Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 46 min4:40 am – 9:26 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 43 min8:08 am – 3:51 pm
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People11,853 residentsin the Wyboston, Great Barford & Cople census areaMedian age 44.84,718 households75% of homes owner-occupied39% owned outright11% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.0% unemployment rate64% of adults are economically active, 5,923 in work, 24% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 12%, education 11%Getting to work: 39% work from home, 54% go by car, 2% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle55% 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 higher14% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 96%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C560 mm of rain a year, 11 days with 10 mm or morewettest month September45 days of air frost, 20 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 landmarksHowbury Hall Estatehistoric site · under a mileMowsbury Hillforthistoric site · 1.9 miPriory Lakelake · 2.7 miMowsbury Hillhill · 1.9 miGreat Early Grovewoodland · under a mileLongholme Islandisland · 2.9 miLittle Early Grovewoodland · under a mileSummerhouse Hillhill · 2.1 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesPriory Country Parkpark · 2.1 mi · 115 haDog Fieldpark · 2.2 mi · 36 haMowsbury Parkpark · 1.8 mi · 23 haMowsbury Golf and Squash Complexgolf course · 1.5 mi · 50 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes36 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19707 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 22 Sep 202021 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202526 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 7.5 · PM2.5 7.2 · 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
Broadband40% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband94% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)5,034 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation54 m177 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 24 to 67 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalCuh At Bedford Hospital3.9 miGP surgeryChurch Lane Branch5 surgeries within 2 miles1.4 miPharmacy121 Pharmacy4 pharmacies within 2 miles1.3 miDentistRiverfield Drive (Dental Surgery)1.8 miPolice stationBedford Police Station3.5 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Goldington, Goldington1.4 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi7 schools5 primary, 1 secondary, 1 specialPrimaryRenhold VC Primary Schoolages 3-11, 191 pupilsunder a milePrimaryPutnoe Primary Schoolages 4-11, 494 pupils1.4 miSecondaryMark Rutherford Schoolages 11-18, 1,150 pupils1.5 miCollegeBedford College3.5 miUniversityCranfield University11.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Luton Airport LTN20 miRailway stationBedford St Johns3.7 miBus stationBus StationBedford3.5 miBus stops23 within a mileCar parkBrickhill Dr ParkingBedford2.9 miEV chargingShell RechargeBedford1.5 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the MK44 postcode district.
