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County or areaBedfordshire
Postcode districtMK44
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 46 min4:40 am – 9:26 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 43 min8:07 am – 3:51 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°C562 mm of rain a year, 11 days with 10 mm or morewettest month September47 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 23°CASeptember: 10 to 20°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 landmarksHowbury Hall Estatehistoric site · 1.3 miPriory Lakelake · 2.4 miButterfly Bridge Bedfordhistoric site · 3.2 miSummerhouse Hillhill · 1.7 miGreat Barford Bridgebridge · 1.8 miLongholme Islandisland · 2.9 miNavigation Channelwater · 2.0 miMox Hillhill · 2.3 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesDog Fieldpark · under a mile · 36 haPriory Country Parkpark · 1.9 mi · 115 haThe Greenpark · 2.0 miThe Eyrieplaying field · 1.6 mi · 5 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes33 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19707 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 22 Sep 202020 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202526 mi away, Thornborough, BucksSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at High risk within 500 m of the centrea 1 in 30 chance of flooding in any year, or greaterAlso medium, low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 6.8 · PM2.5 7.0 · 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
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
Elevation23 m75 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 18 to 27 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalCuh At Bedford Hospital4.0 miGP surgeryGreat Barford Surgery3 surgeries within 2 miles1.7 miPharmacy121 Pharmacy3 pharmacies within 2 miles1.8 miDentistRiverfield Drive (Dental Surgery)2.0 miPolice stationBedford Police Station4.0 miCash machineSamra Enterprise Ltd, Goldington2.2 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimarySheerhatch Primary Schoolages 4-11, 129 pupils1.0 miPrimaryGreat Barford Church of England Primary Academyages 3-11, 176 pupils1.7 miSecondaryGoldington Academyages 11-16, 958 pupils2.8 miCollegeBedford College3.8 miUniversityCranfield University11.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Luton Airport LTN18 miRailway stationBedford St Johns3.8 miBus stationBus StationBedford3.9 miBus stops22 within a mileEV chargingShell RechargeBedford1.8 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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