LU6 9SB

Dunstable North · Central Bedfordshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Central Bedfordshire
Postcode district
LU6
Postcode sector
LU6 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
LU6 1AT 115 m
LU5 5AQ 116 m
LU6 1AA 121 m
LU6 1AU 135 m
LU6 1GQ 135 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LU6 9SB
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 February 2005
Terminated
1 March 2010
Postcode area
LU
Postcode district
LU6
Postcode sector
LU6 9
Latitude
51.892631
Longitude
-0.531555
British National Grid easting
501,146
British National Grid northing
222,582

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Central Bedfordshire · E06000056
Parish or community
E04012806
Output area
E00088835
Lower layer super output area
Central Bedfordshire 028G · E01033834
Middle layer super output area
Central Bedfordshire 028 · E02003646

Postcode source versions

Explore LU6

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
47
Primary
29
Secondary
7
  1. All Saints Academy Dunstable

    Academy sponsor led

    411 m
  2. Westfield Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    653 m
  3. Beecroft Academy

    Academy converter

    717 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,601
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 884
  • Anti social behaviour 355
  • Shoplifting 245
  • Vehicle crime 205
  • Other theft 176

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
Postcode sector residents
Not available

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 not available.

GP practices

12

within 5 km straight-line

  • PRIORY GARDENS SURGERY

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

    ODS code E81014

    640 m

  • WEST STREET SURGERY

    89 WEST STREET, DUNSTABLE, LU6 1SF

    ODS code E81009

    972 m

  • EASTGATE SURGERY

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

    ODS code E81635

    1.1 km

  • KIRBY ROAD SURGERY

    58 KIRBY ROAD, DUNSTABLE, LU6 3JH

    ODS code E81052

    1.1 km

  • KINGSBURY COURT SURGERY

    CHURCH STREET, DUNSTABLE, LU5 4RS

    ODS code E81045

    1.1 km

  • HOUGHTON REGIS MEDICAL CENTRE

    PEEL STREET, HOUGHTON REGIS, DUNSTABLE, LU5 5EZ

    ODS code E81027

    1.7 km

  • WHEATFIELD SURGERY

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

    ODS code E81008

    2.6 km

  • DR DV SHAH'S PRACTICE

    PASTURES WAY, LEWSEY FARM, LUTON, LU4 0PF

    ODS code E81076

    3.2 km

  • DRS MIRZA SUKHANI & PARTNERS

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

    ODS code E81612

    4.3 km

  • THE OAKLEY SURGERY

    ADDINGTON WAY, LUTON, LU4 9FJ

    ODS code E81025

    4.5 km

  • EDLESBOROUGH SURGERY

    11 COW LANE, EDLESBOROUGH, DUNSTABLE, LU6 2HT

    ODS code K82079

    4.8 km

  • SUNDON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E81040

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Westfield Road

    BCT · Dunstable

    0.1 miles
  • Westfield Road

    BCT · Dunstable

    0.1 miles
  • Northfields

    BCT · Dunstable

    0.1 miles
  • Northfields

    BCT · Dunstable

    0.2 miles
  • Park Street

    BCT · Dunstable

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Central Bedfordshire 028G, 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

14,759 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
3 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

47 open schools are in scope, including 29 primary and 7 secondary schools. All Saints Academy Dunstable is the nearest published school at 411 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,601 published events cover 12 months, averaging 216.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 884 events.

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