Postcode LU6 3BN (Central Bedfordshire)

Map showing LU6 3BN and nearby postcodes

The postcode LU6 3BN is located in Central Bedfordshire It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. LU6 3BN is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

LU6 3BN is one of the less deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 5.6 on the scale of the index of deprivation (where 10 are the least deprived and 0 are the most deprived areas). The 2011 UK census classified the residents of LU6 3BN as Constrained city dwellers > Ageing city dwellers > Ageing communities and families.

The closest road name to LU6 3BN is Furness Avenue which is centered 64 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Langdale Road Shops and is 129 m away. The closest railway station is Leagrave Rail Station, 5.1 km away.

The closest primary school to LU6 3BN (for ages 11 and under) is Ardley Hill Academy. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Requires improvement on April 25, 2018. The closest secondary school (for ages 11-18) is All Saints Academy Dunstable. The last OFSTED inspection on May 24, 2019 rated this school as Requires improvement

The local pub for residents of LU6 3BN is The Greyhound and is 10.16 km away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Very Good on April 14, 2021. The nearest takeaway food is available from Sizzling Dutch Pot Ltd and is 11.54 km distant. The FSA rated this establishment as AwaitingInspection .

Residents reported an average download speed of 105.3 Mbps and an average upload speed of 9.4 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 98.4% of residents have broadband access of ultrafast 300+ Mbps. 100% of residents have broadband access of superfast 30-300 Mbps.

Gas consumption for the area is rated at 1.5 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.2 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for LU6 3BN is covered by the Bedfordshire police force association and Bedfordshire is the NHS Primary Care Trust (PCT) or Care Trust Plus (CT).

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Nearby Postcodes

A list of Postcodes adjacent to LU6 3BN and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to LU6 3BN, and the approximate distance away.

Furness Avenue 64 m
Patterdale Close 96 m
Crosby Close 120 m
Langdale Close 123 m
Brampton Rise 128 m
Langdale Road 189 m
Keswick Close 209 m
Easedale Close 218 m
Hawthorn Close 229 m
Staveley Road 240 m
Woolpack Close 243 m
Grasmere Close 272 m
Hillyfields 275 m
Appleby Gardens 278 m
Kirkstone Drive 296 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode LU6 3BN

Introduction January 1980
Termination n/a - Active Postcode
User Type Small User - may contain upto 100 addresses but 15 is more typical

Local Schools

School OFSTED ratings, last inspection dates, student age ranges and approximate distance from LU6 3BN - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Watling Lower School Good
(February 21, 2019)
180 m
Ardley Hill Academy Requires improvement
(April 25, 2018)
436 m
Lark Rise Academy Outstanding
(December 18, 2013)
504 m
Queensbury Academy Good
(September 14, 2017)
622 m
Priory Academy Good
(June 14, 2017)
656 m
Dunstable Icknield Lower School Outstanding
(May 26, 2011)
678 m
St George's School Good
(October 5, 2017)
808 m
Ashton St Peter's VA C of E School Good
(February 3, 2022)
1.03 km
St. Augustine's Academy Good
(June 13, 2018)
1.17 km
Central Bedfordshire College Requires improvement
(January 28, 2022)
1.34 km
Lancot School Good
(July 18, 2018)
1.52 km
Beecroft Academy Good
(May 24, 2017)
1.69 km
Oneschool Global Dunstable 1.71 km
Manshead CofE Academy Good
(September 16, 2021)
1.75 km
St Mary's Catholic Primary School 1.75 km
Weatherfield Academy Good
(November 22, 2017)
1.88 km
Hadrian Academy Good
(January 25, 2018)
1.94 km
All Saints Academy Dunstable Requires improvement
(May 24, 2019)
2.06 km
The Vale Academy Good
(October 17, 2017)
2.12 km
St Christophers Academy Good
(September 27, 2019)
2.32 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from LU6 3BN - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Hill Farm Finest Retailers - other 5
Very Good
May 15, 2020
9.45 km
Stocks Golf Club Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
September 29, 2020
9.6 km
Aldbury Cof E Primary School School/college/university 5
Very Good
March 23, 2021
10.16 km
The Greyhound Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
April 14, 2021
10.16 km
The Red Lion Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
January 13, 2020
10.24 km
Aldbury Memorial Hall Other catering premises 4
Good
February 20, 2020
10.27 km
Aldbury Village Store & Post Office Stores Retailers - other 3
Satisfactory
March 28, 2022
10.27 km
Cogs Club Aldbury Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 4
Good
October 31, 2019
10.27 km
Musette Cafe Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 4
Good
March 3, 2022
10.4 km
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire & Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
March 26, 2012
10.99 km
Planet Coffee Mobile caterer 4
Good
December 2, 2019
11.27 km
Paris House Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
December 3, 2020
11.4 km
Barton Bowls Club Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
November 18, 2021
11.47 km
Barton Rovers Football Club Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
November 18, 2021
11.47 km
Meedou Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
March 3, 2021
11.47 km
Sizzling Dutch Pot Ltd Takeaway/sandwich shop Awaiting Inspection
11.54 km
The Royal Oak Pub/bar/nightclub 4
Good
August 10, 2021
11.54 km
Cafe Goa Goan Indian Restaurant Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
March 1, 2021
11.56 km
The Grand Junction Arms Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
August 5, 2020
11.57 km
Arnold Academy School/college/university 5
Very Good
January 29, 2020
11.6 km

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to LU6 3BN - Data from Apr 2022

Langdale Road Shops Bus Stop/Station 129 m
Langdale Road Shops Bus Stop/Station 137 m
Queensbury Academy Bus Stop/Station 288 m
Borrowdale Avenue Bus Stop/Station 301 m
Borrowdale Avenue Bus Stop/Station 303 m
Dunstable Square Taxi Rank 631 m
West Street Taxi Rank 778 m
High Street North Taxi Rank 905 m
Leagrave Rail Station Rail 5.1 km
Leagrave Rail Station Rail 5.17 km
London Luton Airport Air 9.86 km
Cambridge Airport Air 59.93 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to LU6 3BN - Data from Dec 2021

Stipers Hill Hill Or Mountain 644 m
Grove Spring Woodland Or Forest 1.75 km
Slough Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.97 km
Dame Ellen's Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.09 km
Little John's Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.24 km
Allcroft Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.35 km
Skimpot Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.49 km
Castlecroft Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.58 km
Twentynine Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.58 km
Kensworth Common Woodland Or Forest 2.63 km
Landpark Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.66 km
Sallowspring Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.67 km
Stanner's Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.73 km
The Green Woodland Or Forest 2.81 km
Thirty Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.89 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for LU6 3BN - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 22.8 Mbps 105.3 Mbps 593 Mbps
Upload 5.3 Mbps 9.4 Mbps 39 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% 8.3 1.3
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% 15.5 1.6
30-300 Mbps 1.6% 111.6 11.5
300+ Mbps 98.4% 494.3 37.5

Gas Consumption

63 meters consuming 632,232 kWh - mean 10,035 kWh : median 7,137 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

61 meters consuming 127,090 kWh - mean 2,083 kWh : median 1,586 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for LU6 3BN - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
Latitude 51.87874700
Longitude -0.51924700
OS Easting 502026
OS Northing 0221056
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
21440
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Bedfordshire

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
South West Bedfordshire
Electoral Ward Dunstable-Watling
Local Authority District Central Bedfordshire
Region / Government Office Region East of England
European Electoral Region Eastern
Local Enterprise Partnership Primary: South East Midlands
Secondary:
Local Learning and Skills Council Bedfordshire and Luton

ONS Statistical Regions

International Territorial Level Code E06000056
Travel To Work Area Luton

NHS

NHS England Region East of England
Primary Care Trust
(PCT or CT/LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
Bedfordshire
Cancer Alliance East of England - South
Strategic Health Authority
(SHA or LHB/HB/HA/HSCB)
East of England
Sustainability and Transformation
Partnership
Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes
Clinical Comissioning Group
(CCG or LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes CCG

2011 Census

Output Area Classification Supergroup: Constrained city dwellers
Group: Ageing city dwellers
Subgroup: Ageing communities and families
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Urban city and town
Built-Up Area Luton BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division Dunstable BUASD
Workplace Zone E33025771
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Central Bedfordshire 031
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Central Bedfordshire 031A
Output Area / Small Area 7D1