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Cranfield & Aspley Guise

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About

Cranfield is a village and civil parish centred on Cranfield University, a postgraduate institution specialising in aerospace, engineering and transport research. The university campus occupies much of the parish and includes laboratories, testing facilities and an operational airfield used for flight trials, pilot training and industrial testing. Workshops, hangars and a control tower sit alongside teaching buildings, and access is via local roads linking the campus to neighbouring settlements. A small business and innovation park adjacent to the campus hosts spin-off companies and test facilities that work with university departments.

Aspley Guise lies a short distance east of Cranfield and retains a village centre of lanes, a village green and a parish church with medieval fabric. Housing ranges from 19th-century terraces to later estate development, with a small cluster of shops and two pubs serving the local community. Footpaths connect fields and hedgerows to the campus perimeter, and local events and clubs use village halls and recreation grounds for meetings and sports. Regular bus services link the villages to nearby centres, and the layout of lanes reflects the area's agricultural past.

Area overview

On average Cranfield & Aspley Guise has moderate deprivation and very low crime levels, with around 32 crimes per 1,000 residents per year. Approximately 11.7% of homes in this area are social housing provided by a local council or housing association. The average income per household in Cranfield & Aspley Guise is £72,774 per year. There are 7 schools in Cranfield & Aspley Guise: 4 primary (0 Outstanding and 4 Good) and 1 secondary (0 Outstanding and 0 Good). Cranfield & Aspley Guise is home to around 10,294 people, with a population density of about 252.3 per km2.

Crime rate
2/10
Crimes per 1k residents
32
Deprivation level
3/10
Income level
9/10
Social housing
11.7%
Connectivity
N/A

Area Profile

Cranfield & Aspley Guise Population
10,294
Population density
252.3 per km²

Crime

Crime per 1,000 population

Violence and sexual offences
14.57(-54%)
Anti-social behaviour
8.74(-24%)
Criminal damage and arson
3.59(-43%)
Public order
3.4(-34%)
Vehicle crime
2.72(-38%)
East of England average

Demographics

Ethnic groups

British
7,804
75.82%
Other White
624
6.06%
Chinese
351
3.41%
Indian
343
3.33%
African
181
1.76%
Total population: 10,293

Economics

Education (age 16+)

Level 4+ (Degree)
3,731
44.76%
Level 3 (A level)
1,400
16.79%
Level 2 (GCSEs 9-4)
1,041
12.49%
No qualifications
912
10.94%
Level 1 (GCSEs 3-1)
677
8.12%
Total 16+ residents: 8,336

Housing

Housing tenure

Owns with a mortgage
1,483
38.74%
Owns outright
1,247
32.58%
Private landlord or letting agency
426
11.13%
Other social rented
397
10.37%
Shared ownership
126
3.29%
Total households: 3,828

Property prices in Cranfield & Aspley Guise

Based on 111 recent sales, the median property price is £385,000 in Cranfield & Aspley Guise area, with individual transactions ranging from £82,250 up to £1,775,000.

Price distribution per property type (last year)

Price distribution by property type for Cranfield & Aspley Guise in the last year.

Median sale price and percentiles per property type (last year)

Median sale price, sales count, and percentile information for each property type in Cranfield & Aspley Guise over the last year.
TypeSalesMedian
Flats4£141,250
Detached45£495,000
Terraced17£315,000
Semi-Detached45£345,000

10 years median price trend in Cranfield & Aspley Guise

Ten year median sale price trend for each property type in Cranfield & Aspley Guise.

All postcodes in Cranfield & Aspley Guise

MK430ZY

Brockley Way

MK430YD

Bedford Road

MK430AU

Astwood Road

MK178NP

Weathercock Lane

MK430BS

High Street

MK430DY

Maple Way

MK430AZ

University Way

MK431AJ

Kings Grove

MK178BQ

Broughton Road

MK178SS

Weathercock Close

MK430HW

Crane Way

MK178DT

West Hill

MK178EA

The Mount

MK178JA

Browns Way

MK430JP

Coronation Road

MK178JH

Woburn Lane

MK178DZ

The Mount

MK178BX

The Court

MK430AL

Central Avenue

MK178DQ

Bedford Road

MK430HL

Millards Close

MK430DA

Merchant Lane

MK430XD

Horsepool Lane

MK430EQ

University Way

MK178XJ

Sadleirs Green

MK430FU

Hollowday Road

MK430XP

Station Road

MK178YH

Cranfield Road

MK178NS

Concra Park

MK430ZE

Lime Tree Corner

MK430JJ

Broad Green

MK178SX

Woburn Road

MK430WR

Harlequin Lane

MK178BW

Salford Road

MK178JS

Spinney Lane

MK430DJ

Townsend Close

MK178BS

Salford Road

MK178EL

Wood Lane

MK430FY

Flitt Leys Close

MK430HZ

High Street

MK178DS

West Hill

MK430EB

Wood End Road

MK430BW

Little Spinney

MK178XX

Cranfield Road

MK179QN

Sandy Lane

MK430HQ

Graces Close

MK430BD

Bourne End Road

MK178BJ

Broughton Road

MK178EN

Green Lane

MK178EE

Duke Street

MK430TR

Bowstring Link

MK430GR

Harcourt

MK430EX

Bedford Road

MK430HU

Orchard Way

MK430YL

Badgers Rise

MK178JN

Woburn Lane

MK430EN

High Street

MK430FZ

Thillans

MK430WP

Thillans

MK430JW

Coronation Road

MK430HA

Bedford Road

MK430BY

Maltings Close

MK430HG

College Road

MK430HD

Bedford Road

MK430BU

Merchant Lane

MK430GS

The Old Furlong

MK430FQ

University Way

MK178ER

Woodside

MK430XF

Mill Road

MK430BE

Stillitters Farm Road

MK430GZ

Longborns

MK430DW

Maple Way

MK178JL

Spinney Lane

MK430SZ

West Road

MK430HT

Lincroft

MK431AL

Linehams Pightle

MK430AD

Crawley Road

MK430TA

Lanchester Road

MK178SJ

Burrows Close

MK430TH

Handley Page Close

MK430XA

Crow Lane

MK178EF

Duke Street

MK430DH

Rowan Way

MK178JX

Mount Pleasant

MK178JU

Mount Pleasant

MK430GA

Ailwyns Acre

MK430DT

Rowan Way

MK430XJ

Sandy Lane

MK178BB

Wavendon Road

MK430FS

College Road

MK178JJ

Woburn Lane

MK430HN

Windmill Way

MK430EW

Bedford Road

MK430FX

College Road

MK431AR

Blenheim Croft

MK178SP

Mill Lane

MK430JD

Washingleys

MK430AB

Crawley Road

MK178EP

Salford Road

MK431AB

Brocklehanger Edge

Data Sources

All data is sourced from official UK government agencies and public datasets. Last updated: 16/05/2026.