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LU6 3HQ

Dunstable Central · Central Bedfordshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Dunstable Central
Local authority
Central Bedfordshire
Constituency
Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard
Postcode district
LU6
Postcode sector
LU6 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LU6 1EX 55 m
LU6 1JL 60 m
LU6 1LS 60 m
LU6 1HL 64 m
LU6 1EY 68 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LU6 3HQ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 March 1983
Terminated
1 December 1994
Postcode area
LU
Postcode district
LU6
Postcode sector
LU6 3
Latitude
51.889133
Longitude
-0.526525
British National Grid easting
501,500
British National Grid northing
222,200

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Central Bedfordshire · E06000056
Electoral ward
Dunstable Central · E05014403
Parish or community
E04012806
Westminster constituency
Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard · E14001206
Output area
E00088693
Lower layer super output area
Central Bedfordshire 029C · E01017568
Middle layer super output area
Central Bedfordshire 029 · E02003647

Postcode source versions

Explore LU6

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
49
Primary
31
Secondary
7

  1. Ashton St Peter's VA C of E School

    Voluntary aided school

    541 m

  2. Dunstable Icknield Lower School

    Academy converter

    573 m

  3. All Saints Academy Dunstable

    Academy sponsor led

    806 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,736
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 901
  • Anti social behaviour 361
  • Shoplifting 287
  • Vehicle crime 235
  • Other theft 179

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
LU6 3 residents
12,304

Age bands in LU6 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.1%

2,061 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.7%

1,236 residents

Age 25 to 44
26.1%

3,338 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.4%

3,503 residents

Age 65 and over
20.6%

2,628 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

13

within 5 km straight-line

  • PRIORY GARDENS SURGERY

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

    ODS code E81014

    436 m

  • WEST STREET SURGERY

    89 WEST STREET, DUNSTABLE, LU6 1SF

    ODS code E81009

    501 m

  • EASTGATE SURGERY

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

    ODS code E81635

    567 m

  • KINGSBURY COURT SURGERY

    CHURCH STREET, DUNSTABLE, LU5 4RS

    ODS code E81045

    633 m

  • KIRBY ROAD SURGERY

    58 KIRBY ROAD, DUNSTABLE, LU6 3JH

    ODS code E81052

    656 m

  • HOUGHTON REGIS MEDICAL CENTRE

    PEEL STREET, HOUGHTON REGIS, DUNSTABLE, LU5 5EZ

    ODS code E81027

    1.9 km

  • WHEATFIELD SURGERY

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

    ODS code E81008

    2.5 km

  • DR DV SHAH'S PRACTICE

    PASTURES WAY, LEWSEY FARM, LUTON, LU4 0PF

    ODS code E81076

    3.1 km

  • DRS MIRZA SUKHANI & PARTNERS

    THE SURGERY, 30 THE GREEN, HOCKWELL RING, LUTON, LU4 9NN

    ODS code E81612

    4.1 km

  • THE OAKLEY SURGERY

    ADDINGTON WAY, LUTON, LU4 9FJ

    ODS code E81025

    4.3 km

  • EDLESBOROUGH SURGERY

    11 COW LANE, EDLESBOROUGH, DUNSTABLE, LU6 2HT

    ODS code K82079

    4.9 km

  • SUNDON MEDICAL CENTRE

    SUNDON PARK HC, 142-144 SUNDON PARK ROAD, SUNDON PARK, LUTON, LU3 3AH

    ODS code E81040

    4.9 km

  • DR WHM MATTA'S PRACTICE

    37A LINDEN ROAD, LUTON, LU4 9QZ

    ODS code E81010

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Ashton Road

    BCT · Dunstable

    0.0 miles

  • Stuart Street

    BCT · Dunstable

    0.1 miles

  • Regent Street

    BCT · Dunstable

    0.1 miles

  • Regent Street

    BCT · Dunstable

    0.1 miles

  • Stuart Street

    BCT · Dunstable

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Central Bedfordshire 029C, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

9,605 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
3 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

49 open schools are in scope, including 31 primary and 7 secondary schools. Ashton St Peter's VA C of E School is the nearest published school at 541 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,736 published events cover 12 months, averaging 228 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 901 events.

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