Affluence in LU5 4NU
How LU5 4NU ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.
- Neighbourhood
- Dunstable East
- Council
- Central Bedfordshire
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,390 (2024)
LU5 4NUDunstable
How well off LU5 4NU is
On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the LU5 4NU area scores 9.0 out of 10, placing it among the most affluent fifth of England. Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.
- Education and skills6.0
- Children in low-income families6.0
- Income8.0
- Health and disability8.0
- Employment9.0
- Crime9.0
- Barriers to housing and services9.0
- Older people in low-income households9.0
- Living environment10.0
Household income
Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.
Who is in work
56.2% of adults in the LU5 4NU area are in work, broadly in line with the England average of 55.7%. 29.6% are retired and 5.2% are full-time students.
Social grade
31.3% of adults in the LU5 4NU area work in managerial or professional jobs, broadly in line with the England average of 33.2%.
Highest qualification
26.5% of adults in the LU5 4NU area hold a degree or equivalent, below the England average of 33.9%. 17.9% have no qualifications.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around LU5 4NU (Dunstable East) (about 1,390 residents).
Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.