2,801
Households
White Brit. · 72%
Ethnicity
Christian · 51%
Religion
Around average
Avg IMD
35 · 5.6 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£305,833
Median property price
153
Postcodes
Overview of Dunstable Central
Coordinates51.8863, -0.5253
Postcodes
153
Population (Census)
6,216
Households (Census)
2,801
Recorded crime · May '26
35 · 5.6 per 1k
Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Dunstable Central
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Around average
Mean decile 4.56 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Around average on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 4.56 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Sold prices in Dunstable Central
Property sales · Dunstable Central
HM Land Registry · Dunstable Central
Average price
£299,547
YoY: +3.2%
Median price: £295,833
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
May '24 – May '26May '26: 6 sales · avg £221,750
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£387k£279k£170k
May '24Nov '24May '25Nov '25May '26
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Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime in Dunstable Central
Crime trends · Dunstable Central
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
17103
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
10
YoY +67%
ASB
1161
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
7
YoY -12%
Vehicle Crime
840
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
3
YoY stable
Burglary
320
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
1
YoY +100%
Criminal damage
741
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
2
YoY -50%
Demographics in Dunstable Central
Ethnicity
White Brit.71.7%
Other White13.9%
African1.7%
White & Black Caribbean1.6%
Other Asian1.4%
+ 4 other groups · 9.6%
Religion
Christian51.4%
No religion38.5%
Not answered5.5%
Muslim1.9%
Hindu1.4%
+ other · 1.3%
Age groups
35–4920.6%
50–6419.3%
25–3416.9%
65–748.9%
10–156.6%
+ 6 other age groups · 27.7%
Households
Other22.4%
Any member 66+13.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children11.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.4%
Cohabiting couple family: No children7.0%
+ 8 other households · 35.6%
Schools in Dunstable Central
Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.
Ashton St Peter's VA C of E School
Central Bedfordshire · LU6 1EW
Good
0.2 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11
Dunstable Icknield Lower School
Central Bedfordshire · LU6 3AG
Requires improvement
0.2 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–9
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
Postcode Districts in Dunstable Central
Postcodes in Dunstable Central
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