High deprivation
IMD England
Low · 3.8 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
£292,500
Median property price
—
Annual change
East of England
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for LU6 1GF
Postcode
LU6 1GF
Coordinates
51.8895, -0.5251
Grid reference
TL015222
Easting
501,596
Northing
222,245
Region
East of England
Plus Code
9C3XVFQF+RX
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.
9605
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 9605 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 1GF
HM Land Registry · Central Bedfordshire
Average price
£292,500
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £292,500
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Nov '24 – Jul '25Jul '25: 1 sales · avg £320,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£320k£293k£265k
Nov '24Jul '25
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 1GF
England & WalesCrime trends · near LU6 1GF
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.63.6%
Other White18.0%
African3.0%
White & Black Caribbean2.0%
Other Asian1.7%
+ 5 other groups · 11.7%
Religion
Christian48.8%
No religion39.0%
Not answered6.7%
Muslim2.9%
Hindu1.3%
+ other · 1.3%
Age groups
25–3421.9%
35–4921.5%
50–6416.2%
≤46.4%
65–746.3%
+ 6 other age groups · 27.7%
Households
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 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 029C E01017568
E01017568MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Central Bedfordshire 029 E02003647
E02003647LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Central Bedfordshire 029C E01017568
E01017568MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Central Bedfordshire 029 E02003647
E02003647Urban: 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
May 2018
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~8 years
Active Duration
2018 -> PresentMay 2018 — Introduced
Postcode LU6 1GF 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 1GF is currently active and in use.
First introduced
May 2018
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~8 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near LU6 1GF
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
16 plusStateMixed · Ages 16–99
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11FSM 14%
RWM expected
45%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–9FSM 14%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–9FSM 16%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 35%
Attainment 8
36.9
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 9–16FSM 14%
Attainment 8
46.2
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 20%
RWM expected
39%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–9FSM 5%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–9
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 7–19FSM 43%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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