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LU6 1BG lies on Frenchs Gate in Dunstable. LU6 1BG is located in the Dunstable North electoral ward, within the unitary authority of Central Bedfordshire and the English Parliamentary constituency of South West Bedfordshire. The Sub Integrated Care Board (ICB) Location is NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes ICB - M1J4Y and the police force is Bedfordshire. This postcode has been in use since August 2002.

LU6 1BG maps

LU6 1BG map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
LU6 1BG map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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LU6 1BG geodata

Easting500755
Northing222972
Latitude51.896198
Longitude-0.537146

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is LU6 1BG?

StreetFrenchs Gate
Town/CityDunstable
CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictLU6

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LU6 1BG Elevation

Elevation or altitude of LU6 1BG as distance above sea level:

MetresFeet
Elevation140m459ft

Elevation is measured from the approximate centre of the postcode, to the nearest point on an OS contour line from OS Terrain 50, which has contour spacing of ten vertical metres.

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Politics

WardDunstable North
ConstituencySouth West Bedfordshire

House Prices

Sales of detached houses in LU6 1BG

2021
27 AUG
£405,000
2018
6 AUG
£382,000
2018
1 JUN
£380,000
2012
5 OCT
£250,000

➜ Dunstable house prices

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Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Licence: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2025. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Transport

Nearest bus stops to LU6 1BG

French's Avenue (Watling Street)Dunstable109m
French's Avenue (Watling Street)Dunstable117m
Cheyne Close (Salters Way)Dunstable143m
Watling Court (High Street North)Dunstable256m
Watling Court (High Street North)Dunstable264m

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

Broadband access in LU6 1BG (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband100.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband22.9%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband0.0%

Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps

Broadband speed in LU6 1BG (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed40.0Mbps
Average download speed43.4Mbps
Maximum download speed80.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed10.0Mbps
Average upload speed11.2Mbps
Maximum upload speed20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in LU6 1BG (2020 data)

Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps0.0%

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Source: Ofcom
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LU6 1BG gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in LU6 1BG by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)510,042
Meter count48
Mean (kWh/meter)10,626
Median (kWh/meter)10,969

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)134,661
Meter count51
Mean (kWh/meter)2,640
Median (kWh/meter)2,380

Deprivation

64.8% of English postcodes are less deprived than LU6 1BG:

Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to LU6 1BG (metres)

Peri Peri Palace
Food Hygiene Rating: 3 (Generally Satisfactory)
9 Houghton Parade
377m
King Kebab
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
5 Houghton Parade
385m
The Mayflower
Food Hygiene Rating: 3 (Generally Satisfactory)
1-2 Houghton Parade
388m

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Nearest post box to LU6 1BG

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Frenchs Avenue16:3011:3083m
High Street North16:1512:00609m
Douglas Crescent16:3011:45682m

LU6 1BG ITL and LU6 1BG LAU

The below table lists the International Territorial Level (ITL) codes (formerly Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) codes) and Local Administrative Units (LAU) codes for LU6 1BG:

ITL 1 CodeName
TLHEast
ITL 2 CodeName
TLH2Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
ITL 3 CodeName
TLH25Central Bedfordshire
LAU 1 CodeName
E06000056Central Bedfordshire

LU6 1BG census areas

The below table lists the Census Output Area (OA), Lower Layer Super Output Area (LSOA), and Middle Layer Super Output Area (MSOA) for LU6 1BG:

CodeName
OAE00171414
LSOAE01017599Central Bedfordshire 028F
MSOAE02003646Central Bedfordshire 028

Nearest postcodes to LU6 1BG

LU6 1DFSphinx Place34m
LU6 1BQFrenchs Gate79m
LU6 1FDDaimler Drive112m
LU6 1DEDelco Way115m
LU6 1BTSalters Way134m
LU6 1FGMorris Road160m
LU6 1FJRiley Grove164m
LU6 1FEDaimler Drive165m
LU6 1FBAustin Road180m
LU6 1BXCheyne Close195m