Affluence in LU5 4FN
How LU5 4FN ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.
- Neighbourhood
- Dunstable Central
- Council
- Central Bedfordshire
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,113 (2024)
LU5 4FNDunstable
How well off LU5 4FN is
On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the LU5 4FN area scores 8.0 out of 10, placing it more affluent than most of England. Its lowest-scoring category is crime (4.0 out of 10). Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.
- Crime4.0
- Older people in low-income households4.0
- Living environment5.0
- Education and skills6.0
- Income7.0
- Health and disability7.0
- Barriers to housing and services8.0
- Children in low-income families8.0
- Employment9.0
Household income
Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.
Who is in work
70.4% of adults in the LU5 4FN area are in work, above the England average of 55.7%. 14.4% are retired and 5.3% are full-time students.
Social grade
32% of adults in the LU5 4FN area work in managerial or professional jobs, broadly in line with the England average of 33.2%.
Highest qualification
36.2% of adults in the LU5 4FN area hold a degree or equivalent, broadly in line with the England average of 33.9%. 16.6% have no qualifications.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around LU5 4FN (Dunstable Central) (about 2,113 residents).
Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.