LU6 1SA postcode in Dunstable, Central Bedfordshire

LU6 1SA is a postcode in Dunstable, in the Dunstable Central 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 January 1980.

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 90% 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 1SA is, and what is near it

Map of LU6 1SA and what is near it Map of LU6 1SA: 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 15 bus stops, over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 200 m. LU6 1AX: also in LU6 1LU6 1EJ: also in LU6 1LU6 1EN: also in LU6 1LU6 1ER: also in LU6 1LU6 1EW: also in LU6 1LU6 1EX: also in LU6 1LU6 1EY: also in LU6 1LU6 1FU: also in LU6 1LU6 1GA: also in LU6 1LU6 1GB: also in LU6 1LU6 1GE: also in LU6 1LU6 1GF: also in LU6 1LU6 1GH: also in LU6 1LU6 1GJ: 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 1HR: also in LU6 1LU6 1HT: also in LU6 1LU6 1HW: also in LU6 1LU6 1HX: 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 1JX: also in LU6 1LU6 1LA: also in LU6 1LU6 1LD: also in LU6 1LU6 1LE: also in LU6 1LU6 1LH: 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 1LX: also in LU6 1LU6 1LY: also in LU6 1LU6 1NF: also in LU6 1LU6 1NX: also in LU6 1LU6 1NY: also in LU6 1LU6 1NZ: also in LU6 1LU6 1PS: also in LU6 1LU6 1PZ: 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 1XF: also in LU6 1LU6 1XG: also in LU6 1 Leagrave station 4.9 kmDunstable LU6 1SA Map of LU6 1SA and what is near it Map of LU6 1SA: 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 (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 15 bus stops, over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 200 m. School 500 mLeagrave station 4.9 kmDunstable LU6 1SA
  • LU6 1SA
  • Other postcodes in LU6 1: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 15 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 51.8868, longitude -0.5236)

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 1SA?

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 1SA?

Every home and business at LU6 1SA can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 90% can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)90% 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.

Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

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 1SA?

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

Check the bin days for LU6 1SA on BinDayBuddy

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 1SA 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 1SA.

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 1SA: 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 1SA 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 1SA?

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 1SA

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in LU6 1SA 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

Food hygiene ratings at LU6 1SA

The Food Standards Agency lists 3 food businesses at LU6 1SA. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.

Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.

Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 22 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near LU6 1SA?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,190 homes in the neighbourhood around LU6 1SA. 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 1SA

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 1SA is in (ONS area E01017568), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

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 1SA?

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

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near LU6 1SA, and how we find them

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 1SA?

The nearest railway station to the centre of LU6 1SA 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 7.5 kmDrive

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

15 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest The Quadrant, 111 m away.

More stations near LU6 1SA, 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 1SA?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of LU6 1SA, 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 1SA?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of LU6 1SA 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.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

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

Which dentists are near LU6 1SA?

The nearest to the centre of LU6 1SA, 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 1SA?

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 1SA?

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

  • Tudor House Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report September 2019, over 3 years old · Phone 01582 663700 400 mWalk
  • Ashton Lodge Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report July 2021, over 3 years old · Phone 01582 673331 450 mWalk
  • Friars Lodge Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report March 2020, over 3 years old · Phone 01582 668494 600 mWalk

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 1SA?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of LU6 1SA, 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 1SA?

The nearest vets to the centre of LU6 1SA 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 1SA in a conservation area?

The centre of LU6 1SA is in 2 areas with planning rules of their own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:

Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.

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 1SA?

Police.uk records 265 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of LU6 1SA in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences79 reports
Anti-social behaviour49 reports
Shoplifting44 reports
Public order21 reports
Other theft18 reports
Criminal damage and arson16 reports

Also: vehicle crime 11, drugs 11, burglary 6, robbery 4, bicycle theft 3, possession of weapons 2, 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 1SA

Ward
Dunstable Central
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
January 1980

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

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