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 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C635 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October48 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 landmarksBrogborough Lakelake · 1.3 miBrogborough Hillhill · under a mileValley Lakelake · 2.8 miCastle Hillhill · 1.4 miLakeview Woodwoodland · under a mileBird Islandisland · 3.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesMarston Vale Millennium Country Parkpark · 2.9 mi · 226 haAmpthill Parkpark · 3.7 mi · 63 haMowbray Greenpark · 2.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes35 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19708 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 23 Sep 200046 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 10 · PM2.5 7.4 · PM10 14 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for NO2 and 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
Elevation89 m292 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 45 to 107 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSteppingley Hospital4.0 miGP surgeryCranfield Surgery2.5 miPharmacyWoburn Sands Pharmacy2.6 miDentistDental Surgery2.6 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools4 primaryPrimaryHusborne Crawley Lower Schoolages 4-9, 42 pupils1.5 miPrimaryLidlington Primary Schoolages 3-11, 92 pupils1.5 miSecondaryFulbrook Schoolages 9-16, 551 pupils2.5 miCollegeMilton Keynes College6.6 miUniversityCranfield University3.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Luton Airport LTN15 miRailway stationRidgmontunder a mileBus stationMilton Keynes CoachwayBrook Furlong4.5 miBus stops6 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the MK43 postcode district.
