Among the least deprived
IMD England
Low · 3.8 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
£304,750
Median property price
—
Annual change
East of England
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for LU6 1BT
Postcode
LU6 1BT
Coordinates
51.8971, -0.5383
Grid reference
TL006230
Easting
500,670
Northing
223,075
Region
East of England
Plus Code
9C3XVFW6+VM
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.
29316
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 29316 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)
England & WalesProperty sales · LU6 1BT
HM Land Registry · Central Bedfordshire
Average price
£300,833
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £304,750
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
May '24 – May '26May '26: 1 sales · avg £390,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£390k£304k£218k
May '24Sep '24Dec '25Feb '26May '26
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime near LU6 1BT
England & WalesCrime trends · near LU6 1BT
Counts are for Dunstable North electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
23
YoY stable
27188
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
7
YoY —
21135
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
2
YoY —
1791
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
2
YoY —
420
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
4
YoY —
840
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.64.0%
Other White9.8%
African5.5%
Other Asian3.6%
Indian3.3%
+ 7 other groups · 13.6%
Religion
Christian50.8%
No religion33.1%
Not answered5.6%
Muslim4.5%
Hindu3.8%
+ other · 2.2%
Age groups
35–4924.1%
25–3416.3%
50–6416.1%
≤49.2%
65–748.1%
+ 5 other age groups · 26.3%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children23.8%
Other12.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children12.2%
Any member 66+8.8%
Cohabiting couple family: With dependent children7.8%
+ 7 other households · 34.6%
Administrative Information
Central Bedfordshire
Local Authority
Council AreaDunstable and Leighton Buzzard E14001206
Constituency
E14001206Bedfordshire
Police Force
England
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 EnglandEast of England
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
East of England
NHS Region
East of England
Integrated Care Board
NHS Central East Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Bedfordshire
Sub ICB Location
NHS Central East ICB - M1J4Y
Cancer Alliance
East of England
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Central Bedfordshire 028E E01017598
E01017598MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Central Bedfordshire 028 E02003646
E02003646LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Central Bedfordshire 028E E01017598
E01017598MSOA 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
5:41 AM
Sunrise
6:11 PM
Sunset
12 hours 30 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:41 AM
Sunset (today)
6:11 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 30 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 1BT 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: 29316
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01017598 and MSOA E02003646 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode LU6 1BT is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near LU6 1BT
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 35%
Attainment 8
36.9
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 7–19FSM 43%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 20%
RWM expected
39%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 20%
RWM expected
36%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11FSM 14%
RWM expected
45%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 14%
RWM expected
64%
16 plusStateMixed · Ages 16–99
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 36%
RWM expected
39%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–9FSM 14%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–9FSM 16%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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