Housing in LU6 3BD
What the homes in LU6 3BD are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Dunstable Central
- Council
- Central Bedfordshire
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,915 (2024)
LU6 3BDDunstable
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (42.3%). Flats make up 32.4%, well above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
55.5% of households in the LU6 3BD area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 29% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 24% own outright and 31.5% with a mortgage.
- Owned55.5%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.4%1%
- Private rented29%20.5%
- Social rented15.1%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 36.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (22.3%). 26.8% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Central Bedfordshire
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Central Bedfordshire (August 2026, +3.7% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around LU6 3BD (Dunstable Central) (about 1,915 residents).
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.