LU6 2AD

a postcode in Central Bedfordshire

Introduced in January 1980

LU6 2AD	Normal (geographic) postcodes	Large user postcodes

The nearby postcodes map only shows currently active postcodes. Postcode markers will cluster if they are close together, which may happen in densly populated built-up areas or where single premises have multiple postcodes.

Streets Associated with LU6 2AD

Beacon Avenue - 47 properties, USRN 35100471

Coombe Drive - 1 property, USRN 35100514

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.8812 / 51°52'52"N

Longitude: -0.5457 / 0°32'44"W

UTM Reference: 30U 668921 5750673

OS Easting: 500197

OS Northing: 221293

OS Grid: TL001212

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR G55.0VF

Mapcode Global: VHFRC.HZC7

Open Location Code: 9C3XVFJ3+FP

Maidenhead Locator System: IO91rv41

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: C1

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

ONS Population Classification: 1b1

Retired Professionals
Small Town Suburbia
Younger Established Suburban Communities

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 29094 / 32844

9th decile
much less deprived

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

Sun and Moon Times for LU6 2AD on Friday 5 June 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light)	02:46
Civil twilight begins (Dawn)	03:58
Sunrise	04:45
Transit (sun is at its highest)	13:00
Sunset	21:15
Civil twilight ends (Dusk)	22:02
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall)	23:14

Hours of daylight today	04:15 to 21:45
Hours of darkness tonight (lighting-up time)	21:45 to 04:15
Moon Phase	Waning Gibbous
Moon Sets	08:10
Moon Rises	23:57

For a full sun and moon calendar for LU6 2AD, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in LU6 2AD

Date	Address	Property Type	Tenure	Price
2 May 2024	26 Beacon Avenue, Dunstable LU6 2AD	Semi-detached	Freehold	£415,000
5 January 2024	31 Beacon Avenue, Dunstable LU6 2AD	Semi-detached	Freehold	£517,000
25 March 2022	36 Beacon Avenue, Dunstable LU6 2AD	Semi-detached	Freehold	£490,000
16 October 2020	33 Beacon Avenue, Dunstable LU6 2AD	Semi-detached	Freehold	£290,000
12 March 2020	3 Beacon Avenue, Dunstable LU6 2AD	Semi-detached	Freehold	£355,000
4 October 2019	11 Beacon Avenue, Dunstable LU6 2AD	Semi-detached	Freehold	£425,000
9 July 2019	27 Beacon Avenue, Dunstable LU6 2AD	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£380,000
28 May 2019	50 Beacon Avenue, Dunstable LU6 2AD	Detached	Freehold	£365,000
13 November 2018	7 Beacon Avenue, Dunstable LU6 2AD	Semi-detached	Freehold	£350,000
12 January 2017	34 Beacon Avenue, Dunstable LU6 2AD	Detached	Freehold	£465,000
2 November 2016	30 Beacon Avenue, Dunstable LU6 2AD	Semi-detached	Freehold	£395,000
19 September 2016	18 Beacon Avenue, Dunstable LU6 2AD	Semi-detached	Freehold	£290,000
16 September 2016	23 Beacon Avenue, Dunstable LU6 2AD	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£321,000
11 December 2015	46 Beacon Avenue, Dunstable LU6 2AD	Detached	Freehold	£346,500
17 July 2015	35 Beacon Avenue, Dunstable LU6 2AD	Semi-detached	Freehold	£337,000
9 July 2015	8 Beacon Avenue, Dunstable LU6 2AD	Semi-detached	Freehold	£319,995
28 June 2013	15 Beacon Avenue, Dunstable LU6 2AD	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£254,500
26 April 2013	28 Beacon Avenue, Dunstable LU6 2AD	Semi-detached	Freehold	£250,000
26 October 2012	11 Beacon Avenue, Dunstable LU6 2AD	Semi-detached	Freehold	£235,000
17 June 2011	42 Beacon Avenue, Dunstable LU6 2AD	Detached	Freehold	£275,000
6 May 2011	31 Beacon Avenue, Dunstable LU6 2AD	Semi-detached	Freehold	£271,000
30 November 2010	40 Beacon Avenue, Dunstable LU6 2AD	Detached	Freehold	£275,000
7 September 2009	24 Beacon Avenue, Dunstable LU6 2AD	Detached	Freehold	£233,000
22 June 2009	13 Beacon Avenue, Dunstable LU6 2AD	Semi-detached	Freehold	£225,000
6 October 2008	42 Beacon Avenue, Dunstable LU6 2AD	Detached	Freehold	£230,000
6 October 2008	40 Beacon Avenue, Dunstable LU6 2AD	Detached	Freehold	£265,000
19 May 2008	19 Beacon Avenue, Dunstable LU6 2AD	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£344,000
10 September 2007	20 Beacon Avenue, Dunstable LU6 2AD	Semi-detached	Freehold	£265,000
11 September 2006	34 Beacon Avenue, Dunstable LU6 2AD	Detached	Freehold	£260,000
26 July 2006	33 Beacon Avenue, Dunstable LU6 2AD	Semi-detached	Freehold	£220,000
3 December 2004	13 Beacon Avenue, Dunstable LU6 2AD	Semi-detached	Freehold	£216,000
29 July 2004	24 Beacon Avenue, Dunstable LU6 2AD	Detached	Freehold	£242,000
28 May 2004	19 Beacon Avenue, Dunstable LU6 2AD	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£249,950
20 February 2004	2 Beacon Avenue, Dunstable LU6 2AD	Semi-detached	Freehold	£262,500
9 April 2003	42 Beacon Avenue, Dunstable LU6 2AD	Detached	Freehold	£250,000
28 June 2002	31 Beacon Avenue, Dunstable LU6 2AD	Semi-detached	Freehold	£212,000
10 June 2002	15 Beacon Avenue, Dunstable LU6 2AD	Semi-detached	Freehold	£155,000
26 April 2002	50 Beacon Avenue, Dunstable LU6 2AD	Detached	Freehold	£200,000
26 April 2002	5 Beacon Avenue, Dunstable LU6 2AD	Semi-detached	Freehold	£199,950
17 November 2000	20 Beacon Avenue, Dunstable LU6 2AD	Semi-detached	Freehold	£158,500
14 November 2000	27 Beacon Avenue, Dunstable LU6 2AD	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£149,950
8 August 1997	1c Beacon Avenue, Dunstable LU6 2AD	Detached	Freehold	£130,000
28 February 1997	5 Beacon Avenue, Dunstable LU6 2AD	Semi-detached	Freehold	£89,995
8 November 1996	42 Beacon Avenue, Dunstable LU6 2AD	Detached	Freehold	£97,000
22 December 1995	36 Beacon Avenue, Dunstable LU6 2AD	Semi-detached	Freehold	£83,500
31 July 1995	12 Beacon Avenue, Dunstable LU6 2AD	Semi-detached	Freehold	£69,995

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 2AD

United Kingdom Parliament

Constituency

Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard

MP

Alex Mayer Labour

Central Bedfordshire Council

Unitary Authority ward (UTW)

Dunstable West

Councillors

Eugene Ghent Conservative

Nigel Young Conservative

LU6 2AD 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 2AD

Code	Name	Data Type	Data Theme	Active Since	Data Owner
E00088669		Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 January 2009	ONS
E01017566	Central Bedfordshire 028A	Lower layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 February 2004	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
E05014407	Dunstable West	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
E33025754		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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