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LU6 2NY

Dunstable West · Central Bedfordshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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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 2PU 108 m
LU6 2PT 132 m
LU6 2AF 151 m
LU6 2AG 165 m
LU6 2AE 192 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LU6 2NY
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 February 1990
Terminated
1 December 1991
Postcode area
LU
Postcode district
LU6
Postcode sector
LU6 2
Latitude
51.881225
Longitude
-0.541312
British National Grid easting
500,500
British National Grid northing
221,300

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
E00088669
Lower layer super output area
Central Bedfordshire 028A · E01017566
Middle layer super output area
Central Bedfordshire 028 · E02003646

Postcode source versions

Explore LU6

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
41
Primary
28
Secondary
5

  1. Lancot School

    Academy sponsor led

    318 m

  2. Weatherfield Academy

    Academy special converter

    764 m

  3. Beecroft Academy

    Academy converter

    770 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
1,390
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 497
  • Anti social behaviour 210
  • Vehicle crime 132
  • Criminal damage and arson 99
  • Public order 95

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

9

within 5 km straight-line

  • KIRBY ROAD SURGERY

    58 KIRBY ROAD, DUNSTABLE, LU6 3JH

    ODS code E81052

    1.0 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

    1.6 km

  • KINGSBURY COURT SURGERY

    CHURCH STREET, DUNSTABLE, LU5 4RS

    ODS code E81045

    1.7 km

  • PRIORY GARDENS SURGERY

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

    ODS code E81014

    1.8 km

  • HOUGHTON REGIS MEDICAL CENTRE

    PEEL STREET, HOUGHTON REGIS, DUNSTABLE, LU5 5EZ

    ODS code E81027

    3.1 km

  • EDLESBOROUGH SURGERY

    11 COW LANE, EDLESBOROUGH, DUNSTABLE, LU6 2HT

    ODS code K82079

    3.6 km

  • WHEATFIELD SURGERY

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

    ODS code E81008

    3.8 km

  • DR DV SHAH'S PRACTICE

    PASTURES WAY, LEWSEY FARM, LUTON, LU4 0PF

    ODS code E81076

    4.4 km

Nearby transport

  • Lancot Avenue

    BCT · Dunstable

    0.0 miles

  • Lancot Avenue

    BCT · Dunstable

    0.0 miles

  • Royce Close

    BCT · Dunstable

    0.2 miles

  • Royce Close

    BCT · Dunstable

    0.2 miles

  • Whipsnade Road

    BCT · Dunstable

    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.

Evidence in context

Schools

41 open schools are in scope, including 28 primary and 5 secondary schools. Lancot School is the nearest published school at 318 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,390 published events cover 12 months, averaging 115.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 497 events.

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