LU6 2SP

Eaton Bray · 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 2DZ 79 m
LU6 2DW 84 m
LU6 2SR 90 m
LU6 2HQ 132 m
LU6 2DT 144 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LU6 2SP
Status
Current
Introduced
1 February 1990
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LU
Postcode district
LU6
Postcode sector
LU6 2
Latitude
51.875178
Longitude
-0.583577
British National Grid easting
497,604
British National Grid northing
220,570

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Central Bedfordshire · E06000056
Parish or community
E04011943
Output area
E00088700
Lower layer super output area
Central Bedfordshire 032B · E01017572
Middle layer super output area
Central Bedfordshire 032 · E02003650

Postcode source versions

Explore LU6

16 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
11, Eaton Park, Eaton Bray, Dunstable, LU6 2SP 6 October 2023 £700,000
17, Eaton Park, Eaton Bray, Dunstable, LU6 2SP 7 November 2022 £650,000
9, Eaton Park, Eaton Bray, Dunstable, LU6 2SP 16 February 2022 £795,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
17
Primary
12
Secondary
2
  1. Eaton Bray Academy

    Academy converter

    276 m
  2. Edlesborough Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    1.2 km
  3. Totternhoe Church of England Academy

    Academy converter

    1.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
183
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 79
  • Anti social behaviour 26
  • Criminal damage and arson 21
  • Vehicle crime 16
  • Public order 13

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
23

13 female, 10 male

Postcode households
6
Residents per household
3.8
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 0.3% 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+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
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

  • EDLESBOROUGH SURGERY

    11 COW LANE, EDLESBOROUGH, DUNSTABLE, LU6 2HT

    ODS code K82079

    823 m

  • KIRBY ROAD SURGERY

    58 KIRBY ROAD, DUNSTABLE, LU6 3JH

    ODS code E81052

    4.0 km

  • WEST STREET SURGERY

    89 WEST STREET, DUNSTABLE, LU6 1SF

    ODS code E81009

    4.1 km

  • EASTGATE SURGERY

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

    ODS code E81635

    4.6 km

  • PRIORY GARDENS SURGERY

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

    ODS code E81014

    4.6 km

  • KINGSBURY COURT SURGERY

    CHURCH STREET, DUNSTABLE, LU5 4RS

    ODS code E81045

    4.7 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

  • Moor End

    BCT · Eaton Bray

    0.1 miles
  • School Lane

    BCT · Eaton Bray

    0.1 miles
  • Moor End

    BCT · Eaton Bray

    0.1 miles
  • Woodside

    BCT · Eaton Bray

    0.2 miles
  • Wallace Drive

    BCT · Eaton Bray

    0.3 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.

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 £700,000 from 3 recorded sales in LU6 2SP. 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

17 open schools are in scope, including 12 primary and 2 secondary schools. Eaton Bray Academy is the nearest published school at 276 m.

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

Recorded crime

183 published events cover 12 months, averaging 15.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 79 events.

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