSBURY COURT SURGERY

    CHURCH STREET, DUNSTABLE, LU5 4RS

    ODS code E81045

    1.6 km

  • HOUGHTON REGIS MEDICAL CENTRE

    PEEL STREET, HOUGHTON REGIS, DUNSTABLE, LU5 5EZ

    ODS code E81027

    2.8 km

  • WHEATFIELD SURGERY

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

    ODS code E81008

    3.6 km

  • EDLESBOROUGH SURGERY

    11 COW LANE, EDLESBOROUGH, DUNSTABLE, LU6 2HT

    ODS code K82079

    3.7 km

  • DR DV SHAH'S PRACTICE

    PASTURES WAY, LEWSEY FARM, LUTON, LU4 0PF

    ODS code E81076

    4.2 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

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

Nearby transport

  • Cookfield Close

    BCT · Beecroft

    0.1 miles

  • Spinney Crescent North-end

    BCT · Beecroft

    0.1 miles

  • Bunhill Close

    BCT · Beecroft

    0.2 miles

  • Lancot Avenue

    BCT · Dunstable

    0.2 miles

  • Saxon Close

    BCT · Beecroft

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Central Bedfordshire 028A, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

31,720 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
9 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

40 open schools are in scope, including 27 primary and 5 secondary schools. Lancot School is the nearest published school at 112 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,718 published events cover 12 months, averaging 143.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 600 events.

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