Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 45 min4:41 am – 9:26 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 44 min8:07 am – 3:52 pm
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People9,325 residentsin the Houghton Conquest & Clophill census areaMedian age 45.53,835 households76% of homes owner-occupied38% owned outright13% social rented, 8% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.1% unemployment rate64% of adults are economically active, 4,670 in work, 25% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 13%, construction 13%, education 11%Getting to work: 40% 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 languages37% of adults hold a degree or higher13% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C624 mm of rain a year, 12 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October46 days of air frost, 19 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)
Parks and green spacesMarston Vale Millennium Country Parkpark · 1.2 mi · 226 haAmpthill Parkpark · 1.3 mi · 63 haWixams Greenwaypark · 2.1 mi · 12 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes33 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19708 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 23 Sep 200050 mi away, Warwick, WarwickshireMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202519 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 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
Broadband66% 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)4,633 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation53 m174 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 28 to 89 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSteppingley Hospital3.2 miGP surgeryGreensand Surgery (Ampthill)2.2 miPharmacyW Cheeseman & Son LTD1.8 miDentistSaxby Dental Surgery2.1 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools1 primary, 1 secondary, 1 sixth formPrimaryHoughton Conquest Primary Schoolages 2-11, 139 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryMarston Vale Middle Schoolages 9-13, 563 pupils1.1 miCollegeBedford College5.4 miUniversityCranfield University5.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Luton Airport LTN14 miRailway stationStewartby1.4 miBus stationTransport InterchangeFlitwick3.7 miBus stops18 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the MK45 postcode district.
