LU6 3QL

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 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LU6 3QU 74 m
LU6 3QT 259 m
AL3 8QJ 260 m
LU6 3QY 364 m
AL3 8QQ 794 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LU6 3QL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 1990
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LU
Postcode district
LU6
Postcode sector
LU6 3
Latitude
51.848262
Longitude
-0.476074
British National Grid easting
505,067
British National Grid northing
217,726

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Central Bedfordshire · E06000056
Parish or community
E04011963
Output area
E00088770
Lower layer super output area
Central Bedfordshire 032C · E01017586
Middle layer super output area
Central Bedfordshire 032 · E02003650

Postcode source versions

Explore LU6

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
Packhorse Industrial Estate, Packhorse Place, Kensworth, Dunstable, LU6 3QL 29 September 2017 £2,750,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
31
Primary
22
Secondary
3
  1. Kensworth Church of England Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    1.3 km
  2. Markyate Village School and Nursery

    Community school

    1.3 km
  3. Caddington Village School

    Community school

    2.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
139
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 58
  • Anti social behaviour 36
  • Criminal damage and arson 9
  • Burglary 8
  • Other theft 6

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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
66.7%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
66.7%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
66.7%
Gigabit-capable
66.7%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
66.7%
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

2

within 5 km

  • CADDINGTON SURGERY

    33 MANOR ROAD, CADDINGTON, LUTON, LU1 4EE

    ODS code E81069

    2.2 km

  • THE MEDICI MEDICAL PRACTICE

    3 WINDSOR STREET, LUTON, LU1 3UA

    ODS code E81073

    4.9 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • The Packhorse PH

    BCT · Markyate

    0.1 miles
  • The Packhorse PH

    BCT · Markyate

    0.1 miles
  • The Packhorse PH

    BCT · Markyate

    0.2 miles
  • The Packhorse PH

    BCT · Markyate

    0.2 miles
  • Horse and Jockey

    BCT · Kensworth

    0.6 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Central Bedfordshire 032C, 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

15,920 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
1 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.

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

Schools

31 open schools are in scope, including 22 primary and 3 secondary schools. Kensworth Church of England Academy is the nearest published school at 0.8 miles.

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

Recorded crime

139 published events cover 12 months, averaging 11.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 58 events.

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