LU6 9XF

Dunstable Central · 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 2QR 0 m
LU6 2ZZ 0 m
LU6 3QJ 0 m
LU6 9NL 0 m
LU6 9NN 0 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
LU6 9XF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 May 2025
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
LU
Postcode district
LU6
Postcode sector
LU6 9
Latitude
51.887761
Longitude
-0.523968
British National Grid easting
501,679
British National Grid northing
222,051

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
East of England · E12000006
Local authority district
Central Bedfordshire · E06000056
Parish or community
E04012806
Output area
E00177107
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. Dunstable Icknield Lower School

    Academy converter

    430 m
  2. Ashton St Peter's VA C of E School

    Voluntary aided school

    545 m
  3. Priory Academy

    Academy converter

    704 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,722
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 906
  • Anti social behaviour 361
  • Shoplifting 277
  • Vehicle crime 234
  • Other theft 180

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

13

within 5 km

  • EASTGATE SURGERY

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

    ODS code E81635

    336 m

  • WEST STREET SURGERY

    89 WEST STREET, DUNSTABLE, LU6 1SF

    ODS code E81009

    369 m

  • KINGSBURY COURT SURGERY

    CHURCH STREET, DUNSTABLE, LU5 4RS

    ODS code E81045

    417 m

  • PRIORY GARDENS SURGERY

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

    ODS code E81014

    491 m

  • KIRBY ROAD SURGERY

    58 KIRBY ROAD, DUNSTABLE, LU6 3JH

    ODS code E81052

    535 m

  • HOUGHTON REGIS MEDICAL CENTRE

    PEEL STREET, HOUGHTON REGIS, DUNSTABLE, LU5 5EZ

    ODS code E81027

    2.0 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

    3.0 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

    4.2 km

  • DR WHM MATTA'S PRACTICE

    37A LINDEN ROAD, LUTON, LU4 9QZ

    ODS code E81010

    4.8 km

  • SUNDON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code E81040

    4.8 km

  • EDLESBOROUGH SURGERY

    11 COW LANE, EDLESBOROUGH, DUNSTABLE, LU6 2HT

    ODS code K82079

    5.0 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

  • Albion Street

    TXR · Dunstable

    0.1 miles
  • Regent Street

    BCT · Dunstable

    0.1 miles
  • Regent Street

    BCT · Dunstable

    0.1 miles
  • High Street North

    TXR · Dunstable

    0.1 miles
  • The Quadrant

    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. Dunstable Icknield Lower School is the nearest published school at 430 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,722 published events cover 12 months, averaging 226.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 906 events.

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