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County or areaBedfordshire
Postcode districtMK43
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 45 min4:41 am – 9:26 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 44 min8:08 am – 3:52 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People10,293 residentsin the Cranfield & Aspley Guise census areaMedian age 36.63,827 households71% of homes owner-occupied33% owned outright11% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.7% unemployment rate63% of adults are economically active, 4,914 in work, 19% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, education 14%, construction 10%Getting to work: 42% work from home, 50% go by car, 2% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle43% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages45% of adults hold a degree or higher11% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 89%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C649 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October48 days of air frost, 16 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 8°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 11°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 landmarksWar memorialhistoric site · under a mileBrogborough Lakelake · 2.0 miStrawberry Hillhill · 1.1 miStewartby Lakelake · 3.3 miHeathfield Coppicewoodland · under a mileWaypost Woodwoodland · under a mileBrogborough Hillhill · 2.1 miBird Islandisland · 3.2 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesMarston Vale Millennium Country Parkpark · 2.7 mi · 226 haBroughton Brookpark · 3.8 mi · 33 haBrooklands Meadow Parkpark · 3.4 mi · 15 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes37 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19708 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 23 Sep 200045 mi away, Warwick, WarwickshireMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202515 mi away, Thornborough, BucksSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 7.3 · PM2.5 7.1 · PM10 13 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband80% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband86% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,762 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation111 m364 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 63 to 114 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSteppingley Hospital5.6 miGP surgeryCranfield Surgeryunder a milePharmacyDr Allen Pharmacyunder a mileDentistCranfield Dental Practiceunder a milePolice stationThames Valley PoliceNewport Pagnell5.2 miCash machineMorrisons Daily (Former Co-Op) (FZ), Cranfieldunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryCranfield Church of England Academyages 2-9, 511 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryHolywell Schoolages 9-13, 668 pupilsunder a mileCollegeMilton Keynes College6.6 miUniversityCranfield Universityunder a mileSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Luton Airport LTN17 miRailway stationLidlington2.8 miBus stationMilton Keynes CoachwayBrook Furlong3.9 miBus stops24 within a mileEV chargingbp PulseBedfordunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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