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Thinking of living at LU6 2NQ? Who your neighbours would be, how far the schools, station, shops, GP and parks are from the postcode itself, which schools are near and how they do, what there is to do at the weekend, and a day in the life here.
You'll mostly drive: the nearest station, supermarket, GP are all over 1 km away.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studham Village CofE Academy | Primary | 500 m | – |
| Dagnall VA Church of England School | Primary | 2.8 km | – |
| Little Gaddesden Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | Primary | 3.0 km | 79% met the expected standard |
| Kensworth Church of England Academy | Primary | 3.2 km | 57% met the expected standard |
| Gaddesden Row JMI School | Primary | 3.7 km | – |
| Beechwood Park School | Independent | 2.7 km | – |
Every primary near LU6 2NQ, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
No state primary within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Studham Playing Fields | 580 m | 3 |
| Golf | Whipsnade Park Golf Club | 1.9 km | 2 |
| Swimming | Beechwood Park School | 2.7 km | 2 |
| Squash | Beechwood Park School | 2.7 km | 2 |
| Bowls | Bowls Club | 2.9 km | 1 |
| Horse riding | TC Feeds & Tack Haven | 3.0 km | 1 |
| Cricket | Great Gaddesden Cricket Club | 4.6 km | 1 |
| Free flying | Paragliding Toplanding | 4.9 km | 1 |
Named clubs, pitches and centres mapped in OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and facilities registered with Sport England Active Places (Contains Data © Sport England, CC BY 4.0). Neither list is complete, so a club not shown may still exist.
The nearest station is Tring, a drive away (7.4 km), with 788k journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Euston.
Central London is 49 km away as the crow flies.
This is car country: only 8% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is Studham Village CofE Academy, a few minutes' walk (500 m).
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
Few families with young children: only 14% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Londis, 4.5 km away, with Cross Keys Farm Shop closer still (2.8 km) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Markyate Surgery, part of Rothschild House Group (4.5 km), with Markyate Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (4.3 km).
The nearest full A&E is Luton and Dunstable Hospital, 6.3 km away, rated good by the CQC.
At its trust, 63% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 60% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 15 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 6 restaurants and cafés, 10 pubs and bars.
Whipsnade Park Golf Club is the closest café or restaurant (2.8 km), and The Red Lion the nearest pub (600 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 53 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 72 listed buildings.
Detached houses make up 51% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
Bungalow country: 21% of homes are bungalows.
The nearest park is Dunstable Downs, 4.8 km away.
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 6.7 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, London Luton is 13 km away.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 47% of households own their home outright.
It's an older community: 28% are 65 or over.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.
4 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
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