Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
9318
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 9318 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.
Police Recorded Crime near LU6 1FU
Crime trends · near LU6 1FU
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
9
YoY -10%
ASB
9
YoY +29%
Vehicle Crime
1
YoY +100%
Burglary
2
YoY +100%
Criminal damage
2
YoY -33%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
2 of 5 key categories improving · burglary rising
27
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 2,248
White Brit.63.6%
Other White18.0%
African3.0%
White & Black Caribbean2.0%
Other Asian1.7%
+ 5 other groups · 11.7%
Religion
Total residents: 2,249
Christian48.8%
No religion39.0%
Not answered6.7%
Muslim2.9%
Hindu1.3%
+ other · 1.3%
Age groups
Total residents: 2,254
25–3421.9%
35–4921.5%
50–6416.2%
≤46.4%
65–746.3%
+ 6 other age groups · 27.7%
Households
Total households: 1,040
Other25.5%
Any member 66+12.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children10.9%
Cohabiting couple family: No children9.1%
Lone parent family: With dependent children8.9%
+ 8 other households · 32.7%
Administrative Information
Central Bedfordshire
Local Authority
Council Area
Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard E14001206
Constituency
E14001206
Bedfordshire
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Dunstable Central
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 Scotland
East 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 029C E01017568
E01017568
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Central Bedfordshire 029 E02003647
E02003647
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Central Bedfordshire 029C E01017568
E01017568
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Central Bedfordshire 029 E02003647
E02003647
Urban: 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
4:13 AM
Sunrise
7:43 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:13 AM
Sunset (today)
7:43 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
October 2016
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~10 years
Active Duration
2016 -> Present
October 2016 — Introduced
Postcode LU6 1FU introduced by Royal Mail.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01017568 and MSOA E02003647 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode LU6 1FU is currently active and in use.
First introduced
October 2016
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~10 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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