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County or areaLuton
Postcode districtLU2
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 43 min4:41 am – 9:24 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 46 min8:06 am – 3:52 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People10,774 residentsin the Stopsley South & Round Green census areaMedian age 37.94,204 households64% of homes owner-occupied33% owned outright8% social rented, 28% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting6.3% unemployment rate66% of adults are economically active, 5,285 in work, 18% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, health and social work 12%, construction 12%Getting to work: 27% work from home, 56% go by car, 8% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle61% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages33% of adults hold a degree or higher18% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 84%3% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C682 mm of rain a year, 18 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November44 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 · 1.1 miBreachwood Green Mill, King's Waldenhistoric site · 2.7 miLondon Bridgebridge · 1.3 miWarden Hillhill · 1.8 miGalley Hillhill · 2.3 miSlaughter's Woodwoodland · under a mileSlipe Springwoodland · under a mileSharpenhoe Clappershistoric site · 4.5 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesWigmore Valley Parkpark · 1.4 mi · 41 haStopsley Commonsports ground · under a mile · 52 haWardown Parkpark · 1.0 mi · 14 haRose Gardenpark · under a mileAshcroft Road Recreation Groundplaying field · within reach · 7 haWigmore Lane Leisure Gardensallotments · under a mile · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes26 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 22 Sep 202012 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 11 · PM2.5 7.5 · PM10 12 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for NO2 and PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband100% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,382 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation164 m538 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 138 to 174 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalLuton And Dunstable University Hospital3.4 miGP surgeryStopsley Village Practice29 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyKrish Chemist27 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistOral Health Clinicunder a milePolice stationLuton Police Station1.8 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Stopsley, Stopsley2 within half a mileunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi41 schools23 primary, 7 secondary, 3 independent, 4 special, 4 nurseryPrimaryStopsley Community Primary Schoolages 3-11, 479 pupilsright herePrimarySacred Heart Catholic Primary Schoolages 4-11, 342 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryStopsley High Schoolages 11-16, 1,046 pupilsunder a mileCollegeLuton Sixth Form Collegeunder a mileUniversityUniversity of Bedfordshire1.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Luton Airport LTN2.1 miRailway stationLuton1.4 miLight railLuton Airport DART Station1.7 miBus stationLuton Station InterchangeLuton Town Centre1.4 miFerryCamden Lock WaterbusCamden Town27 miBus stops145 within a mileCar parkLUTON, Great Marlings Car Parkunder a mileEV chargingbp PulseLutonunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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