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County or areaBedfordshire
Postcode districtMK17
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 44 min4:42 am – 9:25 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 45 min8:07 am – 3:53 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People11,206 residentsin the Marston Moretaine, Lidlington & Woburn census areaMedian age 39.84,511 households69% of homes owner-occupied29% owned outright13% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.7% unemployment rate70% of adults are economically active, 5,912 in work, 19% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, construction 11%, health and social work 11%Getting to work: 39% work from home, 55% go by car, 2% take public transport, 3% walk or cycle40% 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, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C680 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October49 days of air frost, 16 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 1 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 4 to 14°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 20°CJJuly: 12 to 22°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 landmarksBattlesden Househistoric site · under a mileTilsworth Castlecastle · 2.8 miLinden Lakelake · 2.5 miMotte & Bailey Castlecastle · 4.1 miBeech Hillhill · 2.0 miHungerhill Woodwoodland · under a mileNew Plantingwoodland · under a mileInvitation to View - Harlington Manorhistoric site · 4.4 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesStockgrove Country Parkpark · 2.9 mi · 14 haParson's Closepark · 3.6 mi · 3 haTiddenfoot Waterside Parkpark · 4.3 mi · 13 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes28 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 23 Sep 200049 mi away, Warwick, WarwickshireMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202514 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 6.9 · 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
Broadband84% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,812 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation119 m390 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 100 to 148 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSteppingley Hospital5.7 miGP surgeryToddington Medical Centre2.8 miPharmacyPharmag LTD2.8 miDentistChurch Square Dental Practice2.7 miPolice stationDunstable Police Station5.3 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Heath & Reach, Heath & Reach2.6 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryHockliffe Lower Schoolages 4-9, 67 pupils1.1 miSecondaryVandyke Upper Schoolages 13-18, 1,517 pupils2.5 miCollegeLuton Sixth Form College8.3 miUniversityThe Open University7.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Luton Airport LTN11 miRailway stationLeighton Buzzard4.1 miBus stationTransport InterchangeFlitwick5.7 miBus stops4 within a mileEV chargingRoam Charging StationLeighton Buzzard2.6 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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