Affluence in LU5 4PS
How LU5 4PS ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.
- Neighbourhood
- Dunstable East
- Council
- Central Bedfordshire
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,111 (2024)
LU5 4PSDunstable
How well off LU5 4PS is
On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the LU5 4PS 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.
- Crime5.0
- Education and skills6.0
- Living environment6.0
- Income7.0
- Children in low-income families7.0
- Employment8.0
- Barriers to housing and services8.0
- Health and disability9.0
- Older people in low-income households9.0
Household income
Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.
Who is in work
64.5% of adults in the LU5 4PS area are in work, above the England average of 55.7%. 17.3% are retired and 7.2% are full-time students.
Social grade
31.6% of adults in the LU5 4PS area work in managerial or professional jobs, broadly in line with the England average of 33.2%.
Highest qualification
32.1% of adults in the LU5 4PS area hold a degree or equivalent, broadly in line with the England average of 33.9%. 14.8% have no qualifications.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around LU5 4PS (Dunstable East) (about 2,111 residents).
Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.