Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 45 min4:41 am – 9:26 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 44 min8:08 am – 3:52 pm
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People11,676 residentsin the Hanslope, Castlethorpe & Sherington census areaMedian age 43.24,841 households73% of homes owner-occupied35% owned outright13% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.4% unemployment rate65% of adults are economically active, 5,899 in work, 24% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, education 11%, health and social work 9%Getting to work: 47% work from home, 47% 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 languages39% of adults hold a degree or higher12% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C622 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October47 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 landmarksJacob's Woodwoodland · under a mileSnakes Meadowwoodland · under a mileStewartby Lakelake · 4.4 miStrawberry Hillhill · 3.1 miSnipe Poollake · 4.6 miChicheley Hillhill · 3.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesMarston Vale Millennium Country Parkpark · 4.1 mi · 226 haGreat Denham Country Parkpark · 4.3 mi · 57 haEmberton Parkpark · 4.5 mi · 51 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes39 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19708 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 23 Sep 200044 mi away, Warwick, WarwickshireMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202516 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 6.4 · PM2.5 6.8 · 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
Broadband82% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)5,296 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation100 m328 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 67 to 105 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalCuh At Bedford Hospital6.0 miGP surgeryCranfield Surgery2.8 miPharmacyDr Allen Pharmacy2.6 miDentistCollege Road (Dental Surgery)2.6 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeBedford College6.3 miUniversityCranfield University2.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Luton Airport LTN19 miRailway stationKempston Hardwick4.7 miBus stationMilton Keynes CoachwayBrook Furlong5.3 miBus stops4 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the MK16 postcode district.
