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LU6 3JY

Dunstable West · Central Bedfordshire · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LU6 3FN 25 m
LU6 3JF 64 m
LU6 3JX 66 m
LU6 3JE 91 m
LU6 3JW 158 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LU6 3JY
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 July 2001
Postcode area
LU
Postcode district
LU6
Postcode sector
LU6 3
Latitude
51.878739
Longitude
-0.533009
British National Grid easting
501,077
British National Grid northing
221,035

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
E00088674
Lower layer super output area
Central Bedfordshire 029B · E01017567
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
45
Primary
28
Secondary
7

  1. Queensbury Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    335 m

  2. Lark Rise Academy

    Academy converter

    609 m

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

    Voluntary aided school

    708 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,841
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 604
  • Anti social behaviour 270
  • Vehicle crime 171
  • Other theft 141
  • Shoplifting 121

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

9

within 5 km straight-line

  • KIRBY ROAD SURGERY

    58 KIRBY ROAD, DUNSTABLE, LU6 3JH

    ODS code E81052

    666 m

  • WEST STREET SURGERY

    89 WEST STREET, DUNSTABLE, LU6 1SF

    ODS code E81009

    823 m

  • EASTGATE SURGERY

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

    ODS code E81635

    1.2 km

  • KINGSBURY COURT SURGERY

    CHURCH STREET, DUNSTABLE, LU5 4RS

    ODS code E81045

    1.4 km

  • PRIORY GARDENS SURGERY

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

    ODS code E81014

    1.7 km

  • HOUGHTON REGIS MEDICAL CENTRE

    PEEL STREET, HOUGHTON REGIS, DUNSTABLE, LU5 5EZ

    ODS code E81027

    3.2 km

  • WHEATFIELD SURGERY

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

    ODS code E81008

    3.6 km

  • EDLESBOROUGH SURGERY

    11 COW LANE, EDLESBOROUGH, DUNSTABLE, LU6 2HT

    ODS code K82079

    4.0 km

  • DR DV SHAH'S PRACTICE

    PASTURES WAY, LEWSEY FARM, LUTON, LU4 0PF

    ODS code E81076

    4.1 km

Nearby transport

  • Cemetery Lane

    BCT · Dunstable

    0.1 miles

  • Cemetery Lane

    BCT · Dunstable

    0.1 miles

  • Meadway

    BCT · Dunstable

    0.2 miles

  • Meadway

    BCT · Dunstable

    0.2 miles

  • Pipers Croft

    BCT · Dunstable

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Central Bedfordshire 029B, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

14,003 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
5 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

45 open schools are in scope, including 28 primary and 7 secondary schools. Queensbury Academy is the nearest published school at 335 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,841 published events cover 12 months, averaging 153.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 604 events.

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