Affluence in LU5 5AL
How LU5 5AL ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.
- Neighbourhood
- Dunstable West
- Council
- Central Bedfordshire
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,574 (2024)
LU5 5ALDunstable
How well off LU5 5AL is
On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the LU5 5AL area scores 4.0 out of 10, placing it more deprived than most of England. Its lowest-scoring category is education and skills (3.0 out of 10). Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.
- Education and skills3.0
- Crime3.0
- Older people in low-income households3.0
- Income4.0
- Employment4.0
- Health and disability5.0
- Barriers to housing and services5.0
- Children in low-income families5.0
- Living environment9.0
Household income
Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.
Who is in work
68.2% of adults in the LU5 5AL area are in work, above the England average of 55.7%. 8.7% are retired and 6.7% are full-time students.
Social grade
31.9% of adults in the LU5 5AL area work in managerial or professional jobs, broadly in line with the England average of 33.2%.
Highest qualification
31.8% of adults in the LU5 5AL area hold a degree or equivalent, broadly in line with the England average of 33.9%. 17.2% have no qualifications.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around LU5 5AL (Dunstable West) (about 1,574 residents).
Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.