LU6 3SE

Dunstable East · 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 3FF 46 m
LU5 4FR 92 m
LU6 3RZ 95 m
LU6 3SH 97 m
LU6 3SF 100 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LU6 3SE
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LU
Postcode district
LU6
Postcode sector
LU6 3
Latitude
51.885109
Longitude
-0.518301
British National Grid easting
502,075
British National Grid northing
221,764

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Central Bedfordshire · E06000056
Parish or community
E04012806
Output area
E00177137
Lower layer super output area
Central Bedfordshire 029G · E01033837
Middle layer super output area
Central Bedfordshire 029 · E02003647

Postcode source versions

Explore LU6

34 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Parkside Flats, 10, High Street South, Dunstable, LU6 3SE 18 October 2024 £200,000
Parkside Flats, 13, High Street South, Dunstable, LU6 3SE 26 April 2024 £190,000
Parkside Flats, 14, High Street South, Dunstable, LU6 3SE 18 December 2023 £205,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
50
Primary
32
Secondary
7
  1. Priory Academy

    Academy converter

    222 m
  2. Dunstable Icknield Lower School

    Academy converter

    513 m
  3. Watling Lower School

    Academy converter

    575 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,725
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 899
  • Anti social behaviour 346
  • Shoplifting 288
  • Vehicle crime 227
  • Other theft 182

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
26

14 female, 12 male

Postcode households
15
Residents per household
1.7
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

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider LU6 3 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.

GP practices

14

within 5 km

  • EASTGATE SURGERY

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

    ODS code E81635

    156 m

  • KINGSBURY COURT SURGERY

    CHURCH STREET, DUNSTABLE, LU5 4RS

    ODS code E81045

    194 m

  • WEST STREET SURGERY

    89 WEST STREET, DUNSTABLE, LU6 1SF

    ODS code E81009

    521 m

  • KIRBY ROAD SURGERY

    58 KIRBY ROAD, DUNSTABLE, LU6 3JH

    ODS code E81052

    609 m

  • PRIORY GARDENS SURGERY

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

    ODS code E81014

    821 m

  • HOUGHTON REGIS MEDICAL CENTRE

    PEEL STREET, HOUGHTON REGIS, DUNSTABLE, LU5 5EZ

    ODS code E81027

    2.3 km

  • WHEATFIELD SURGERY

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

    ODS code E81008

    2.4 km

  • DR DV SHAH'S PRACTICE

    PASTURES WAY, LEWSEY FARM, LUTON, LU4 0PF

    ODS code E81076

    2.8 km

  • DRS MIRZA SUKHANI & PARTNERS

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

    ODS code E81612

    3.9 km

  • THE OAKLEY SURGERY

    ADDINGTON WAY, LUTON, LU4 9FJ

    ODS code E81025

    3.9 km

  • DR WHM MATTA'S PRACTICE

    37A LINDEN ROAD, LUTON, LU4 9QZ

    ODS code E81010

    4.6 km

  • LISTER HOUSE SURGERY

    473-475 DUNSTABLE ROAD, LUTON, LU4 8DG

    ODS code E81016

    4.7 km

  • CADDINGTON SURGERY

    33 MANOR ROAD, CADDINGTON, LUTON, LU1 4EE

    ODS code E81069

    4.7 km

  • SUNDON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E81040

    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

  • The Square

    BCT · Dunstable

    0.0 miles
  • The Square

    BCT · Dunstable

    0.0 miles
  • The Square

    BCT · Dunstable

    0.1 miles
  • Dunstable Square

    TXR · Dunstable

    0.1 miles
  • Friars Walk

    BCT · Dunstable

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Central Bedfordshire 029G, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

17,830 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
6 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
18
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 £200,000 from 5 recorded sales in LU6 3SE. 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

50 open schools are in scope, including 32 primary and 7 secondary schools. Priory Academy is the nearest published school at 222 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,725 published events cover 12 months, averaging 227.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 899 events.

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