Bacteriostatic water in Dunstable

Local facts for Dunstable

Dunstable sits in the LU6 postcode district (LU area), within Central Bedfordshire, East of England, England.

LU6 is a mainland UK district, so orders to Dunstable go out on next-day UK delivery. How we deliver.

Nearest universities with REF 2021 research submissions in Biological Sciences or Chemistry:

• Institute of Zoology, Biological Sciences, 46.5 km
• The University of Northampton, Biological Sciences, 47.5 km
• University College London, Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 48.5 km

Straight-line distance. Listed for local context only; no affiliation implied.

Further universities within 80 km of Dunstable with REF 2021 submissions in these units:

• Birkbeck College (UKPRN 10007760): Biological Sciences, 48.9 km south-east
• Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine (UKPRN 10003270): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 49.4 km south-east
• Institute of Cancer Research: Royal Cancer Hospital (The) (UKPRN 10003324): Biological Sciences, 50.3 km south-east
• King's College London (UKPRN 10003645): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 50.3 km south-east
• Oxford Brookes University (UKPRN 10004930): Biological Sciences, 50.3 km west
• Royal Holloway and Bedford New College (UKPRN 10005553): Biological Sciences, 51.6 km south
• University of Oxford (UKPRN 10007774): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 52.4 km west
• Queen Mary University of London (UKPRN 10007775): Biological Sciences & Chemistry, 52.4 km south-east

Nearby: Houghton Regis (2.1 km), Luton (7.3 km), Leighton Buzzard (10 km), Linslade (11.2 km), Flitwick (13 km).

Regional hub: St Albans.

Dunstable lies north-west of St Albans, about 19.7 km in a straight line.

Other location pages in the LU postcode area (7 of the 227 we list for East of England):

• LU, 6.7 km
• Luton, LU1, 7.3 km

Postcode districts in the LU area covered by our East of England location pages: LU1, LU5, LU6, LU7.

More nearby location pages in East of England (within 50 km; straight line, nearest first):

Also in Central Bedfordshire (15 location pages): Houghton Regis 2.1 km, LU 6.7 km, Leighton Buzzard 10 km, Linslade 11.2 km, Central Bedfordshire 12.6 km, Flitwick 13 km, Woburn 13 km, Ampthill 16.2 km.

Nearest location page in each direction from Dunstable: north, Houghton Regis (2.1 km); east, LU (6.7 km); south, Dacorum (13.3 km); west, Leighton Buzzard (10 km).

Location pages in East of England within 10 km of Dunstable: 5; within 25 km: 32; within 50 km: 69.

Map reference: 51.8876, -0.5231 (OS Open Names osgb4000000074550673).

Sources: OS Open Names and ONS Postcode Directory (OGL), OpenStreetMap (ODbL), REF 2021, Parcelforce zone list. Updated 12 Oct 2026.