LU6 2SU postcode in Eaton Bray and Edlesborough, Central Bedfordshire

LU6 2SU is a postcode in Eaton Bray and Edlesborough, in the Eaton Bray ward of Central Bedfordshire. It is in the Luton South and South Bedfordshire parliamentary constituency and the Bedfordshire police force area, and has been in use since January 1995.

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 0% of homes and businesses can get it. Central Bedfordshire: 87% Typical price £543,750 Homes sold in LU6 2, last 12 months. ▼ 0.6% on the year before Nearest station Cheddington 5.6 km in a straight line

Where LU6 2SU is, and what is near it

Map of LU6 2SU and what is near it Map of LU6 2SU: its centre point, with the 215 other postcodes in the LU6 2 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 4 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. LU6 2AS: also in LU6 2LU6 2AU: also in LU6 2LU6 2AX: also in LU6 2LU6 2AY: also in LU6 2LU6 2AZ: also in LU6 2LU6 2BB: also in LU6 2LU6 2BX: also in LU6 2LU6 2DE: also in LU6 2LU6 2DF: also in LU6 2LU6 2DG: also in LU6 2LU6 2DH: also in LU6 2LU6 2DJ: also in LU6 2LU6 2DL: also in LU6 2LU6 2DN: also in LU6 2LU6 2DP: also in LU6 2LU6 2DQ: also in LU6 2LU6 2DR: also in LU6 2LU6 2DS: also in LU6 2LU6 2DT: also in LU6 2LU6 2DU: also in LU6 2LU6 2DW: also in LU6 2LU6 2DX: also in LU6 2LU6 2DY: also in LU6 2LU6 2DZ: also in LU6 2LU6 2ED: also in LU6 2LU6 2FA: also in LU6 2LU6 2FB: also in LU6 2LU6 2FD: also in LU6 2LU6 2FE: also in LU6 2LU6 2FH: also in LU6 2LU6 2FL: also in LU6 2LU6 2FN: also in LU6 2LU6 2FQ: also in LU6 2LU6 2HB: also in LU6 2LU6 2HH: also in LU6 2LU6 2HJ: also in LU6 2LU6 2HN: also in LU6 2LU6 2HP: also in LU6 2LU6 2HQ: also in LU6 2LU6 2HR: also in LU6 2LU6 2HT: also in LU6 2LU6 2HW: also in LU6 2LU6 2JA: also in LU6 2LU6 2JG: also in LU6 2LU6 2JJ: also in LU6 2LU6 2JQ: also in LU6 2LU6 2LZ: also in LU6 2LU6 2RD: also in LU6 2LU6 2RE: also in LU6 2LU6 2RF: also in LU6 2LU6 2RL: also in LU6 2LU6 2RQ: also in LU6 2LU6 2RS: also in LU6 2LU6 2SP: also in LU6 2LU6 2SR: also in LU6 2 School 700 mWeatherfield Academy 3.4 kmQueensbury Academy 3.9 km2 GP practices, 4.1–4.2 kmCheddington station 5.6 kmLeighton Buzzard station 8.0 kmEaton Bray and Edlesborough LU6 2SU Map of LU6 2SU and what is near it Map of LU6 2SU: its centre point, with the 215 other postcodes in the LU6 2 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 4 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. School 700 mCheddington station 5.6 kmEaton Bray LU6 2SU
  • LU6 2SU
  • Other postcodes in LU6 2: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 4 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.8734, longitude -0.5843)

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; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after LU6 2SU?

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 2SU?

Every home and business at LU6 2SU can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, but none can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)0% 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 2SU?

BinDayBuddy has not read Central Bedfordshire Council's days for LU6 2SU today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for LU6 2SU 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 2SU 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 2SU.

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 2SU: 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 2SU 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 2SU?

Homes in LU6 2 sold for a typical £543,750 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 114 sales, down 0.6% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£543,750 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£547,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 0.6% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £650,000 55 sales
  • Semi-detached £425,000 37 sales
  • Terraced £340,000 17 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £180,000 5 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 2SU

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in LU6 2SU 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 2SU?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 620 homes in the neighbourhood around LU6 2SU. The largest share of them, 21%, are in council tax band C. More were built from 1983 to 1999 than in any other period (45%). 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 2SU

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 £4,194 (band G); band C, the most common, is £2,237.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 10 (2%)£1,677
Band Babout 50 (8%)£1,957
Band Cabout 130 (21%)£2,237
Band Dabout 130 (21%)£2,516
Band Eabout 80 (13%)£3,075
Band Fabout 130 (21%)£3,634
Band Gabout 90 (15%)£4,194
Band Hwithheld£5,032

When the homes were built

  1. 12% Before 1900
  2. None 1900 to 1918
  3. 10% 1919 to 1939
  4. 8% 1945 to 1964
  5. 18% 1965 to 1982
  6. 45% 1983 to 1999
  7. 3% 2000 to 2009
  8. 3% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

1900 to 1918, 2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

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 2SU is in (ONS area E01017572), 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 2SU?

The nearest open schools to LU6 2SU, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near LU6 2SU, 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 2SU?

The nearest railway station to the centre of LU6 2SU is Cheddington Rail Station, 5.6 km away in a straight line.

  • Cheddington Rail Station Railway station 5.6 kmDrive
  • Leighton Buzzard Rail Station Railway station 8.0 kmDrive

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

4 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Moor End, 48 m away.

More stations near LU6 2SU, 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 2SU?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of LU6 2SU, 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 2SU?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of LU6 2SU 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 2SU?

The nearest to the centre of LU6 2SU, 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 2SU?

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 2SU?

The nearest care homes to the centre of LU6 2SU, 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 2SU?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of LU6 2SU, 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 2SU?

The nearest vets to the centre of LU6 2SU 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 2SU in a conservation area?

The centre of LU6 2SU 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 2SU?

Police.uk records 22 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of LU6 2SU in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences10 reports
Criminal damage and arson3 reports
Vehicle crime3 reports
Anti-social behaviour2 reports
Public order1 report
Burglary1 report

Also: other theft 1, drugs 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 2SU

Ward
Eaton Bray
Parish
Eaton Bray
Region
East of England
Country
England
Built-up area
Eaton Bray and Edlesborough
Rural or urban
Larger rural, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1995

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

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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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