LU6 1UQ

a postcode in Central Bedfordshire

Introduced in January 1980

LU6 1UQ	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 1UQ

Sunbower Avenue - 36 properties, USRN 35100682

Barrie Avenue - 1 property, USRN 35100469

Englands Avenue - 1 property, USRN 35100534

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.8977 / 51°53'51"N

Longitude: -0.5408 / 0°32'26"W

UTM Reference: 30U 669200 5752514

OS Easting: 500501

OS Northing: 223129

OS Grid: TL005231

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR G4S.VHD

Mapcode Global: VHFRC.KKZM

Open Location Code: 9C3XVFX5+3M

Maidenhead Locator System: IO91rv55

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): 23251 / 32844

8th decile
less deprived

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

Sun and Moon Times for LU6 1UQ on Monday 6 July 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light)	02:51
Civil twilight begins (Dawn)	04:04
Sunrise	04:51
Transit (sun is at its highest)	13:06
Sunset	21:22
Civil twilight ends (Dusk)	22:09
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall)	23:22

Hours of daylight today	04:21 to 21:52
Hours of darkness tonight (lighting-up time)	21:52 to 04:22
Moon Phase	Waning Gibbous
Moon Sets	11:07
Moon Rises	22:53

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

Residential Property Sales in LU6 1UQ

Date	Address	Property Type	Tenure	Price
22 September 2022	10 Sunbower Avenue, Dunstable LU6 1UQ	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£310,000
11 January 2022	7 Sunbower Avenue, Dunstable LU6 1UQ	Semi-detached	Freehold	£326,000
24 June 2021	18 Sunbower Avenue, Dunstable LU6 1UQ	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£327,000
23 April 2021	7 Sunbower Avenue, Dunstable LU6 1UQ	Semi-detached	Freehold	£247,000
19 March 2021	51 Sunbower Avenue, Dunstable LU6 1UQ	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£335,000
25 September 2020	53 Sunbower Avenue, Dunstable LU6 1UQ	Semi-detached	Freehold	£285,000
25 February 2016	12 Sunbower Avenue, Dunstable LU6 1UQ	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£228,000
8 June 2015	39 Sunbower Avenue, Dunstable LU6 1UQ	Semi-detached	Freehold	£177,000
2 April 2015	39 Sunbower Avenue, Dunstable LU6 1UQ	Semi-detached	Freehold	£155,000
20 November 2014	45 Sunbower Avenue, Dunstable LU6 1UQ	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£212,000
22 August 2014	1 Sunbower Avenue, Dunstable LU6 1UQ	Semi-detached	Freehold	£219,995
11 April 2014	35 Sunbower Avenue, Dunstable LU6 1UQ	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£175,000
14 June 2013	9 Sunbower Avenue, Dunstable LU6 1UQ	Semi-detached	Freehold	£175,000
10 May 2013	47 Sunbower Avenue, Dunstable LU6 1UQ	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£159,000
31 January 2013	23 Sunbower Avenue, Dunstable LU6 1UQ	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£176,000
28 September 2012	1 Sunbower Avenue, Dunstable LU6 1UQ	Semi-detached	Freehold	£203,500
27 May 2011	18 Sunbower Avenue, Dunstable LU6 1UQ	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£145,000
1 April 2010	1 Sunbower Avenue, Dunstable LU6 1UQ	Semi-detached	Freehold	£215,000
28 November 2008	33 Sunbower Avenue, Dunstable LU6 1UQ	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£148,500
8 February 2008	15 Sunbower Avenue, Dunstable LU6 1UQ	Semi-detached	Freehold	£177,000
16 November 2007	13 Sunbower Avenue, Dunstable LU6 1UQ	Semi-detached	Freehold	£167,000
1 October 2007	49 Sunbower Avenue, Dunstable LU6 1UQ	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£181,000
9 August 2007	12 Sunbower Avenue, Dunstable LU6 1UQ	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£19,937
24 June 2005	49 Sunbower Avenue, Dunstable LU6 1UQ	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£145,000
13 February 2004	33 Sunbower Avenue, Dunstable LU6 1UQ	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£130,000
19 February 2003	12 Sunbower Avenue, Dunstable LU6 1UQ	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£53,816
15 November 2002	47 Sunbower Avenue, Dunstable LU6 1UQ	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£124,950
24 January 2002	7 Sunbower Avenue, Dunstable LU6 1UQ	Semi-detached	Freehold	£19,062
2 November 2001	16 Sunbower Avenue, Dunstable LU6 1UQ	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£109,000
17 April 2001	17 Sunbower Avenue, Dunstable LU6 1UQ	Semi-detached	Freehold	£89,995
24 September 1999	8 Sunbower Avenue, Dunstable LU6 1UQ	Semi-detached	Freehold	£76,950
25 June 1999	13 Sunbower Avenue, Dunstable LU6 1UQ	Semi-detached	Freehold	£67,500
27 May 1999	16 Sunbower Avenue, Dunstable LU6 1UQ	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£80,000
28 August 1998	43 Sunbower Avenue, Dunstable LU6 1UQ	Semi-detached	Freehold	£72,500
24 July 1998	15 Sunbower Avenue, Dunstable LU6 1UQ	Semi-detached	Freehold	£74,000
18 April 1997	53 Sunbower Avenue, Dunstable LU6 1UQ	Semi-detached	Freehold	£64,000
26 March 1997	16 Sunbower Avenue, Dunstable LU6 1UQ	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£60,000
29 January 1997	6 Sunbower Avenue, Dunstable LU6 1UQ	Semi-detached	Freehold	£52,000

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 1UQ

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 1UQ 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 1UQ

Code	Name	Data Type	Data Theme	Active Since	Data Owner
E00088823		Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 January 2009	ONS
E01017598	Central Bedfordshire 028E	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
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
E33025757		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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