Affluence in LU6 3DF
How LU6 3DF ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.
- Neighbourhood
- Dunstable Manshead
- Council
- Central Bedfordshire
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,569 (2024)
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How well off LU6 3DF is
On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the LU6 3DF 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.
- Education and skills5.0
- Crime6.0
- Income7.0
- Employment7.0
- Barriers to housing and services7.0
- Children in low-income families7.0
- Older people in low-income households7.0
- Living environment8.0
- Health and disability9.0
Household income
Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.
Who is in work
57.8% of adults in the LU6 3DF area are in work, broadly in line with the England average of 55.7%. 27.2% are retired and 4.2% are full-time students.
Social grade
32% of adults in the LU6 3DF area work in managerial or professional jobs, broadly in line with the England average of 33.2%.
Highest qualification
27.3% of adults in the LU6 3DF area hold a degree or equivalent, below the England average of 33.9%. 18.9% have no qualifications.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around LU6 3DF (Dunstable Manshead) (about 1,569 residents).
Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.