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Dunstable South

Middle area

South west Central Bedfordshire. 6,873 people in 1.3 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 South’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£375,000
2,229th highest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
6,605
3,676th lowest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
97.5%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.2%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Dunstable South 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 South is £375,000.
£375,000joint 13th highest
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 South is 6,605.
6,6058th 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 South is 97.5%.
97.5%2nd 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 South is 2.2%.
2.2%joint 12th lowest

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 South 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 South in brief

The median price paid for a home in Dunstable South was £375,000 in 2025.

Dunstable South had 6,605 usual residents at the census.

In Dunstable South, 97.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Dunstable South, 2.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.