Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 45 min4:41 am – 9:26 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 44 min8:07 am – 3:52 pm
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People8,972 residentsin the Ampthill & Millbrook census areaMedian age 43.03,747 households77% of homes owner-occupied36% owned outright10% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.5% unemployment rate67% of adults are economically active, 4,676 in work, 23% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 12%, education 12%, construction 11%Getting to work: 42% work from home, 47% go by car, 2% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle40% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages41% of adults hold a degree or higher11% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C630 mm of rain a year, 16 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 landmarksChurch Hillhill · under a mileValley Lakelake · 1.8 miCooper's Hillhill · under a mileStewartby Lakelake · 3.2 miBird Islandisland · 2.7 miWestminster Pondpond · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesAmpthill Parkpark · under a mile · 63 haMarston Vale Millennium Country Parkpark · 2.3 mi · 226 haMillbrook Golf Coursegolf course · 1.6 mi · 42 haFlitwick Leisure Centresports ground · 1.6 mi · 2 haSilsoe Millennium Greenpark · 3.0 mi · 5 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes32 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19707 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 202519 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 7.7 · PM2.5 7.1 · 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
Broadband91% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,856 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation96 m315 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 68 to 125 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSteppingley Hospital1.6 miGP surgeryGreensand Surgery (Ampthill)7 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyW Cheeseman & Son LTD3 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistSaxby Dental Surgeryunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi8 schools5 primary, 3 secondaryPrimaryRussell Lower Schoolages 5-9, 437 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryAlameda Middle Schoolages 9-13, 720 pupilsunder a milePrimaryThe Firs Lower Schoolages 2-9, 350 pupilsunder a mileCollegeBedford College7.1 miUniversityCranfield University6.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Luton Airport LTN12 miRailway stationFlitwick1.9 miBus stationTransport InterchangeFlitwick1.9 miBus stops59 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the MK45 postcode district.
