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County or areaBedfordshire
Postcode districtSG5
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 44 min4:41 am – 9:25 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 45 min8:07 am – 3:52 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People11,846 residentsin the Shefford & Shillington census areaMedian age 39.64,667 households67% of homes owner-occupied32% owned outright16% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.3% unemployment rate70% of adults are economically active, 6,322 in work, 19% retiredMain industries: public administration and defence 14%, retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 12%Getting to work: 35% work from home, 54% go by car, 2% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle39% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages35% of adults hold a degree or higher13% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C597 mm of rain a year, 12 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October46 days of air frost, 19 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 4 to 14°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 20°CJJuly: 12 to 23°CJAugust: 12 to 22°CASeptember: 10 to 19°CSOctober: 7 to 15°CONovember: 4 to 10°CNDecember: 2 to 8°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksBroad Waterlake · 2.1 miLadies Lakelake · 2.2 miPegsdon Hillshills · 2.3 miToot Hillhill · 1.8 miLowerpiece Spinnieswoodland · under a mileApsleybury Woodwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesSilsoe Millennium Greenpark · 3.1 mi · 5 haSundon Hills Country Parkpark · 4.6 mi · 64 haUpper Greenpark · 3.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes27 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 22 Sep 202014 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202524 mi away, Thornborough, BucksSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at High risk within 500 m of the centrea 1 in 30 chance of flooding in any year, or greaterAlso medium, low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 6.4 · PM2.5 6.9 · PM10 12 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband70% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)5,237 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation52 m171 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 47 to 72 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSteppingley Hospital6.4 miGP surgeryLower Stondon Surgery2.8 miPharmacyC & H (Barton) LTD2.8 miDentistBedford Road (Dental Surgery)2.8 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools3 primaryPrimaryShillington Lower Schoolages 2-9, 94 pupilsunder a milePrimaryPirton Schoolages 4-11, 136 pupils1.7 miSecondaryArnold Academyages 9-13, 704 pupils2.7 miCollegeLuton Sixth Form College6.1 miUniversityUniversity of Bedfordshire7.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Luton Airport LTN7.6 miRailway stationHitchin4.9 miBus stationTransport InterchangeFlitwick5.6 miBus stops21 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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