FURZEN CLOSE, LU6 3EN - Information

Overview

The LU6 3EN postcode is in Central Bedfordshire, Central Bedfordshire postcode town, within East of England, England region.

For comprehensive crime statistics in the LU6 3EN area, explore the LU6 3EN Crime Rates page.
To explore detailed house prices and statistics in the LU6 3EN area, visit the LU6 3EN House Prices

Location And Map Details
  • Co-ordinates: [ -0.5154780632849117, 51.87364594548437 ]
  • What 3 Words: using.assets.tall
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NameType
Postcode AreaLU6
WardDunstable-Watling
Middle layer Super Output AreaDunstable South
Lower Tier Local AuthorityCentral Bedfordshire
Upper Tier Local AuthorityCentral Bedfordshire
RegionEast of England
CountryEngland
Travel To Work AreaLuton
Police ForceBedfordshire
NHS Care BoardNHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board
Electoral wardDunstable-Watling
Westminster Parliamentary ConstituencySouth West Bedfordshire
Multiple Deprivation Index31128

According to the ONS, The nearby area classification is Comfortable suburbia / Comfortable suburbia / Rural Growth Areas, while the work-zone classification is Professional home-workers in outer suburbs.

Nearby Places

The nearest places is Stipers Hill(0.37 mi)

  • Stipers Hill, (0.37 mi)
Nearby Bus stop

The nearest Bus stop is Lowther Road Shops(0.05 mi)

  • Lowther Road Shops, (0.05 mi)
  • Lowther Road Shops, (0.06 mi)
  • Borrowdale Avenue, (0.20 mi)
  • Borrowdale Avenue, (0.20 mi)
  • The Cheveralls, (0.20 mi)
  • Miletree Crescent, (0.21 mi)
  • Miletree Crescent, (0.23 mi)
Nearby Railway Station

The nearest Railway Station is Leagrave(3.26 mi)

  • Leagrave, (3.26 mi)
  • Luton, (4.35 mi)
  • Luton Airport, (4.40 mi)
Nearby Airport

The nearest airport is Luton Airport(4.40 mi)

  • Luton Airport, (4.40 mi)
  • Luton Airport Parkway, (5.22 mi)
  • Heathrow Airport, (27.42 mi)
  • Heathrow Terminal 5 Rail, (27.95 mi)
Nearby Schools

Below are the nearest schools to the postcode ordered by distance. (data from gov.uk)

NameAgeDistanceDetails
Ardley Hill AcademyPrimary, Requires improvement2-11LU6 3NZ (0.12 mi)Details
Lark Rise AcademyPrimary, Outstanding3-11LU6 3PT (0.39 mi)Details
Watling Lower SchoolPrimary, Good2-9LU6 3BJ (0.49 mi)Details
Queensbury AcademySecondary, Good11-19LU6 3BU (0.63 mi)Details
St. Augustine's AcademyPrimary, Good4-11LU5 4AS (0.72 mi)Details
Priory AcademyAll Through, Good9-16LU5 4JA (0.72 mi)Details
Dunstable Icknield Lower SchoolPrimary, Outstanding3-9LU6 3AG (0.81 mi)Details
St Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary, Good2-11LU1 4BB (0.85 mi)Details
Manshead CofE AcademySecondary, Good11-19LU1 4BB (0.85 mi)Details
Nearby Nhs GP

The nearest GP to this postcode is KIRBY ROAD SURGERY(0.82 mi). Check out the NHS GPs in nearby area.

NameTelephonePostcode
kirby road surgeryActivekirby road surgery, 58 kirby road, dunstable, bedfordshire01582609121LU6 3JH
west street surgeryActivewest street surgery, 89 west street, dunstable, bedfordshire01582664401LU6 1SF
eastgate surgeryActiveeastgate surgery, eastgate house, 28-34 church street, dunstable,bedfordshire01582670050LU5 4RU
kingsbury court surgeryActivekingsbury court surgery, church street, dunstable, bedfordshire01582663218LU5 4RS
Nearby Amenities
  • The Butchers
    0.09 mi
  • Londis (Branss Food & Wine)
    0.52 mi
  • Sweeeeeetz
    0.52 mi
  • Premiere Convenience Store
    0.54 mi
  • Downside Supermarket
    0.54 mi
  • Holiday Inn Express Dunstable
    0.46 mi
  • The Highwayman Hotel
    0.46 mi

FURZEN CLOSE, LU6 3EN Demographics

(from Census 2021)

The population of LU63EN is 306 compared to England, which has a population of 59,597,542.

Age

The average age of people living in the nearby area is 45 years old. The top three age distributions are: Between 55 to 64 (1008), Below 14 (993), and Between 45 to 54 (871).

Ethinicity

According to the latest census 2021, The main ethnicity of the people in the immediate area is White: English with a total of 279 people, followed by White: Other White with a total of 8.

Education

Regarding education, 102 adults have Level 4, while 32 have Level 1 and entry level.

Deprivation

As for deprivation, most of the area is Not deprived in any dimension (360), followed by at least Deprived in one dimension (241).

Occupation
The most common occupations in the nearby area are
  • Professional occupations (32)
  • Managers, directors and senior officials (26), and
  • Associate professional and technical occupations (23)
Religion

In terms of religion, most people mentioned Christian (185), followed by No religion (108).

NS-SEC

The NS-SEC defines and measures social class and is considered a reliable indicator of a person's class status. As per the 2021 census, most of the population has Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations (82) followed by Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations (45), and Intermediate occupations (44).

Economic Status

Most people in the area mentioned they are Employee: Full-time (480), and 439 adults mentioned they are Retired.

Country of Birth

As per the country of birth, most adults are from the United Kingdom (1449) and European Union EU-14 (36).