Flitwick

19°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 20° / 16° · 73% rain
• Tomorrow: 24° / 16° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:31Sunset 19:23

12h 52m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

18US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Northampton Spring Park, United Kingdom

72 reported · July 2026▲ 18% YoY

• Criminal damage & arson20
• Anti-social behaviour19
• Violence & sexual offences16
• Shoplifting5

Neighbourhood team: Flitwick, Ampthill, Marston and Cranfield · Bedfordshire

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

510 reported road collisions (2024)

125 killed or seriously injured · 738 casualties · 17.3 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

150 food businesses within 2 miles

• 137 rated 4–5 ★ (119 top)
• 2 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Flitwick (0.2 km)
• 31 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£356,453 average▲ 2.9% YoY

Across Central Bedfordshire · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£1,249 average monthly rent▲ 3.6% YoY

• 1 bed £864
• 2 bed £1,097
• 3 bed £1,374

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

9.7× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 9.7 times median annual pay (10.7× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

• Cheapest petrol: 167.9p · ESSO (11.1 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 187.9p · ESSO (11.1 km)

6 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

17 charging locations within ~8 km

• 4 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 360 kW
• Nearest: Tesco Superstore - Flitwick (0.2 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres1
• Gyms1
• Swimming pools17
• Sports pitches23
• Playgrounds8

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

• Record-breaking start for Leighton Leisure and Community Centre as memberships and attendance surge· 10 Sept 2026
• Green Flags flying high at Central Bedfordshire schools· 8 Sept 2026
• Fostering families enjoy summer picnic at Whipsnade Zoo· 2 Sept 2026
• Housing Matters - August 2026· 2 Sept 2026
• Electric cars, e-bikes and energy savings: Free event comes to Leighton Buzzard· 28 Aug 2026

Source: Central Bedfordshire Council

294,252 residents in Central Bedfordshire · 411/km²

• Under 16: 20%
• 16–64: 62%
• 65+: 18%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Among the least deprived areas in England

Ranked 264 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

£2,516 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band C (27% of 134,350)

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

136 schools · 49,238 pupils

95 primary · 14 secondary · 27 other

Ofsted: 52 of 59 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (88%)

129inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Central Bedfordshire

221 CQC-registered services

• Care homes64
• GP practices27
• Dentists56
• Homecare agencies56
• Hospitals & hospices3

CQC ratings: 85% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 2 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Central Bedfordshire

• Not in the Green Belt
• 17 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

359 applications decided

83.8% granted · 301 granted, 58 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Blake Stephenson

Conservative

Mid Bedfordshire

Source: UK Parliament

Independent (minority)

• Lab 4
• Con 20
• LD 8
• Grn 1
• Ref 2
• Oth 28

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

• Schools6
• GPs & clinics1
• Pharmacies1
• Supermarkets3
• Parks & greens8
• Restaurants & cafés17

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

13,830 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

51 jobs advertised · £30,460 avg

e.g. Lithographic Print Minder, E-Bike Delivery Cyclist (company owned), Become a History Tutor in Flitwick – Flexible & Remote

Source: Adzuna

£869 median full-time weekly pay

2.6% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£26,560 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

54% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: C · 138,501 certificates

8.3% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

56% low-carbon electricity

Gas 42% · Nuclear 24% · Solar 22% · Biomass 6%

173 gCO₂/kWh · high intensity

Latest estimate for East England · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 84.4 yrs women · 82 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy: 60.9 women · 61.5 men

65% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• Life satisfaction7.3
• Feeling worthwhile7.8
• Happiness yesterday7.3
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.2

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Mid Bedfordshire:

• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership403 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test380 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth339 local signatures · 112,809 nationwide
• Do not ban social media for under 16s332 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office323 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

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  Flitwick · 0.1 km

  Flitwick is a town and civil parish in Central Bedfordshire, England. It is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086 as "a hamlet on the River Flitt". The spelling Flytwyk appears in 1381.

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  Flitwick railway station · 0.2 km

  Flitwick railway station is in the centre of Flitwick, in Bedfordshire, England. The station is situated on the Midland Main Line. The station is managed by Thameslink, who operate all trains serving it, and is served…

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  Flitwick Wood · 0.9 km

  Flitwick Wood is a 14.2 hectares Local Nature Reserve in Flitwick in Bedfordshire. It is owned and managed by Central Bedfordshire Council.

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  Church of St Peter & St Paul, Flitwick · 0.9 km

  The Church of St Peter & St Paul is the Church of England parish church in Flitwick, Bedfordshire, England. It became a Grade I listed building on 23 January 1961.

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  Flitwick Castle · 1.0 km

  Flitwick Castle was an 11th-century castle located in the town of Flitwick, in the county of Bedfordshire, England. It now exists only as ruins, reduced to little but an earth mound.

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  Flitwick Manor · 1.0 km

  Flitwick Manor is a Georgian country house in the south of Flitwick, Bedfordshire, England. It is located on Church Road off the A5120. Now operating as a hotel, the manor is a Grade II* listed building. It is owned b…

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