# LU6 3QJ: area report for a postcode in Central Bedfordshire

LU6 3QJ is a postcode in Central Bedfordshire.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Central Bedfordshire. Open the map at LU6 3QJ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Central Bedfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/central-bedfordshire) › [LU6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/lu6) › [LU6 3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/lu6-3)

## Around this postcode

- **94 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 15% on July. Central Bedfordshire 029C: 152 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-0.5240,51.8878,LU63QJ
- **Leagrave, 4.9 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-0.5240,51.8878,LU63QJ
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 430 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-0.5240,51.8878,LU63QJ
- **No property in LU6 3QJ listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-0.5240,51.8878,LU63QJ
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Central Bedfordshire 029C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-0.5240,51.8878,LU63QJ
- **£355,263 average price**: For the whole of Central Bedfordshire, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-0.5240,51.8878,LU63QJ
- **5 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 340 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-0.5240,51.8878,LU63QJ
- **6 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 70 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-0.5240,51.8878,LU63QJ
- **78% can get gigabit broadband**: Of homes and businesses in this output area, January 2026. (Output area) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gigabit-broadband?around=-0.5240,51.8878,LU63QJ
- **Moderate road and rail noise at LU6 3QJ**: Road 64 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-0.5240,51.8878,LU63QJ
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-0.5240,51.8878,LU63QJ
- **9.7 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-0.5240,51.8878,LU63QJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Dunstable Icknield Lower School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/dunstable-icknield-lower-school-e151210) | Primary | 430 m (5 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), November 2023, before the school changed | – |
| [Ashton St Peter's VA C of E School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ashton-st-peters-va-c-of-e-school-e109703) | Primary | 550 m (7 minutes on foot) | Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met | 45% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Priory Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/priory-academy-e138181) | All-through | 710 m (9 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, April 2023 | 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Watling Lower School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/watling-lower-school-e151796) | Primary | 940 m (12 minutes on foot) | Some aspects not as strong, December 2024 | – |
| [All Saints Academy Dunstable](https://openindex.co.uk/school/all-saints-academy-dunstable-e135946) | Secondary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 35.7 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Westfield Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/westfield-nursery-school-e109422) | Nursery | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2023 | – |
| [Beecroft Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/beecroft-academy-e140276) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2024 | 39% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Queensbury Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/queensbury-academy-e138571) | Secondary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 41.4 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 2025 | £192,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 70 m |
| March 2026 | £100,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| December 2023 | £265,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| February 2025 | £277,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| May 2026 | £137,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 120 m |
| May 2025 | £280,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 150 m |
| May 2026 | £80,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 150 m |
| July 2026 | £415,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 170 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: EASTGATE SURGERY (340 m); WEST STREET SURGERY (370 m); KINGSBURY COURT SURGERY (420 m); PRIORY GARDENS SURGERY (490 m); KIRBY ROAD SURGERY (540 m)
- Pharmacies: BOOTS (250 m); WEST STREET PHARMACY (260 m); DUNSTABLE PHARMACY (390 m); HERINGTON (CHEMISTS) LTD (400 m); ASDA PHARMACY (490 m)
- Dental practices: DUNSTABLE DENTAL PRACTICE (120 m); DARRELL HOUSE (380 m); DENTAL SURGERY (600 m); GREAT NORTHERN RD. DENTAL CLINIC (930 m)
- Supermarkets: Iceland Dunstable (70 m, Iceland); Asda Dunstable Superstore (280 m, Asda); Aldi Beecroft Dunstable (380 m, Aldi); Tesco Dunstable High St Esso Express (590 m, Tesco); Sainsburys Dunstable (810 m, Sainsburys)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £355,263** (August 2026). Central Bedfordshire’s average house price was £355,263 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 0.1% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £43,645** (2025). Full-time workers living in Central Bedfordshire earned a median of £43,645 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 73rd highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 8.1×** (2025). A home in Central Bedfordshire costs 8.1 times local full-time pay. Joint 127th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 13.1** (2025). Central Bedfordshire has a deprivation score of 13.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 65th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Central Bedfordshire 029C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 27.5** (2025). Central Bedfordshire 029C has a deprivation score of 27.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 9,572nd most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £285,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Central Bedfordshire 029C was £285,000 in 2025. Joint 14,790th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,247** (2021). Central Bedfordshire 029C had 2,247 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 2,445th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 89.7%** (January 2026). In Central Bedfordshire 029C, 89.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## LU6 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £375,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in LU6 was £375,000 in 2025. Joint 674th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 34,210** (2021). LU6 had 34,210 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 695th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 3%** (2022). About 3% of people in LU6 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 88.5%** (January 2026). In LU6, 88.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Central Bedfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/central-bedfordshire)
- Centre: 51.8878, -0.5240

Council: [Central Bedfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/central-bedfordshire) (Unitary authority, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/dunstable-and-leighton-buzzard): Alex Mayer (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), August 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Gigabit broadband coverage](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gigabit-broadband), January 2026 (Output area)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-0.5240,51.8878,LU63QJ

## How to cite

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/lu6-3qj