High deprivation
IMD England
69
Crime · May '26
£342,500
Median property price
—
Annual change
East of England
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for LU6 1BE
Postcode
LU6 1BE
Coordinates
51.8959, -0.5343
Grid reference
TL009229
Easting
500,948
Northing
222,939
Region
East of England
Plus Code
9C3XVFW8+87
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Dunstable
Travel to Work
Luton
ITL Region
Central Bedfordshire
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
11720
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 11720 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
Property sales · LU6 1BE
HM Land Registry · Central Bedfordshire
Average price
£339,125
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £342,500
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Dec '23 – Dec '25Dec '25: 1 sales · avg £390,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£408k£337k£265k
Dec '23Sep '24Mar '25Oct '25Dec '25
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Police Recorded Crime near LU6 1BE
Crime trends · near LU6 1BE
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
27188
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
26
YoY +8%
ASB
21135
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
21
YoY +320%
Vehicle Crime
1791
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
4
YoY stable
Burglary
420
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
2
YoY +100%
Criminal damage
840
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
1
YoY -83%
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.64.3%
Other White13.7%
African4.3%
Indian3.4%
Caribbean3.0%
+ 7 other groups · 11.4%
Religion
Christian47.3%
No religion41.2%
Not answered6.1%
Hindu2.1%
Muslim1.9%
+ other · 1.5%
Age groups
35–4926.2%
25–3418.3%
50–6414.0%
10–158.8%
5–97.9%
+ 5 other age groups · 24.9%
Households
Other18.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children18.5%
Lone parent family: With dependent children11.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.2%
Cohabiting couple family: No children8.3%
+ 9 other households · 33.7%
Administrative Information
Central Bedfordshire
Local Authority
Council AreaDunstable and Leighton Buzzard E14001206
Constituency
E14001206Bedfordshire
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Dunstable North
Constituency code
E14001206
EU Electoral Region
Eastern
Parish
Dunstable
International Territorial Level
Central Bedfordshire
Health & NHS
East of England
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS ScotlandEast of England
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
East of England
NHS Region
East of England
Integrated Care Board
NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Bedfordshire
Sub ICB Location
NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes ICB - M1J4Y
Cancer Alliance
East of England
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Central Bedfordshire 028H E01033835
E01033835MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Central Bedfordshire 028 E02003646
E02003646LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Central Bedfordshire 028F E01017599
E01017599MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Central Bedfordshire 028 E02003646
E02003646Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban city and town C1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
3:54 AM
Sunrise
8:19 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
3:54 AM
Sunset (today)
8:19 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode LU6 1BE introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1. IMD England rank: 11720
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01033835 and MSOA E02003646 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode LU6 1BE is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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