The UK Postcode Database

LU6 1BQ

a postcode in Central Bedfordshire

Introduced in December 2002
LU6 1BQ Normal (geographic) postcodes Large user postcodes

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Streets Associated with LU6 1BQ

French's Gate - 30 properties, USRN 35101802

Street names are those nearest to properties in this postcode, they are not necessarily the postal address

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.8957 / 51°53'44"N

Longitude: -0.5363 / 0°32'10"W

UTM Reference: 30U 669515 5752309

OS Easting: 500813

OS Northing: 222919

OS Grid: TL008229

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR G4Z.376

Mapcode Global: VHFRC.NMB3

Open Location Code: 9C3XVFW7+7F

Maidenhead Locator System: IO91rv54

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: C1

  • urban city or town
  • a town or city, surrounded by populated countryside

ONS Population Classification: 6c2

  • Baseline UK
  • Multicultural Inner Suburbs
  • Semi-Detached Family Renters

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 11720 / 32844

  • 4th decile
  • somewhat more deprived

Demographics are based on the LSOA containing this postcode and not necessarily this postcode alone

Sun and Moon Times for LU6 1BQ on Saturday 4 July 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light) 02:48
Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 04:02
Sunrise 04:49
Transit (sun is at its highest) 13:06
Sunset 21:23
Civil twilight ends (Dusk) 22:11
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall) 23:24
Hours of daylight today04:19 to 21:53
Hours of darkness tonight
(lighting-up time)
21:53 to 04:20
Moon Phase Waning Gibbous
Moon Sets 08:29
Moon Rises 22:30

For a full sun and moon calendar for LU6 1BQ, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in LU6 1BQ

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
23 June 2023 36 Frenchs Gate, Dunstable LU6 1BQ Semi-detached Freehold £345,000
28 October 2022 20 Frenchs Gate, Dunstable LU6 1BQ Semi-detached Freehold £365,000
30 September 2022 20 Frenchs Gate, Dunstable LU6 1BQ Semi-detached Freehold £350,000
6 July 2022 26 Frenchs Gate, Dunstable LU6 1BQ Detached Freehold £500,000
10 December 2021 54 Frenchs Gate, Dunstable LU6 1BQ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £275,000
26 November 2021 8 Frenchs Gate, Dunstable LU6 1BQ Detached Freehold £435,000
25 November 2021 60 Frenchs Gate, Dunstable LU6 1BQ Semi-detached Freehold £310,000
28 September 2021 42 Frenchs Gate, Dunstable LU6 1BQ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £253,000
30 July 2021 30 Frenchs Gate, Dunstable LU6 1BQ Detached Freehold £400,000
28 September 2020 48 Frenchs Gate, Dunstable LU6 1BQ Flat/apartment Leasehold £171,000
20 March 2020 44 Frenchs Gate, Dunstable LU6 1BQ Flat/apartment Leasehold £175,000
15 November 2019 18 Frenchs Gate, Dunstable LU6 1BQ Semi-detached Freehold £268,000
11 November 2019 58 Frenchs Gate, Dunstable LU6 1BQ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £270,000
24 September 2019 54 Frenchs Gate, Dunstable LU6 1BQ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £230,000
17 June 2019 60 Frenchs Gate, Dunstable LU6 1BQ Semi-detached Freehold £267,500
20 December 2017 20 Frenchs Gate, Dunstable LU6 1BQ Semi-detached Freehold £287,000
22 September 2017 38 Frenchs Gate, Dunstable LU6 1BQ Semi-detached Freehold £275,000
3 March 2017 32 Frenchs Gate, Dunstable LU6 1BQ Semi-detached Freehold £294,000
3 June 2016 42 Frenchs Gate, Dunstable LU6 1BQ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £225,000
21 December 2015 60 Frenchs Gate, Dunstable LU6 1BQ Semi-detached Freehold £230,000
9 November 2015 40 Frenchs Gate, Dunstable LU6 1BQ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £195,000
9 October 2015 2 Frenchs Gate, Dunstable LU6 1BQ Detached Freehold £275,000
25 June 2015 54 Frenchs Gate, Dunstable LU6 1BQ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £182,500
12 February 2015 58 Frenchs Gate, Dunstable LU6 1BQ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £208,000
23 July 2014 44 Frenchs Gate, Dunstable LU6 1BQ Flat/apartment Leasehold £115,000
12 December 2013 10 Frenchs Gate, Dunstable LU6 1BQ Detached Freehold £290,000
29 March 2012 20 Frenchs Gate, Dunstable LU6 1BQ Semi-detached Freehold £170,000
29 July 2011 38 Frenchs Gate, Dunstable LU6 1BQ Semi-detached Freehold £174,000
26 November 2010 16 Frenchs Gate, Dunstable LU6 1BQ Semi-detached Freehold £169,000
17 February 2010 56 Frenchs Gate, Dunstable LU6 1BQ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £170,000
30 October 2009 40 Frenchs Gate, Dunstable LU6 1BQ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £140,000
3 July 2009 46 Frenchs Gate, Dunstable LU6 1BQ Flat/apartment Leasehold £115,000
30 March 2009 52 Frenchs Gate, Dunstable LU6 1BQ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £142,000
27 June 2008 34 Frenchs Gate, Dunstable LU6 1BQ Semi-detached Freehold £187,000
31 August 2007 8 Frenchs Gate, Dunstable LU6 1BQ Detached Freehold £295,000
15 June 2007 42 Frenchs Gate, Dunstable LU6 1BQ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £175,000
12 January 2007 14 Frenchs Gate, Dunstable LU6 1BQ Detached Freehold £272,000
4 August 2006 2 Frenchs Gate, Dunstable LU6 1BQ Detached Freehold £216,000
30 June 2006 44 Frenchs Gate, Dunstable LU6 1BQ Flat/apartment Leasehold £132,000
22 June 2006 58 Frenchs Gate, Dunstable LU6 1BQ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £175,000
10 February 2006 40 Frenchs Gate, Dunstable LU6 1BQ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £152,500
30 September 2005 50 Frenchs Gate, Dunstable LU6 1BQ Flat/apartment Leasehold £119,950
19 August 2005 20 Frenchs Gate, Dunstable LU6 1BQ Semi-detached Freehold £180,000
11 August 2004 10 Frenchs Gate, Dunstable LU6 1BQ Detached Freehold £270,000
11 June 2004 2 Frenchs Gate, Dunstable LU6 1BQ Detached Freehold £216,000
28 May 2004 52 Frenchs Gate, Dunstable LU6 1BQ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £166,203
31 March 2004 60 Frenchs Gate, Dunstable LU6 1BQ Semi-detached Freehold £166,202
23 December 2003 46 Frenchs Gate, Dunstable LU6 1BQ Flat/apartment Leasehold £118,750
19 December 2003 56 Frenchs Gate, Dunstable LU6 1BQ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £170,952
17 December 2003 58 Frenchs Gate, Dunstable LU6 1BQ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £164,302
12 December 2003 50 Frenchs Gate, Dunstable LU6 1BQ Flat/apartment Leasehold £122,502
31 October 2003 48 Frenchs Gate, Dunstable LU6 1BQ Flat/apartment Leasehold £122,502
10 October 2003 44 Frenchs Gate, Dunstable LU6 1BQ Flat/apartment Leasehold £122,502
26 September 2003 54 Frenchs Gate, Dunstable LU6 1BQ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £136,652
7 March 2003 40 Frenchs Gate, Dunstable LU6 1BQ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £137,702
5 March 2003 42 Frenchs Gate, Dunstable LU6 1BQ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £138,653
28 February 2003 38 Frenchs Gate, Dunstable LU6 1BQ Semi-detached Freehold £170,952
31 January 2003 32 Frenchs Gate, Dunstable LU6 1BQ Semi-detached Freehold £194,950
20 December 2002 16 Frenchs Gate, Dunstable LU6 1BQ Semi-detached Freehold £165,950
20 December 2002 24 Frenchs Gate, Dunstable LU6 1BQ Detached Freehold £194,950
20 December 2002 36 Frenchs Gate, Dunstable LU6 1BQ Semi-detached Freehold £172,450
20 December 2002 34 Frenchs Gate, Dunstable LU6 1BQ Semi-detached Freehold £174,950
13 December 2002 14 Frenchs Gate, Dunstable LU6 1BQ Detached Freehold £229,950
9 December 2002 22 Frenchs Gate, Dunstable LU6 1BQ Semi-detached Freehold £165,950
6 December 2002 12 Frenchs Gate, Dunstable LU6 1BQ Detached Freehold £239,950
6 December 2002 20 Frenchs Gate, Dunstable LU6 1BQ Semi-detached Freehold £165,950
29 November 2002 18 Frenchs Gate, Dunstable LU6 1BQ Semi-detached Freehold £157,652
8 November 2002 10 Frenchs Gate, Dunstable LU6 1BQ Detached Freehold £239,950
1 November 2002 2 Frenchs Gate, Dunstable LU6 1BQ Detached Freehold £189,950
28 October 2002 6 Frenchs Gate, Dunstable LU6 1BQ Detached Freehold £229,950
14 October 2002 8 Frenchs Gate, Dunstable LU6 1BQ Detached Freehold £229,950

Key to property sale icons:

First sale of newbuild property. This includes new properties created from existing properties, such as residential conversions of commercial or agricultural property, or subdivision of a larger residential property.
Subsequent sale of existing property.
Standard sale at market value to private individual.
Additional (non-standard) sale. This includes repossessions, buy-to-lets and transfers of property sold to non-private individuals.

Elected Representatives for LU6 1BQ

United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency

Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard

MP

Alex Mayer Labour

Central Bedfordshire Council
Unitary Authority ward (UTW)

Dunstable North

Councillors

Matthew Brennan Labour

Matthew Neall Labour

LU6 1BQ also falls within the Civil Parish of Dunstable, which has its own parish council and parish councillors. These are not shown here.

Elected representative data is updated approximately monthly, so may not include recent by-elections or vacancies.

Government Statistical Services (GSS) data for LU6 1BQ

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00088826 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E00171414 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 31 December 2011 ONS
E01017599 Central Bedfordshire 028F Lower layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 February 2004 ONS
E01033835 Central Bedfordshire 028H Lower layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 21 March 2021 ONS
E02003646 Central Bedfordshire 028 Middle layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 August 2004 ONS
E04012806 Dunstable Civil Parishes Administrative 1 April 2019 DLUHC
E05014405 Dunstable North Electoral Wards/Divisions Administrative/Electoral 4 May 2023 DLUHC
E06000056 Central Bedfordshire Unitary Authorities Administrative 1 April 2009 DLUHC
E12000006 East of England Regions Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E14001206 Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies Electoral 4 July 2024 LGBC
E23000026 Bedfordshire Police Force Areas Other 1 January 2009 Home Office
E30000237 Luton Travel to Work Areas Other 31 July 2015 ONS
E33025756 Workplace Zones Census 31 December 2011 ONS
E37000057 South East Midlands Local Enterprise Partnerships Other 1 April 2020 BEIS
E38000249 NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes ICB - M1J4Y Sub Integrated Care Board Locations Health 1 July 2022 ODS
E40000007 East of England NHS England Regions Health 1 April 2019 ODS
E54000024 NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board Integrated Care Boards Health 1 July 2022 ODS
E56000035 East of England Cancer Alliances Health 1 April 2024 NHS England
E63011288 Dunstable Built Up Areas Census 17 April 2024 OS
E65000001 England Non-National Park Area England Non-National Park Area Census 27 February 2023 ONS
E92000001 England Country Administrative 1 January 2009 ONS

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