LU6 1LD postcode in Dunstable, Central Bedfordshire

LU6 1LD is a postcode in Dunstable, in the Dunstable North ward of Central Bedfordshire. It is in the Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard parliamentary constituency and the Bedfordshire police force area, and has been in use since June 1981.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses can get it. Central Bedfordshire: 87% Typical price £325,000 Homes sold in LU6 1, last 12 months. ▲ 3.2% on the year before Nearest station Leagrave 4.9 km in a straight line

Where LU6 1LD is, and what is near it

Map of LU6 1LD and what is near it Map of LU6 1LD: its centre point, with the 248 other postcodes in the LU6 1 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices and 9 bus stops, over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. A5505A505 LU6 1AA: also in LU6 1LU6 1AD: also in LU6 1LU6 1AE: also in LU6 1LU6 1AG: also in LU6 1LU6 1AL: also in LU6 1LU6 1AS: also in LU6 1LU6 1AT: also in LU6 1LU6 1AU: also in LU6 1LU6 1AX: also in LU6 1LU6 1AY: also in LU6 1LU6 1BB: also in LU6 1LU6 1BD: also in LU6 1LU6 1BE: also in LU6 1LU6 1BF: also in LU6 1LU6 1BG: also in LU6 1LU6 1BQ: also in LU6 1LU6 1DA: also in LU6 1LU6 1DB: also in LU6 1LU6 1DD: also in LU6 1LU6 1DE: also in LU6 1LU6 1DF: also in LU6 1LU6 1DH: also in LU6 1LU6 1DJ: also in LU6 1LU6 1DL: also in LU6 1LU6 1DN: also in LU6 1LU6 1DP: also in LU6 1LU6 1DR: also in LU6 1LU6 1DS: also in LU6 1LU6 1DT: also in LU6 1LU6 1DU: also in LU6 1LU6 1DX: also in LU6 1LU6 1DY: also in LU6 1LU6 1DZ: also in LU6 1LU6 1EA: also in LU6 1LU6 1EB: also in LU6 1LU6 1ED: also in LU6 1LU6 1EE: also in LU6 1LU6 1EF: also in LU6 1LU6 1EG: also in LU6 1LU6 1EJ: also in LU6 1LU6 1EN: also in LU6 1LU6 1EP: also in LU6 1LU6 1EQ: also in LU6 1LU6 1ER: also in LU6 1LU6 1ES: also in LU6 1LU6 1ET: also in LU6 1LU6 1EU: also in LU6 1LU6 1EW: also in LU6 1LU6 1EX: also in LU6 1LU6 1EY: also in LU6 1LU6 1FA: also in LU6 1LU6 1FB: also in LU6 1LU6 1FD: also in LU6 1LU6 1FE: also in LU6 1LU6 1FF: also in LU6 1LU6 1FG: also in LU6 1LU6 1FH: also in LU6 1LU6 1FJ: also in LU6 1LU6 1FL: also in LU6 1LU6 1FN: also in LU6 1LU6 1FP: also in LU6 1LU6 1FU: also in LU6 1LU6 1GA: also in LU6 1LU6 1GB: also in LU6 1LU6 1GD: also in LU6 1LU6 1GE: also in LU6 1LU6 1GF: also in LU6 1LU6 1GG: also in LU6 1LU6 1GH: also in LU6 1LU6 1GJ: also in LU6 1LU6 1GL: also in LU6 1LU6 1GP: also in LU6 1LU6 1GQ: also in LU6 1LU6 1GR: also in LU6 1LU6 1GS: also in LU6 1LU6 1GT: also in LU6 1LU6 1GU: also in LU6 1LU6 1HA: also in LU6 1LU6 1HB: also in LU6 1LU6 1HD: also in LU6 1LU6 1HE: also in LU6 1LU6 1HF: also in LU6 1LU6 1HG: also in LU6 1LU6 1HJ: also in LU6 1LU6 1HL: also in LU6 1LU6 1HN: also in LU6 1LU6 1HP: also in LU6 1LU6 1HR: also in LU6 1LU6 1HS: also in LU6 1LU6 1HT: also in LU6 1LU6 1HW: also in LU6 1LU6 1HX: also in LU6 1LU6 1JA: also in LU6 1LU6 1JE: also in LU6 1LU6 1JF: also in LU6 1LU6 1JH: also in LU6 1LU6 1JJ: also in LU6 1LU6 1JL: also in LU6 1LU6 1JN: also in LU6 1LU6 1JP: also in LU6 1LU6 1JS: also in LU6 1LU6 1JW: also in LU6 1LU6 1JX: also in LU6 1LU6 1LA: also in LU6 1LU6 1LB: also in LU6 1LU6 1LE: also in LU6 1LU6 1LH: also in LU6 1LU6 1LN: also in LU6 1LU6 1LP: also in LU6 1LU6 1LR: also in LU6 1LU6 1LS: also in LU6 1LU6 1LT: also in LU6 1LU6 1LU: also in LU6 1LU6 1LW: also in LU6 1LU6 1LX: also in LU6 1LU6 1LY: also in LU6 1LU6 1LZ: also in LU6 1LU6 1ND: also in LU6 1LU6 1NE: also in LU6 1LU6 1NF: also in LU6 1LU6 1NJ: also in LU6 1LU6 1NL: also in LU6 1LU6 1NN: also in LU6 1LU6 1NP: also in LU6 1LU6 1NQ: also in LU6 1LU6 1NT: also in LU6 1LU6 1NX: also in LU6 1LU6 1NY: also in LU6 1LU6 1PJ: also in LU6 1LU6 1PL: also in LU6 1LU6 1PN: also in LU6 1LU6 1PP: also in LU6 1LU6 1PS: also in LU6 1LU6 1PW: also in LU6 1LU6 1PZ: also in LU6 1LU6 1SA: also in LU6 1LU6 1SB: also in LU6 1LU6 1SD: also in LU6 1LU6 1SE: also in LU6 1LU6 1SF: also in LU6 1LU6 1SG: also in LU6 1LU6 1SH: also in LU6 1LU6 1SJ: also in LU6 1LU6 1SL: also in LU6 1LU6 1SQ: also in LU6 1LU6 1ST: also in LU6 1LU6 1SU: also in LU6 1LU6 1SW: also in LU6 1LU6 1SX: also in LU6 1LU6 1TA: also in LU6 1LU6 1TD: also in LU6 1LU6 1UP: also in LU6 1LU6 1UR: also in LU6 1LU6 1UW: also in LU6 1LU6 1XF: also in LU6 1LU6 1XG: also in LU6 1LU6 1XQ: also in LU6 1 Priory Academy 1.0 kmLeagrave station 4.9 kmLuton station 7.7 kmDunstable LU6 1LD Map of LU6 1LD and what is near it Map of LU6 1LD: its centre point, with the 248 other postcodes in the LU6 1 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices and 9 bus stops, over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. School 700 mPriory Academy 1.0 kmDunstable LU6 1LD
  • LU6 1LD
  • Other postcodes in LU6 1: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 9 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.8901, longitude -0.5261)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after LU6 1LD?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at LU6 1LD?

Every home and business at LU6 1LD can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% can get it

Central Bedfordshire: 87%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Central Bedfordshire: 98%

The line marks the figure across Central Bedfordshire.

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Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at LU6 1LD?

BinDayBuddy has not read Central Bedfordshire Council's days for LU6 1LD today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

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Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is LU6 1LD at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include LU6 1LD.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Central Bedfordshire

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for LU6 1LD: 6,186 properties in Central Bedfordshire are at high risk (3.9% of all its properties). All the figures for Central Bedfordshire

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of LU6 1LD is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near LU6 1LD?

Homes in LU6 1 sold for a typical £325,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 157 sales, up 3.2% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£325,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£315,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 3.2% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £446,500 18 sales
  • Semi-detached £350,000 53 sales
  • Terraced £315,000 51 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £171,000 35 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole LU6 district: a typical £365,000 from 405 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in LU6 1LD

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in LU6 1LD from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near LU6 1LD?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,190 homes in the neighbourhood around LU6 1LD. The largest share of them, 35%, are in council tax band A. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (21%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around LU6 1LD

Band D in Central Bedfordshire for 2026‑27: £2,516. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,677 (band A) to £3,075 (band E); band A, the most common, is £1,677.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 420 (35%)£1,677
Band Babout 250 (21%)£1,957
Band Cabout 410 (34%)£2,237
Band Dabout 80 (7%)£2,516
Band Eabout 30 (3%)£3,075
Band Fwithheld£3,634
Band Gfewer than 5£4,194
Band Hwithheld£5,032

When the homes were built

  1. 21% Before 1900
  2. 16% 1900 to 1918
  3. 6% 1919 to 1939
  4. 2% 1945 to 1964
  5. 12% 1965 to 1982
  6. 21% 1983 to 1999
  7. 5% 2000 to 2009
  8. 14% 2010 to 2019
  9. 3% 2020 or later

Averages for Central Bedfordshire before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of LU6 1LD is in (ONS area E01017568), rounded by the VOA.

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Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near LU6 1LD?

The nearest open schools to LU6 1LD, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

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Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to LU6 1LD?

The nearest railway station to the centre of LU6 1LD is Leagrave Rail Station, 4.9 km away in a straight line.

  • Leagrave Rail Station Railway station 4.9 kmCycle
  • Luton Rail Station Railway station 7.7 kmDrive

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

9 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Ashton Road, 58 m away.

More stations near LU6 1LD, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near LU6 1LD?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of LU6 1LD, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near LU6 1LD?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of LU6 1LD on the map as of 20 October 2026. It does not have every charger: Open Charge Map's own map, linked below, may show more.

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Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near LU6 1LD?

The nearest to the centre of LU6 1LD, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to LU6 1LD?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near LU6 1LD?

The nearest care homes to the centre of LU6 1LD, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near LU6 1LD?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of LU6 1LD, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near LU6 1LD?

The nearest vets to the centre of LU6 1LD on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is LU6 1LD in a conservation area?

The centre of LU6 1LD is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near LU6 1LD?

Police.uk records 281 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of LU6 1LD in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences81 reports
Anti-social behaviour51 reports
Shoplifting45 reports
Public order27 reports
Other theft19 reports
Criminal damage and arson17 reports

Also: vehicle crime 11, drugs 11, burglary 6, robbery 6, bicycle theft 3, possession of weapons 2, theft from the person 1, other crime 1.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for LU6 1LD

Ward
Dunstable North
Parish
Dunstable
Region
East of England
Country
England
Built-up area
Dunstable
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
June 1981

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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