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LU6 2FW

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 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LU6 2LA 171 m
LU6 2JX 410 m
LU6 2JY 443 m
LU6 1QY 650 m
LU6 2JU 970 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LU6 2FW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 April 2022
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LU
Postcode district
LU6
Postcode sector
LU6 2
Latitude
51.861415
Longitude
-0.560119
British National Grid easting
499,249
British National Grid northing
219,071

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
E04011943
Westminster constituency
Luton South and South Bedfordshire · E14001346
Output area
E00088699
Lower layer super output area
Central Bedfordshire 032B · E01017572
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
21
Primary
15
Secondary
3

  1. Edlesborough Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    2.0 km

  2. Totternhoe Church of England Academy

    Academy converter

    2.0 km

  3. Eaton Bray Academy

    Academy converter

    2.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
33
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 15
  • Burglary 4
  • Public order 4
  • Anti social behaviour 3
  • Criminal damage and arson 3

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.

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

6

within 5 km straight-line

  • EDLESBOROUGH SURGERY

    11 COW LANE, EDLESBOROUGH, DUNSTABLE, LU6 2HT

    ODS code K82079

    2.1 km

  • KIRBY ROAD SURGERY

    58 KIRBY ROAD, DUNSTABLE, LU6 3JH

    ODS code E81052

    3.4 km

  • WEST STREET SURGERY

    89 WEST STREET, DUNSTABLE, LU6 1SF

    ODS code E81009

    3.5 km

  • EASTGATE SURGERY

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

    ODS code E81635

    3.9 km

  • KINGSBURY COURT SURGERY

    CHURCH STREET, DUNSTABLE, LU5 4RS

    ODS code E81045

    4.0 km

  • PRIORY GARDENS SURGERY

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

    ODS code E81014

    4.3 km

Nearby transport

  • Icknield Way

    BCT · Well Head

    0.1 miles

  • Icknield Way

    BCT · Well Head

    0.1 miles

  • Icknield Way Farm

    BCT · Well Head

    0.1 miles

  • Icknield Way Farm

    BCT · Well Head

    0.1 miles

  • Whipsnade Zoo

    BCT · Whipsnade

    1.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Central Bedfordshire 032B, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

26,453 of 33,755

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

21 open schools are in scope, including 15 primary and 3 secondary schools. Edlesborough Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 1.2 miles.

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

Recorded crime

33 published events cover 12 months, averaging 2.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 15 events.

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