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LU6 1BQ

Postcode

A postcode in Central Bedfordshire 028H, Dunstable North ward, Central Bedfordshire.

This report describes the area around LU6 1BQ, not any one home. Each figure is shown at the level it was published: the postcode, a 1 km square, the neighbourhood or the whole council, as its tag says.

Around LU6 1BQ

Schools near LU6 1BQ

Within 2 km, nearest first
SchoolDistanceLatest Ofsted outcome
All Saints Academy Dunstable
Secondary. Attainment 8 of 35.7 (2025/26, provisional)
460 m
6 minutes on foot
Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade
Westfield Nursery School
Nursery
800 m
10 minutes on foot
Good (overall), October 2023
Beecroft Academy
Primary. 39% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
880 m
11 minutes on foot
Good (overall), March 2024
Weatherfield Academy
Special
960 m
12 minutes on foot
Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade
Houghton Regis Primary School
Primary. 36% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
1.1 km
14 minutes on foot
Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade
Ashton St Peter's VA C of E School
Primary. 45% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
1.3 km
16 minutes on foot
Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met
Lancot School
Primary. 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
1.4 km
17 minutes on foot
School remains Good, May 2024
Dunstable Icknield Lower School
Primary
1.5 km
19 minutes on foot
Requires improvement (overall), November 2023, before the school changed

Distances are in a straight line. Councils and schools set catchments and admissions, which Open Index doesn’t map: the council’s schools pages. Ofsted outcomes are as published, each with its date; grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.

Recent sales near LU6 1BQ

Latest sale at each postcode
  • £325,000Frenchs Gate, LU6 1BQAugust 2024, terraced, established, freehold10 m
  • £282,500Frenchs Gate, LU6 1BGJune 2025, terraced, established, freehold80 m
  • £123,000Morris Road, LU6 1FGOctober 2023, flat or maisonette, established, leasehold80 m
  • £180,000Daimler Drive, LU6 1FEOctober 2023, flat or maisonette, established, leasehold100 m
  • £362,500Delco Way, LU6 1DEOctober 2025, semi-detached, established, freehold110 m
  • £215,000Riley Grove, LU6 1FJDecember 2025, flat or maisonette, established, leasehold120 m
  • £390,000High Street North, LU6 1BEDecember 2025, semi-detached, established, freehold140 m
  • £370,000Vauxhall Way, LU6 1BFMay 2026, terraced, established, freehold150 m

HM Land Registry sales at nearby postcodes, by street and postcode only, never a house number. Sales take weeks to be registered. Every sale on the map

Within 1 km of LU6 1BQ

In a straight line

Pharmacies

  • DUNSTABLE PHARMACY840 m
  • SMART PHARMACY900 m

Supermarkets

  • Tesco Dunstable High St Esso ExpressTesco630 m
  • Co-op Dunstable - Westfield RoadThe Co-operative Group820 m
  • Lidl Houghton RegisLidl900 m

The neighbourhood: Central Bedfordshire 028H

Everything about Central Bedfordshire 028H
Deprivation score
22.0
Joint 13,104th most deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Median sale price
£320,000
Joint 13,865th most expensive of 31,750
Worked out by Open Index
Population
1,479
Joint 22,079th least populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
68.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

The postcode district: LU6

Everything about LU6
Median sale price
£375,000
Joint 674th most expensive of 2,235
Worked out by Open Index
Population
34,210
695th most populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
3%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
88.5%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Your MP

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Where these figures come from

Counts, distances and walking times are worked out by Open Index from each layer’s published points and outlines, in a straight line from the postcode’s centre. Street names © OpenStreetMap contributors.