Local servicesHospitalSteppingley Hospital5.7 miGP surgeryCranfield Surgeryunder a milePharmacyDr Allen Pharmacyright hereDentistCranfield Dental Practiceunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 primary, 1 secondarySecondaryHolywell Schoolages 9-13, 668 pupilsunder a milePrimaryCranfield Church of England Academyages 2-9, 511 pupilsunder a mileCollegeBedford College6.9 miUniversityCranfield University1.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Luton Airport LTN17 miRailway stationLidlington2.9 miBus stationMilton Keynes CoachwayBrook Furlong4.4 miBus stops20 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the MK43 postcode district.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the MK43 postcode district.
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°C565 mm of rain a year, 13 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October45 days of air frost, 18 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 landmarksBrogborough Lakelake · 2.2 miStrawberry Hillhill · under a mileStewartby Lakelake · 2.9 miBird Islandisland · 2.9 miHeathfield Coppicewoodland · under a mileRectory Woodwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesMarston Vale Millennium Country Parkpark · 2.4 mi · 226 haBroughton Brookpark · 4.4 mi · 33 haBrooklands Meadow Parkpark · 3.9 mi · 15 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes37 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19708 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 23 Sep 200045 mi away, Warwick, WarwickshireMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202515 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 7.1 · PM2.5 7.0 · 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
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
Elevation113 m371 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 62 to 114 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
