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LU6 postcode area · Central Bedfordshire

The LU6 postcode district spans 9 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Buckinghamshire, Central Bedfordshire, Dacorum. Area Scores range from 32 to 94 across them. Every full LU6 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the LU6 district: Dunstable South scores 94 out of 100 (#403 of 6,856 nationally) while Dunstable Manshead sits at 33 — neighbours on the map, 61 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 3 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 1 in the most-deprived third. Median prices range from £300,500 in Dunstable Central to £482,500 in Cheddington, Pitstone & Edlesborough. Note that the district straddles 3 local authorities — Buckinghamshire, Central Bedfordshire and Dacorum — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£44,505a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime59per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)42
Owner-occupied72%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the LU6 district

£375,000median home sold over the past year · +21.8% over 5 years · +6.2% over the year · 473 sales
Detached£575,000
Semi-detached£391,250
Terraced£322,000
Flat£185,500
Central Bedfordshire£363,000
East of England£348,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Dunstable SouthCentral Bedfordshire 40394 £380,000
Cheddington, Pitstone & EdlesboroughBuckinghamshire 1,45879 £482,500
Markyate, Flamstead & GaddesdenDacorum 2,16468 £480,000
Caddington & Slip EndCentral Bedfordshire 2,63062 £440,000
Eaton Bray, Whipsnade & HolywellCentral Bedfordshire 2,65161 £481,750
Dunstable CentralCentral Bedfordshire 3,13154 £300,500
Dunstable WestCentral Bedfordshire 3,27552 £321,000
Houghton Regis SouthCentral Bedfordshire 3,67946 £338,750
Dunstable MansheadCentral Bedfordshire 4,61833 £312,500

People living in LU6 Census 2021

Residents73,948
Median age (est.)42
Density372per km²
No qualifications16%
Degree or above32%
No car or van13%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 10%25–44 27%45–64 27%65+ 19%

Tenure

Own outright: 35%Mortgage/shared: 37%Social rent: 15%Private rent: 13%
Own outright 35%Mortgage/shared 37%Social rent 15%Private rent 13%

Households

One person: 27%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 29%Lone parent: 11%Other: 16%
One person 27%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 29%Lone parent 11%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 18% · Managers & directors 15% · Associate professional 14%

All occupation groups
Professional18%
Managers & directors15%
Associate professional14%
Skilled trades12%
Administrative10%
Elementary9%
Caring & leisure9%
Process & plant7%
Sales & customer service6%

Ethnic group

White: 88%Asian: 4%Black: 3%Mixed: 3%Other: 1%
White 88%Asian 4%Black 3%Mixed 3%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 51% · No religion 39% · Muslim 2%

Born outside the UK: 14%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Towns & places in LU6

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the LU6 district.

Dunstable Houghton Regis

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around LU6.

LU5 LU4 LU1 LU3 LU2 HP4 LU7 LU95

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.