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County or areaBedfordshire
Postcode districtMK17
Telephone code01525
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 44 min4:42 am – 9:26 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 45 min8:08 am – 3:53 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People10,293 residentsin the Cranfield & Aspley Guise census areaMedian age 36.63,827 households71% of homes owner-occupied33% owned outright11% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.7% unemployment rate63% of adults are economically active, 4,914 in work, 19% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, education 14%, construction 10%Getting to work: 42% work from home, 50% go by car, 2% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle43% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages45% of adults hold a degree or higher11% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 89%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C711 mm of rain a year, 17 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October48 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 22°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 landmarksLing Hillhill · under a mileCaldecotte Lakelake · 2.6 miBow Brickhillhill · 1.1 miMermaid's Pondpond · under a mileWalton Lakelake · 3.3 miOld Wavendon Heathwoodland · under a milePeartree Bridgehistoric site · 4.1 miThe Warrenwoodland · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesMowbray Greenpark · under a mileAspley Guise and Woburn Sands Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 44 haCaldecotte Brookpark · 1.4 mi · 11 haCaldecotte Lakepark · 2.3 mi · 109 haWoburn Sands Allotmentsallotments · under a mile · 5 haWavendon Community Centreplaying field · 1.5 mi · 2 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes36 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19708 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 23 Sep 200045 mi away, Warwick, WarwickshireMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202512 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 7.0 · 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
Broadband80% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband86% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,762 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation107 m351 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 80 to 164 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalMk Icash (Mk Hospital)4.0 miGP surgeryAsplands Medical Centre3 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyWoburn Sands Pharmacyunder a mileDentistDental Surgeryunder a milePolice stationThames Valley PoliceMilton Keynes5.3 miCash machineMFG - Viking (MRH), Fenny Stratford3.2 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi10 schools7 primary, 2 secondary, 1 all-throughSecondaryFulbrook Schoolages 9-16, 551 pupilsunder a milePrimarySwallowfield Primaryages 2-11, 458 pupilsunder a milePrimaryAspley Guise Village Schoolages 5-9, 136 pupils1.0 miCollegeMilton Keynes College4.7 miUniversityThe Open University2.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Luton Airport LTN15 miRailway stationWoburn Sandsunder a mileBus stationBus StationBletchley3.9 miBus stops19 within a mileCar parkCar Park on Woburn Sands Road, MK17Milton Keynes1.2 miEV chargingbp PulseMilton Keynes2 charging points within a mileunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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