LU6 2QB

Caddington · Central Bedfordshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Dunstable
Local authority
Central Bedfordshire
Postcode district
LU6
Postcode sector
LU6 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LU6 2QW 70 m
LU6 2QA 81 m
LU6 2QE 130 m
LU6 2QD 198 m
LU6 2QN 245 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LU6 2QB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LU
Postcode district
LU6
Postcode sector
LU6 2
Latitude
51.831717
Longitude
-0.521113
British National Grid easting
502,002
British National Grid northing
215,822

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Central Bedfordshire · E06000056
Parish or community
E04011990
Output area
E00088775
Lower layer super output area
Central Bedfordshire 032D · E01017587
Middle layer super output area
Central Bedfordshire 032 · E02003650

Postcode source versions

Explore LU6

39 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Chartley House, Swannells Wood, Studham, Dunstable, LU6 2QB 27 June 2025 £750,000
Whitehaven, Swannells Wood, Studham, Dunstable, LU6 2QB 13 December 2024 £786,774
Grey Stones, Swannells Wood, Studham, Dunstable, LU6 2QB 15 November 2024 £765,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
12
Primary
10
Secondary
1
  1. Studham Village CofE Academy

    Academy converter

    256 m
  2. Dagnall VA Church of England School

    Voluntary aided school

    2.7 km
  3. Kensworth Church of England Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    2.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
27
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Anti social behaviour 6
  • Criminal damage and arson 6
  • Violence and sexual offences 6
  • Robbery 2
  • Other theft 2

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
60

32 female, 28 male

Postcode households
25
Residents per household
2.4
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 0.7% 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.

Nearby transport

  • Studham Lower School

    BCT · Studham

    0.1 miles
  • Studham Lower School

    BCT · Studham

    0.1 miles
  • Church Close

    BCT · Studham

    0.1 miles
  • Church Close

    BCT · Studham

    0.1 miles
  • Red Lion

    BCT · Studham

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Central Bedfordshire 032D, 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

23,640 of 33,755

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

Property market

The five-year median is £765,000 from 5 recorded sales in LU6 2QB. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Central Bedfordshire is £356,453 in June 2026, up 2.9% year on year.

Schools

12 open schools are in scope, including 10 primary and 1 secondary schools. Studham Village CofE Academy is the nearest published school at 256 m.

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

Recorded crime

27 published events cover 12 months, averaging 2.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Anti social behaviour with 6 events.

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