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County or areaBedfordshire
Postcode districtMK45
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 – 3:51 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°C583 mm of rain a year, 12 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October46 days of air frost, 18 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 landmarksCain Hill House Monumenthistoric site · 1.0 miWrest Parkhistoric site · 1.3 miNorth Broad Waterlake · 1.4 miLadies Lakelake · 1.4 miCain Hillhill · 1.0 miLong Canalcanal · 1.5 miSerpentinewater · 1.7 miPine Hillhill · 2.1 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesSilsoe Millennium Greenpark · 2.0 mi · 5 haBellcote Meadowpark · 3.0 mi · 4 haHenlow Parkpark · 4.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes26 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 202523 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 6.3 · 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
Elevation69 m226 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 41 to 86 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSteppingley Hospital5.7 miGP surgeryChicksands Medical Centre2.4 miPharmacyJardines Pharmacy2.6 miDentistChicksands Dental Centre2.4 miPolice stationHitchin Police Station5.9 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Barton le Clay, Barton le Clay3.7 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi6 schools5 primary, 1 specialPrimaryGravenhurst Academyages 5-9, 72 pupilsunder a milePrimaryShillington Lower Schoolages 2-9, 94 pupils1.1 miSecondaryRobert Bloomfield Academyages 9-13, 962 pupils2.3 miCollegeLuton Sixth Form College7.7 miUniversityUniversity of Bedfordshire9.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Luton Airport LTN9.5 miRailway stationArlesey4.9 miBus stationTransport InterchangeFlitwick5.0 miBus stops12 within a mileEV chargingbp PulseBedfordunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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