See what's open near youpubs, restaurants, shops and more, by distance from where you are
Home > Bedfordshire > Felmersham

Felmersham Bedfordshire

Leisure

Local servicesHospitalLuton And Dunstable University Hospital1.9 miGP surgeryWhipperley Medical Centre36 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyFarley Hill Chemist25 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistPetrie Tucker & Partners LTDunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi43 schools25 primary, 5 secondary, 6 independent, 3 special, 3 nursery, 1 otherPrimaryWhipperley Infant Academyages 4-7, 241 pupilsright herePrimarySt Margaret of Scotland Catholic Primary Schoolages 2-11, 421 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryThe Stockwood Park Academyages 11-18, 1,438 pupilsunder a mileCollegeLuton Sixth Form College2.0 miUniversityUniversity of Bedfordshire1.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Luton Airport LTN3.0 miRailway stationLuton1.1 miLight railLuton Airport DART Station2.8 miBus stationLuton Station InterchangeLuton Town Centre1.0 miFerryCamden Lock WaterbusCamden Town27 miBus stops109 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the MK43 postcode district.

Local Information

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the MK43 postcode district.

County or areaBedfordshire
Postcode districtMK43
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 43 min4:42 am – 9:24 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 46 min8:06 am – 3:52 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People11,206 residentsin the Marston Moretaine, Lidlington & Woburn census areaMedian age 39.84,511 households69% of homes owner-occupied29% owned outright13% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.7% unemployment rate70% of adults are economically active, 5,912 in work, 19% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, construction 11%, health and social work 11%Getting to work: 39% work from home, 55% go by car, 2% take public transport, 3% walk or cycle40% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages36% of adults hold a degree or higher14% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C679 mm of rain a year, 17 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November42 days of air frost, 16 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 2 to 7°CFMarch: 3 to 10°CMApril: 4 to 13°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 20°CJJuly: 13 to 22°CJAugust: 12 to 22°CASeptember: 10 to 19°CSOctober: 8 to 14°CONovember: 4 to 10°CNDecember: 2 to 7°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksWardown Lakelake · 1.3 miFarley Pondpond · under a mileBlossom Springwoodland · under a mileRound Woodwoodland · under a mileHarps Hillhill · 2.9 miStipers Hillhill · 3.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesFerndale Leisure Gardenspark · under a mile · 27 haStockwood Parkpark · under a mile · 100 haSt Peter's Little Parkpark · under a mileCastlecroft Road Recreation Groundplaying field · under a mileKingsway Parkplaying field · under a mile · 3 haGarden Allotmentsallotments · 1.2 mi · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes28 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 22 Sep 202011 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202522 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 12 · PM2.5 7.6 · PM10 13 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for NO2 and PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband84% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,812 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation170 m558 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 108 to 182 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50






Best reviews