LU6 1LB Postcode | Crime, Sold Prices & Census (Central Bedfordshire) | Sipuha

Schools nearby

1
All Saints Academy Dunstable
Secondary with sixth form · Attainment 8 36.9
0.36 mi
2
Beecroft Academy
Primary · Good
0.37 mi
3
Ashton St Peter's VA C of E School
Primary
0.43 mi
4
Weatherfield Academy
All-through
0.52 mi
5
Dunstable Icknield Lower School
Primary
0.55 mi
6
Lancot School
Primary · Good
0.66 mi

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At a glance

Around average · 6.2 per 1k

LU6 1 sector median · 160 sales against 166 · +0.8% on the prior year

Most deprived 40–50%

Getting around

Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.

Stations

Leagrave Rail Station
Rail · Entrance
5.3 km straight lineabout 66 min
Luton Rail Station
Rail · Entrance
8.1 km straight lineabout 102 min
Harlington (Beds) Rail Station
Rail · Entrance
8.2 km straight lineabout 103 min

Bus stops

Westfield Road
Bus · adj · north-west
185 m straight lineabout 2 min
Beecroft Way
Bus · opp · east
189 m straight lineabout 2 min
Loring Road
Bus · SE-bound · south-east
202 m straight lineabout 3 min
Westfield Road
Bus · opp · south-east
212 m straight lineabout 3 min
Loring Road
Bus · SW-bound · south-west
238 m straight lineabout 3 min

Property sales (Land Registry)

England & Wales

Property sales · LU6 1

HM Land Registry Price Paid Data · LU6 1 · Oct 2025–Sep 2026 · 160 sales

LU6 1LB has no standard sales in Oct 2025–Sep 2026, so these figures are for the LU6 1 sector.

Average price

£310,827

Median price: £322,000

Median +0.8% vs prior 12 months

Standard sales only · Oct 2025–Sep 2026 · 160 sales

View district LU6

Recent sale price trend

Oct '25 – Sep '26Sep '26: 2 sales · avg £507,500

X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)

£508k£372k£237k

Oct '25Jan '26Apr '26Jul '26Sep '26

£365,000 · 2026-09-09 · Detached · Freehold

LU6 1NL

£650,000 · 2026-09-01 · Semi-detached · Freehold

LU6 1QJ

£332,000 · 2026-08-27 · Terraced · Freehold

LU6 1BT

£188,000 · 2026-08-26 · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold

LU6 1BF

£320,000 · 2026-08-24 · Terraced · Freehold

LU6 1FD

£192,000 · 2026-08-21 · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold

LU6 1FF

£345,000 · 2026-08-17 · Terraced · Freehold

LU6 1FH

£330,000 · 2026-08-10 · Terraced · Freehold

LU6 1EW

£425,000 · 2026-08-07 · Semi-detached · Freehold

LU6 1FS

£334,000 · 2026-08-07 · Terraced · Freehold

LU6 1BZ

HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, OGL.

Police Recorded Crime near LU6 1LB

England & Wales

Crime trends · near LU6 1LB

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 year · per 1,000 residents (Census 2021)Sep '24 – Aug '26

Key categories · YoY

Violent Crime

19

YoY +12%

31209

Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26

ASB

14

YoY —

22145

Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26

Vehicle Crime

3

YoY —

1791

Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26

Burglary

1

YoY —

530

Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26

Criminal damage

3

YoY —

741

Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26

Other recorded crime

25

YoY +67%

25166

Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26

0 of 2 key categories improving · other recorded crime rising

65

incidents · Aug '26

People

Household income (MSOA)

Average household income for the neighbourhood (MSOA) around this postcode, financial year ending March 2023

Financial year ending March 2023 · MSOA 2021 · Central Bedfordshire 028 (E02003646)

This is the published estimate for the MSOA that contains this postcode (about 2,000–6,000 households). It describes the neighbourhood around the postcode. England and Wales only.

Total annual household income: £59,884
Disposable (net) annual household income: £43,563
Disposable (net) annual household income before housing costs (equivalised): £37,868
Disposable (net) annual household income after housing costs (equivalised): £35,619

Source: Office for National Statistics. Income estimates for small areas, England and Wales, financial year ending 2023.

Income estimates for small areas, England and Wales · Open Government Licence v3.0

Ethnicity

Total residents: 1,607

White Brit.63.5%

Other White17.1%

African4.1%

Caribbean2.2%

Other Black2.1%

+ 13 other groups · 11.0%

Religion

Total residents: 1,604

Christian52.3%

No religion36.8%

Not answered4.9%

Muslim2.9%

Other religion0.9%

+ 4 other religions · 2.1%

Age groups

Total residents: 1,606

35–4926.2%

25–3418.8%

50–6413.8%

5–99.0%

≤48.2%

+ 6 other age groups · 24.1%

Households

Total households: 643

One person: other19.6%

Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children19.6%

One person: aged 66+10.0%

Cohabiting couple family: No children8.1%

Cohabiting couple family: With dependent children7.2%

+ 9 other households · 35.6%

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.

14759

Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England

1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived

Rank 14759 out of 33,755 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.

Flood zone

Flood Zone 1 at the postcode centre (EA Flood Map for Planning)

Flood Zone 1 at the postcode centre (EA Flood Map for Planning). This is the Environment Agency Flood Map for Planning zone at the ONS postcode centroid, not a property-level assessment. Source: Environment Agency flood map for planning, © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Environment Agency flood map for planning · Open Government Licence v3.0

GOV.UK long-term flood risk checker Flood map for planning

Nearby postcodes around LU6 1LB

Other postcode pages in the same local area as LU6 1LB.

LU5 5AA LU5 5AD LU5 5AF LU5 5AG LU5 5AJ LU5 5AL LU5 5AN LU5 5AQ LU5 5GL LU6 1AA LU6 1AD LU6 1AE LU6 1AF LU6 1AG LU6 1AH LU6 1AJ LU6 1AL LU6 1AN LU6 1AP LU6 1AQ LU6 1AR LU6 1AS LU6 1AT LU6 1AU

Technical details

Coordinates & Location for LU6 1LB

England

Country

Central Bedfordshire

Local Authority

Dunstable North

Ward

Luton

Travel to Work

TTWA

Postcode

LU6 1LB

Coordinates

51.8910, -0.5316

Grid reference

TL011224

Easting

501,147

Northing

222,403

Region

East of England

Plus Code

9C3XVFR9+C9

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

Administrative Information

Central Bedfordshire

Local Authority

Council Area

Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard E14001206

Constituency

E14001206

Bedfordshire

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

Cancer Alliance

National

NHS Region

East of England

Integrated Care Board

NHS Central East Integrated Care Board

Sub ICB Location

NHS Central East ICB - M1J4Y

Cancer Alliance

East of England

Statistical Areas

LSOA 2021

Super Output Area

Central Bedfordshire 028G E01033834

E01033834

MSOA 2021

Mid Super Output

Central Bedfordshire 028 E02003646

E02003646

LSOA 2011

Super Output Area

Central Bedfordshire 028F E01017599

E01017599

MSOA 2011

Mid Super Output

Central Bedfordshire 028 E02003646

E02003646

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

6:56 AM

Sunrise

4:35 PM

Sunset

9 hours 39 minutes of daylight today

Sunrise (today)

6:56 AM

Sunset (today)

4:35 PM

Daylight duration

9 hours 39 minutes

Time zone

GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)

Postcode History

October 1984

First Introduced

Active from

Not terminated

Usage Ended

Terminated

~42 years

Active Duration

1984 -> Present

October 1984 — Introduced

Postcode LU6 1LB 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.

2021 — Census Update

2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01033834 and MSOA E02003646 assigned.

2025 — Indices of Deprivation

IMD England rank: 14759

Present — Active

Postcode LU6 1LB is currently active and in use.

First introduced

October 1984

Usage ended

Not terminated

Active duration

~42 years

Last updated

2026-08-01

Current status

Live

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