Affluence in LU5 4HR
How LU5 4HR ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.
- Neighbourhood
- Dunstable Central
- Council
- Central Bedfordshire
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,933 (2024)
LU5 4HRDunstable
How well off LU5 4HR is
On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the LU5 4HR area scores 6.0 out of 10, placing it close to the middle of the range for England. Its lowest-scoring category is crime (2.0 out of 10). Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.
- Crime2.0
- Older people in low-income households4.0
- Income5.0
- Education and skills5.0
- Children in low-income families5.0
- Barriers to housing and services6.0
- Living environment6.0
- Health and disability7.0
- Employment8.0
Household income
Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.
Who is in work
64.6% of adults in the LU5 4HR area are in work, above the England average of 55.7%. 14.6% are retired and 7.5% are full-time students.
Social grade
31.5% of adults in the LU5 4HR area work in managerial or professional jobs, broadly in line with the England average of 33.2%.
Highest qualification
33.4% of adults in the LU5 4HR area hold a degree or equivalent, broadly in line with the England average of 33.9%. 15% have no qualifications.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around LU5 4HR (Dunstable Central) (about 1,933 residents).
Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.