Affluence in LU5 4AN
How LU5 4AN ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.
- Neighbourhood
- Dunstable Manshead
- Council
- Central Bedfordshire
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,569 (2024)
LU5 4ANDunstable
How well off LU5 4AN is
On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the LU5 4AN area scores 8.0 out of 10, placing it more affluent than most of England. Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.
- Education and skills5.0
- Crime6.0
- Income7.0
- Employment7.0
- Barriers to housing and services7.0
- Children in low-income families7.0
- Older people in low-income households7.0
- Living environment8.0
- Health and disability9.0
Household income
Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.
Who is in work
57.8% of adults in the LU5 4AN area are in work, broadly in line with the England average of 55.7%. 27.2% are retired and 4.2% are full-time students.
Social grade
32% of adults in the LU5 4AN area work in managerial or professional jobs, broadly in line with the England average of 33.2%.
Highest qualification
27.3% of adults in the LU5 4AN area hold a degree or equivalent, below the England average of 33.9%. 18.9% have no qualifications.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around LU5 4AN (Dunstable Manshead) (about 1,569 residents).
Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.