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County or areaBedfordshire
Postcode districtLU7
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 43 min4:42 am – 9:25 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 46 min8:07 am – 3:53 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People10,698 residentsin the Toddington, Heath & Reach census areaMedian age 45.24,412 households78% of homes owner-occupied39% owned outright9% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.5% unemployment rate66% of adults are economically active, 5,599 in work, 24% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, construction 12%, education 10%Getting to work: 39% work from home, 54% go by car, 2% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle44% 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 higher14% have no qualifications, 6% 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°C617 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October45 days of air frost, 18 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 14°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 landmarksTiddenfoot Lakelake · 1.5 miCastle Hillhill · 2.6 miWindmill Hillhill · 3.0 miCoombe Bottomvalley · 3.5 miCollege Lakelake · 5.3 miStanbridge Woodwoodland · 2.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesTiddenfoot Waterside Parkpark · 1.4 mi · 13 haParson's Closepark · 1.5 mi · 3 haPage's Parkplaying field · 1.0 mi · 7 haLeighton Buzzard Rugby Clubplaying field · 1.3 mi · 7 haWeston Avenue Allotmentsallotments · under a mile · 3 haTiddenfoot Leisure Centresports ground · 1.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes29 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 6.5 · 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
Broadband67% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)5,182 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation99 m325 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 76 to 131 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalLuton And Dunstable University Hospital7.0 miGP surgeryLrs At Ridgeway Court7 surgeries within 2 miles1.3 miPharmacyMedino5 pharmacies within 2 miles1.3 miDentistWhole Tooth Dental Practice1.4 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi11 schools6 primary, 4 secondary, 1 specialPrimaryLeedon Lower Schoolages 2-9, 368 pupils1.3 miSecondaryBrooklands Middle Schoolages 9-13, 598 pupils1.4 miPrimaryClipstone Brook Lower Schoolages 3-9, 306 pupils1.5 miCollegeLuton Sixth Form College9.6 miUniversityThe Open University9.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Luton Airport LTN12 miRailway stationLeighton Buzzard2.2 miBus stationBus StationBletchley8.0 miBus stops22 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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