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County or areaBedfordshire
Postcode districtLU1
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 43 min4:42 am – 9:24 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 46 min8:06 am – 3:52 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People6,993 residentsin the Caddington & Slip End census areaMedian age 46.52,989 households79% of homes owner-occupied44% owned outright10% social rented, 10% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.0% unemployment rate62% of adults are economically active, 3,483 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, construction 12%, education 11%Getting to work: 33% work from home, 59% go by car, 3% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle49% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages30% of adults hold a degree or higher18% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 96%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C742 mm of rain a year, 18 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November45 days of air frost, 14 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 2 to 7°CFMarch: 3 to 10°CMApril: 4 to 13°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 20°CJJuly: 13 to 22°CJAugust: 12 to 22°CASeptember: 10 to 19°CSOctober: 8 to 14°CONovember: 4 to 10°CNDecember: 2 to 7°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksWardown Lakelake · 2.6 miHarps Hillhill · 1.5 miFarley Pondpond · under a mileHeath Woodwoodland · under a mileBirchin Grovewoodland · under a mileMill Streamriver · 3.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesStockwood Parkpark · under a mile · 100 haFerndale Leisure Gardenspark · 1.5 mi · 27 haThe Greenpark · 1.0 miLuton Rugby Football Clubplaying field · under a mile · 4 haFront Street Allotmentsallotments · under a mileStockwood Park Rugby Clubplaying field · under a mile · 4 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes34 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19706 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 22 Sep 202011 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202523 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 8.9 · PM2.5 7.3 · 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
Broadband90% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.3% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,284 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation163 m535 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 137 to 173 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalLuton And Dunstable University Hospital3.0 miGP surgeryCaddington Surgery18 surgeries within 2 miles1.0 miPharmacyMedigreen LTD11 pharmacies within 2 miles1.0 miDentistPetrie Tucker & Partners LTD1.6 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi21 schools13 primary, 2 secondary, 2 independent, 1 special, 2 nursery, 1 otherPrimarySlip End Village Schoolages 3-11, 112 pupilsunder a milePrimaryCaddington Village Schoolages 3-11, 277 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryThe Stockwood Park Academyages 11-18, 1,438 pupilsunder a mileCollegeLuton Sixth Form College3.3 miUniversityUniversity of Bedfordshire1.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Luton Airport LTN3.2 miRailway stationLuton2.0 miLight railLuton Airport DART Station3.1 miBus stationLuton Station InterchangeLuton Town Centre1.9 miFerryCamden Lock WaterbusCamden Town25 miBus stops56 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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