Local servicesHospitalSteppingley Hospital1.0 miGP surgeryFlitwick Surgery7 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyThe Highlands Pharmacy LTD3 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistFlitwick Dental Groupright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi10 schools7 primary, 3 secondaryPrimaryKingsmoor Lower Schoolages 2-9, 167 pupilsunder a milePrimaryFlitwick Lower Schoolages 2-9, 336 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryWoodland Middle School Academyages 9-13, 645 pupilsunder a mileCollegeLuton Sixth Form College7.8 miUniversityCranfield University7.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Luton Airport LTN10 miRailway stationFlitwickunder a mileBus stationTransport InterchangeFlitwickunder a mileBus stops61 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the MK45 postcode district.
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
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People5,714 residentsin the Flitwick East census areaMedian age 44.22,439 households65% of homes owner-occupied33% owned outright20% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.1% unemployment rate65% of adults are economically active, 2,938 in work, 23% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, construction 13%, health and social work 10%Getting to work: 35% work from home, 53% go by car, 5% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle39% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages31% of adults hold a degree or higher16% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C623 mm of rain a year, 13 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October47 days of air frost, 17 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksValley Lakelake · 2.2 miCooper's Hillhill · 1.7 miOldpark Waterlake · 3.4 miSnowhillhill · 2.0 miFlitwick Woodwoodland · under a mileFlitwick Moorwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesAmpthill Parkpark · 1.9 mi · 63 haCouncil Allotmentallotments · under a mileFlitwick Leisure Centresports ground · under a mile · 2 haSundon Hills Country Parkpark · 3.7 mi · 64 haSilsoe Millennium Greenpark · 2.8 mi · 5 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 202010 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202518 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 8.5 · PM2.5 7.2 · 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
Broadband85% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)2,538 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation79 m259 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 62 to 100 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
