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County or areaBedfordshire
Postcode districtMK44
Telephone code01469
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 46 min4:39 am – 9:26 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 43 min8:07 am – 3:50 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People11,853 residentsin the Wyboston, Great Barford & Cople census areaMedian age 44.84,718 households75% of homes owner-occupied39% owned outright11% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.0% unemployment rate64% of adults are economically active, 5,923 in work, 24% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 12%, education 11%Getting to work: 39% work from home, 54% go by car, 2% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle55% 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, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 96%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C596 mm of rain a year, 12 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October44 days of air frost, 21 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 landmarksTempsford Memorialhistoric site · 1.1 miLatch Poollake · 1.5 miEaton Socon Castlecastle · 2.9 miRound Hillhill · under a mileLittle Barford Power Stationhistoric site · 2.7 miAlington Hillhill · 2.1 miGreat Barford Bridgebridge · 2.2 miSeabrook Lakelake · 4.2 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesAlpha Parkpark · 2.4 miBarford Road Pocket Parkpark · 2.8 mi · 14 haThe Greenpark · 2.8 miWyboston Leisure Parksports ground · 1.9 mi · 2 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes34 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19707 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 22 Sep 202024 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202529 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 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
Broadband40% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband94% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)5,034 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation22 m72 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 14 to 40 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBiggleswade Hospital6.1 miGP surgeryGreat Barford Surgery2.2 miPharmacyCarerx3.3 miDentistSandy Health Centre3.5 miPolice stationSt Neots Police Station4.3 miCash machineTRSA Welcome Break - Wyboston Service Station, Great North Road1.4 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryRoxton Church of England Academyages 3-11, 70 pupilsright hereSecondarySandy Secondary Schoolages 11-18, 1,259 pupils2.9 miCollegeBedford College7.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Luton Airport LTN21 miRailway stationSandy3.9 miBus stationInterchangeBiggleswade6.8 miBus stops16 within a mileEV chargingbp PulsePotton3.5 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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