Aston Gate Flitwick, Central Bedfordshire
24 addresses across 2 postcodes (MK45), about 120 m long, classed as a restricted local access road. USRN 25202498.
19 homes have an energy certificate (C: 19). 5 addresses on its postcodes are in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. Most homes around it are in council tax band C; Band D in Central Bedfordshire costs £2,516 a year in 2026-27. Gigabit broadband is available to 0% to 93% of premises. The nearest railway station is Flitwick, about 790 m away in a straight line. The nearest park or garden is about 410 m away. Background air pollution in 2024 was 8.6 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.3 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits. Its addresses are 69 to 72 m above sea level. 1 of its 24 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic. The nearest GP surgery is Flitwick Surgery, about 740 m away. About 870 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 77% of households owned their home and 38% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification. 38 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
19 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 105 m². Most common: House, mid-terrace (12); House, semi-detached (3); House, end-terrace (3). Built: 2007-2011 (7); 1996-2002 (5); 2003-2006 (4). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (12); rented (private) (2).
Council tax
What each band costs in Central Bedfordshire in 2026-27: Band D £2,516 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,677 | £1,957 | £2,237 | £2,516 | £3,075 | £3,634 | £4,194 | £5,032 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band C (27% of about 1,660 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Former Flitwick Leisure Centre Site, Steppingley Road, permissioned (470 m)
- Flitwick Leisure Centre Site, Steppingley Road, Flitwick: up to 72 homes, permissioned (480 m)
- Flitwick Leisure Centre Site, Steppingley Road, Flitwick: up to 95 homes, permissioned (480 m)
- Land r/o Hilldene Close, Steppingley Road: up to 56 homes, permissioned (510 m)
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 30 September 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 5 at medium risk and 19 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| MK45 1AG | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 5 / 11 | unlikely |
| MK45 1AT | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 8 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 24 addresses are between 69 m and 72 m above sea level (70 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MK45 1AG | 100% | 27% | 0% | 0% |
| MK45 1AT | 100% | 93% | 93% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Flitwick 1.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 790 m |
| Lidlington 17,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.3 km | |
| Harlington (Bedfordshire) 308,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m, 26 within 800 m; nearest The Ridgeway Flitwick | 150 m |
| Bus or coach station | Transport Interchange Flitwick | 750 m |
| Car parks | Woburn Forest Park and Ride | 2.4 km |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 920 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Luton Airport LTN | 17.6 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Flitwick Surgery | 740 m |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest The Highlands Pharmacy LTD | 710 m |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 170 m |
| Hospital | Steppingley Hospital | 850 m |
| Police station | Bedforshire Police Authority | 10.7 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Flitwick Station Cashzone | 660 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.7 ha | 410 m |
| Play area | 7 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 130 m² | 340 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.2 ha | 710 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3.3 ha | 400 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 3.1 hectares in all.
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.0 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 0 | 3 |
| 65 to 69 | 0 | 10 |
| 60 to 64 | 0 | 4 |
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 5 |
| Under 55 | 23 | 2 |
1 of the street's 24 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 22 at 55 dB or more from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Templefield Lower School | Primary | 2–9 | 630 m | No published inspection |
| Woodland Middle School Academy | Middle deemed secondary | 9–13 | 680 m | No published inspection |
| Redborne Upper School and Community College | Secondary | 13–18 | 1.0 km | Good (Jul 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Kingsmoor Lower School | Primary | 2–9 | 1.1 km | No overall grade (Jan 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Flitwick Lower School | Primary | 2–9 | 1.1 km | No published inspection |
| The Firs Lower School | Primary | 2–9 | 1.9 km | No published inspection |
| Russell Lower School | Primary | 5–9 | 2.0 km | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Blackbirds MK45 1DX | Pub/bar/nightclub | 140 m | 5 Very good | 17 Oct 2024 |
| Flitwick Fisheries MK45 1DX | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 140 m | 5 Very good | 6 Feb 2025 |
| Creative Sports Coaching MK45 1BL | Other catering premises | 210 m | 4 Good | 6 Aug 2024 |
| From the Hive MK45 1DY | Farmers/growers | 230 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Windmill Road Food & Wine MK45 1AU | Retailers - other | 270 m | 4 Good | 23 Nov 2023 |
| Indian Lodge MK45 1DU | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 340 m | 5 Very good | 18 Jun 2025 |
| Feast on Flavour MK45 1DU | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 390 m | 5 Very good | 27 Mar 2025 |
| Flitwick Football Centre MK45 1BA | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 490 m | 5 Very good | 17 Jun 2024 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 19 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 5 |
| Vehicle crime | 5 |
| Other theft | 3 |
| Burglary | 3 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 2 |
| Other crime | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Astwood Drive (10); On or near Windmill Road (5); On or near The Thinnings (5); On or near Aston Gate (4); On or near Ely Close (4).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 39 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 12% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 77% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 27% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 7% | 17% |
| Private rented | 16% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 75% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 14% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 40% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 51% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 4% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 39% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 14% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 38% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 96% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 9 to 10 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
Nearby streets
St Andrews Close · Ampthill Road · Denel Close · Millwright Way · Waterloo Close · Jutland Court · The Thinnings · Canterbury Road · York Close · Astwood Drive · The Thinnings · Truro Gardens
All the streets in MK45 and across Central Bedfordshire.
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from aircraft, industry or neighbours: noise figures are models of road and rail traffic outside, in England only.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.