LU6 3NQ

a postcode in Central Bedfordshire

Introduced in January 1980

LU6 3NQ	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 3NQ

Grovebury Close - 17 properties, USRN 35100554

Graphic Close - 1 property, USRN 35100727

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.8774 / 51°52'38"N

Longitude: -0.5123 / 0°30'44"W

UTM Reference: 30U 671238 5750324

OS Easting: 502508

OS Northing: 220912

OS Grid: TL025209

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR G56.994

Mapcode Global: VHFRL.22JM

Open Location Code: 9C3XVFGQ+W3

Maidenhead Locator System: IO91rv80

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: C1

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

ONS Population Classification: 2a1

Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanites
Inner Suburbs and Small Town Living
Younger Suburban Family Renters

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 27229 / 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 3NQ on Sunday 5 July 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light)	02:50
Civil twilight begins (Dawn)	04:03
Sunrise	04:50
Transit (sun is at its highest)	13:06
Sunset	21:22
Civil twilight ends (Dusk)	22:10
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall)	23:23

Hours of daylight today	04:20 to 21:52
Hours of darkness tonight (lighting-up time)	21:52 to 04:21
Moon Phase	Waning Gibbous
Moon Sets	09:47
Moon Rises	22:41

For a full sun and moon calendar for LU6 3NQ, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in LU6 3NQ

Date	Address	Property Type	Tenure	Price
22 June 2021	2 Grovebury Close, Dunstable LU6 3NQ	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£290,000
23 August 2019	1 Grovebury Close, Dunstable LU6 3NQ	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£375,000
18 March 2019	17 Grovebury Close, Dunstable LU6 3NQ	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£250,000
14 December 2018	12 Grovebury Close, Dunstable LU6 3NQ	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£311,000
13 October 2017	6 Grovebury Close, Dunstable LU6 3NQ	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£275,000
20 February 2017	12 Grovebury Close, Dunstable LU6 3NQ	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£292,000
20 December 2016	6 Grovebury Close, Dunstable LU6 3NQ	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£265,000
8 July 2016	5 Grovebury Close, Dunstable LU6 3NQ	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£265,000
12 February 2016	11 Grovebury Close, Dunstable LU6 3NQ	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£242,500
18 July 2014	12 Grovebury Close, Dunstable LU6 3NQ	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£198,995
1 July 2014	5 Grovebury Close, Dunstable LU6 3NQ	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£195,000
7 February 2014	9 Grovebury Close, Dunstable LU6 3NQ	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£177,000
30 April 2010	1 Grovebury Close, Dunstable LU6 3NQ	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£247,000
31 May 2006	17 Grovebury Close, Dunstable LU6 3NQ	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£160,000
12 May 2006	11 Grovebury Close, Dunstable LU6 3NQ	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£165,000
31 August 2005	3 Grovebury Close, Dunstable LU6 3NQ	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£165,000
24 June 2005	9 Grovebury Close, Dunstable LU6 3NQ	Semi-detached	Freehold	£165,000
22 June 2005	2 Grovebury Close, Dunstable LU6 3NQ	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£165,000
26 May 2005	1 Grovebury Close, Dunstable LU6 3NQ	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£188,000
3 October 2003	10 Grovebury Close, Dunstable LU6 3NQ	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£159,000
6 March 2003	12 Grovebury Close, Dunstable LU6 3NQ	Semi-detached	Freehold	£160,000
25 January 2002	10 Grovebury Close, Dunstable LU6 3NQ	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£114,000
30 November 2001	9 Grovebury Close, Dunstable LU6 3NQ	Semi-detached	Freehold	£105,000
8 May 2000	9 Grovebury Close, Dunstable LU6 3NQ	Semi-detached	Freehold	£98,000
14 December 1999	9 Grovebury Close, Dunstable LU6 3NQ	Semi-detached	Freehold	£84,500
28 October 1999	8 Grovebury Close, Dunstable LU6 3NQ	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£87,500
27 November 1998	6 Grovebury Close, Dunstable LU6 3NQ	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£65,000
30 October 1998	4 Grovebury Close, Dunstable LU6 3NQ	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£78,000
3 April 1998	7 Grovebury Close, Dunstable LU6 3NQ	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£63,000
10 October 1996	12 Grovebury Close, Dunstable LU6 3NQ	Semi-detached	Freehold	£54,500

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 3NQ

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 3NQ 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 3NQ

Code	Name	Data Type	Data Theme	Active Since	Data Owner
E00088974		Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 January 2009	ONS
E01017624	Central Bedfordshire 031B	Lower layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 February 2004	ONS
E02003649	Central Bedfordshire 031	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
E33025770		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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