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County or areaBedfordshire
Postcode districtMK44
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 47 min4:40 am – 9:27 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 42 min8:09 am – 3:50 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People5,673 residentsin the Riseley & Sharnbrook census areaMedian age 50.62,345 households79% of homes owner-occupied47% owned outright7% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.8% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 2,723 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: education 13%, retail and wholesale 11%, health and social work 11%Getting to work: 43% work from home, 49% go by car, 2% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle28% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages42% of adults hold a degree or higher11% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C642 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October45 days of air frost, 17 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 23°CJAugust: 12 to 22°CASeptember: 10 to 19°CSOctober: 7 to 15°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 landmarksLady Woodwoodland · under a mileFlint's Woodwoodland · under a mileOakley Hillhill · 2.5 miPinchmill Islandsisland · 4.1 miHungry Hillhill · 3.2 miTom Knocker's Pondpond · 2.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesThe Greenpark · 3.5 miCastle Greenpark · 4.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes41 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19709 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 28 Oct 200142 mi away, Melton Mowbray, LeicsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202527 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 5.2 · PM2.5 6.7 · 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
Broadband71% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,485 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation84 m276 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 51 to 89 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalIsebrook Hospital8.7 miGP surgerySharnbrook Surgery3.4 miPharmacyWellbeing Pharmacy3.8 miDentistCommunity Dental Services CIC4.2 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryRiseley CofE Primary Schoolages 3-11, 121 pupilsunder a mileSecondarySharnbrook Academyages 11-18, 1,684 pupils4.3 miCollegeBedford College9.2 miUniversityCranfield University14.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Luton Airport LTN28 miRailway stationWellingborough8.6 miBus stationBus StationBedford8.9 miBus stops9 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the MK44 postcode district.


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