Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 45 min4:41 am – 9:26 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 44 min8:08 am – 3:52 pm
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People10,293 residentsin the Cranfield & Aspley Guise census areaMedian age 36.63,827 households71% of homes owner-occupied33% owned outright11% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.7% unemployment rate63% of adults are economically active, 4,914 in work, 19% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, education 14%, construction 10%Getting to work: 42% work from home, 50% go by car, 2% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle43% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages45% of adults hold a degree or higher11% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 89%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C648 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October46 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 landmarksWar memorialhistoric site · 1.8 miWillen Lakelake · 3.4 miMoulsoe Old Woodwoodland · under a mileThurphy Woodwoodland · under a mileBrogborough Lakelake · 3.7 miLinford Manor Parkhistoric site · 4.6 miChicheley Hillhill · 2.6 miStrawberry Hillhill · 2.7 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesBroughton Brookpark · 2.6 mi · 33 haBrooklands Meadow Parkpark · 2.2 mi · 15 haWillen Lakepark · 3.1 mi · 133 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes38 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19708 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 23 Sep 200043 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 7.4 · 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
Broadband80% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband86% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,762 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation101 m331 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 71 to 109 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBlakelands Hospital4.0 miGP surgeryCranfield Surgery1.8 miPharmacyDr Allen Pharmacy2.0 miDentistCollege Road (Dental Surgery)under a milePolice stationThames Valley PoliceNewport Pagnell3.4 miCash machineMorrisons Daily (Former Co-Op) (FZ), Cranfield2.0 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools2 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryNorth Crawley CofE Schoolages 4-7, 28 pupils1.1 miPrimaryCranfield Church of England Academyages 2-9, 511 pupils1.9 miSecondaryHolywell Schoolages 9-13, 668 pupils1.9 miCollegeMilton Keynes College5.6 miUniversityCranfield Universityunder a mileSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Luton Airport LTN18 miRailway stationAspley Guise3.9 miBus stationMilton Keynes CoachwayBrook Furlong2.6 miBus stops8 within a mileCar parkNapier ParkingAtterbury2.9 miEV chargingbp PulseBedfordunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the MK43 postcode district.
