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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

MK430HY

Walk House Close

MK430EZ

Hillcrest

MK178DU

West Hill

MK430GQ

Hookes Meadow

MK430FA

Smallbrook

MK430SX

Prince Philip Avenue

MK178AX

Cranfield Road

MK178XQ

Hutton Way

MK430TQ

Duncan Road

MK430WG

Swabey Lane

MK430UU

Crawley Park

MK430XE

Aspley & Woburn

MK430BB

Broad Green

MK430YX

Fallows Crescent

MK430EY

Bliss Avenue

MK178HX

Trunk Furlong

MK430BL

Partridge Piece

MK430DX

Court Road

MK178LF

Aspley Hill

MK178JB

Browns Way

MK178HZ

Salford Road

MK178HL

Berry Lane

MK178BN

Salford Road

MK178BU

Broughton Road

MK430UT

Bedford Road

MK178ST

Weathercock Close

MK430BG

Lodge Road

MK431AG

Osbourne Corner

MK431AA

Pincords Lane

MK430DS

Willow Springs

MK430EH

Braeburn Way

MK430AT

Astwood Road

MK178DP

West Hill

MK430TG

Henson Close

MK430DG

High Street

MK430AS

Crawley Road

MK431AD

Redlands Bank

MK178JW

Gypsy Lane

MK430ET

Bowling Green Road

MK430BF

Forge Close

MK430FR

College Road

MK430BN

Hotch Croft

MK430AW

College Road

MK178XH

Sadleirs Green

MK430BH

Woburn Road

MK178HU

Trunk Furlong

MK430SU

East Road

MK178XG

Hutton Way

MK178HT

Salford Road

MK430SW

Bowling Close

MK178HS

Berry Lane

MK178DR

West Hill

MK178HQ

Church Street

MK430EJ

The Hawthorns

MK430DN

Plough Close

MK430HP

Lordsmead

MK178BA

Wavendon Road

MK430HS

Lincroft

MK178HP

Salford Road

MK178NN

Aspley Hill

MK178DN

West Hill

MK430HF

Gadsden Close

MK178LA

Mount Pleasant

MK178DJ

Bedford Road

MK430DP

High Street

MK430DR

Court Road

MK178AZ

Wavendon Road

MK430UL

Cranfield & Marston Moretaine

MK178SU

Aspley & Woburn

MK430ZU

Duncan Road

MK430JA

Red Lion Close

MK430FW

College Road

MK178BP

Mill Lane

MK178BD

Wavendon Road

MK178BH

Broughton Road

MK430HR

Bedford Road

MK430TD

East Road

MK430TE

Mitchell Road

MK430YE

Georges Close

MK431AH

Lower Breaches Gardens

MK430GJ

Badgers Close

MK178NR

St Vincents

MK430JQ

Broad Green

MK430YQ

Berry Yard

MK430AJ

College Road

MK430DF

High Street

MK430FP

Birch Close

MK430BJ

Rectory Lane

MK178RX

Station Road

MK430JG

Mill Road

MK430JN

Springfield Way

MK178SH

Station Road

MK178NW

Aspley Hill

MK178HH

The Avenue

MK430XB

Turnpike Road

MK178SL

Weathercock Close

MK178DH

Bedford Road

MK430BQ

Lodge Road

MK430AN

University Way

MK178HN

Church Street

Data Sources

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