Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 44 min4:41 am – 9:26 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 45 min8:07 am – 3:52 pm
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People8,141 residentsin the Flitwick West census areaMedian age 40.73,445 households79% of homes owner-occupied36% owned outright5% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.4% unemployment rate70% of adults are economically active, 4,516 in work, 20% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 13%, construction 11%, health and social work 11%Getting to work: 38% work from home, 51% go by car, 5% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle36% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages36% of adults hold a degree or higher12% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C622 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 landmarksValley Lakelake · 1.1 miLinden Lakelake · 2.7 miBreakheart Hillhill · 1.3 miMoneypot Hillhill · 1.5 miRod Woodwoodland · under a mileFlitwick Woodwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesAmpthill Parkpark · 1.9 mi · 63 haMillbrook Golf Coursegolf course · 1.6 mi · 42 haFlitwick Leisure Centresports ground · under a mile · 2 haMarston Vale Millennium Country Parkpark · 3.5 mi · 226 haCouncil Allotmentallotments · 1.6 miSundon Hills Country Parkpark · 4.5 mi · 64 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes30 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 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 202517 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 7.3 · PM2.5 7.1 · 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
Broadband95% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,575 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation103 m338 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 71 to 117 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSteppingley Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryFlitwick Surgery7 surgeries within 2 miles1.5 miPharmacyTesco Instore Pharmacy2 pharmacies within 2 miles1.3 miDentistDental Surgery1.3 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi7 schools4 primary, 3 secondarySecondaryWoodland Middle School Academyages 9-13, 645 pupils1.2 miPrimaryTemplefield Lower Schoolages 2-9, 290 pupils1.2 miPrimaryFlitwick Lower Schoolages 2-9, 336 pupils1.4 miCollegeLuton Sixth Form College8.7 miUniversityCranfield University6.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Luton Airport LTN11 miRailway stationFlitwick1.4 miBus stationTransport InterchangeFlitwick1.4 miBus stops10 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the MK45 postcode district.
