Kensworth

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• Today: 10° / 6° · 22% rain
• Tomorrow: 10° / 6° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:03Sunset 16:27

9h 24m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

33US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · London Harlington, United Kingdom

• 7.1 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
• 5.3% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution

Lower is better for both figures.

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024

7 reported · August 2026▼ 36% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences2
• Anti-social behaviour1
• Criminal damage & arson1
• Other theft1

Neighbourhood team: Dunstable and Rural · Bedfordshire

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

475 reported road collisions (2025)

113 killed or seriously injured · 688 casualties · 16.1 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

40 food businesses within 2 miles

• 36 rated 4–5 ★ (31 top)
• 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Whipsnade Central (2.5 km)
• 0 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£355,263 average▲ 0.1% YoY

Across Central Bedfordshire · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£1,250 average monthly rent▲ 3.7% YoY

• 1 bed £865
• 2 bed £1,097
• 3 bed £1,376

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08

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

4,398 property sales in the last 12 months

12 months to May 2026

A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.

Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05

• Cheapest petrol: 164.9p · Asda (11 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 145.8p · AppleGreen (6.5 km)

11 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

67 charging locations within ~8 km

• 11 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 250 kW
• Nearest: Hicks Road (3.7 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Swimming pools1
• Sports pitches3

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

• Homeowners refunded £142,000 after rogue trader investigation· 3 Nov 2026
• Firework season sparks safety checks across Central Bedfordshire· 3 Nov 2026
• Protecting our roads and keeping Central Bedfordshire moving this winter· 29 Oct 2026
• Residents invited to help shape Public Health Funerals Policy· 29 Oct 2026
• Remembrance Day road closures – 2026· 28 Oct 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)

• Moves in from elsewhere in the UK20,665
• Moves out to elsewhere in the UK16,435
• Net moves+4,230

Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025

Less deprived than the average in England

Ranked 230 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

£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%)

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

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

224 CQC-registered services

• Care homes64
• GP practices27
• Dentists56
• Homecare agencies58
• Hospitals & hospices3

CQC ratings: 85% of rated services Good or Outstanding

Source: Care Quality Commission · Central Bedfordshire

• Within the Green Belt
• 22 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

421 applications decided

81.5% granted · 343 granted, 78 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

Rachel Hopkins

Labour

Luton South and South 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)

• Schools1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

14,040 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

7 jobs advertised · £36,761 avg

e.g. Attendance Officer, Family Systemic Psychotherapist - EB1, Medical Welfare Officer

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

80% low-carbon electricity

Wind 47% · Nuclear 21% · Gas 19% · Biomass 11%

88 gCO₂/kWh · low 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

3 GP surgeries · 5 pharmacies in LU6

• West Street Surgery
• Kirby Road Surgery
• Edlesborough Surgery

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Luton South and South Bedfordshire:

• Raise Human Rights Issues in Azad Kashmir with the Government of Pakistan 616 local signatures · 20,508 nationwide
• Protect legal right to support for children with SEND123 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
• Fund £20,000 a year (term time) wage for Teaching Assistants111 local signatures · 39,730 nationwide
• Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases105 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth101 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

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  Kensworth Chalk Pit · 1.8 km

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  Whipsnade · 2.0 km

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