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Dunstable Manshead

Middle area

South west Central Bedfordshire. 5,818 people in 1.2 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Dunstable Manshead’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£313,750
3,268th highest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
5,521
2,215th lowest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
93.3%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
5.7%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Dunstable Manshead compares

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Median sale price33 middle areas, Central Bedfordshire · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Central Bedfordshire33 areas from £275,000 to £510,000. The middle area is £367,500. Dunstable Manshead is £313,750.
£313,7506th lowest
Population33 middle areas, Central Bedfordshire · 2021
Population: every middle area in Central Bedfordshire33 areas from 5,358 to 13,726. The middle area is 9,325. Dunstable Manshead is 5,521.
5,5212nd lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage33 middle areas, Central Bedfordshire · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Central Bedfordshire33 areas from 47.9% to 98.2%. The middle area is 88.4%. Dunstable Manshead is 93.3%.
93.3%joint 9th highest
Claimant rate33 middle areas, Central Bedfordshire · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Central Bedfordshire33 areas from 1.4% to 5.7%. The middle area is 2.2%. Dunstable Manshead is 5.7%.
5.7%highest

Figures for the whole of Central Bedfordshire

These figures are published for the whole of Central Bedfordshire, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Central Bedfordshire and not Dunstable Manshead alone. See Central Bedfordshire

Average house price
£356,758
Up 1.2% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£43,645
73rd highest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
8.2×
123rd least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
13.1
65th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Dunstable Manshead in brief

The median price paid for a home in Dunstable Manshead was £313,750 in 2025.

Dunstable Manshead had 5,521 usual residents at the census.

In Dunstable Manshead, 93.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Dunstable Manshead, 5.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.