Dunstable East
Central Bedfordshire · East of England · population 7,043 · 4 LSOAs
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #1,157 of 6,856 in England
- #151 of 746 in East of England
- #10 of 33 in Central Bedfordshire
- Least deprived 10-20%
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 16% · Skilled trades 13% · Managers & directors 12%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 16% |
| Skilled trades | 13% |
| Managers & directors | 12% |
| Associate professional | 12% |
| Elementary | 11% |
| Administrative | 10% |
| Caring & leisure | 10% |
| Process & plant | 8% |
| Sales & customer service | 8% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 50% · No religion 32% · Muslim 6%
Born outside the UK: 21%
Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.
In summary
Dunstable East is in the least-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #1,157 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #10 of 33 in Central Bedfordshire. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Health (86) and lowest on Education (48). Typical homes here sold for about £353,750 over the past year, up 20% across five years (from 90 sales), in line with the wider Central Bedfordshire median of £363,000. Typical household take-home income is around £42,090 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 72 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, close to the England rate of 83.
Themed scores ?
Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.
House prices ?
| Type | Median (12m) | Sales | 1yr | 5yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | £353,750 | 90 | +1.1% | +20.5% |
| Detached | Too few sales to report (n=2) | |||
| Semi-detached | £365,000 | 63 | -1.4% | +20.7% |
| Terraced | £330,000 | 10 | +4.8% | +11.9% |
| Flat | £170,000 | 15 | 0.0% | +4.9% |
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Household income
Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →
Affordability-adjusted Score ?
- #1,615 best value of 6,851 priced areas in England
- Combines this area's Area Score with how affordable its homes are nationally (geometric mean). Higher = a less-deprived area for less money.
Recorded crime ?
Rank #3,665 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).
| Category (12 months) | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 137 |
| Theft | 192 |
| Burglary | 26 |
| Vehicle crime | 36 |
| Criminal damage & arson | 38 |
| Public order & weapons | 42 |
| Drugs | 14 |
| Robbery | 15 |
| Other | 8 |
Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 74 incidents.
Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →
Official sources
Nearby areas
The closest neighbourhoods on the map, whichever authority they fall in.
Other areas in Central Bedfordshire
Similar areas across England
Neighbourhoods with the closest Area Score elsewhere in the country, for comparison.
- Chippenham NorthWiltshire83£300,000
- Pensby & ThingwallWirral83£279,250
- Abbey ParkSwindon83£272,500
- Old Cantley, Auckley & FinningleyDoncaster83£270,000
- Monks OrchardCroydon83£472,000
- CambourneSouth Cambridgeshire83£380,000