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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

MK430FT

College Road

MK430DU

Lodge Road

MK430UZ

School Lane

MK178EB

Woodside

MK430TW

Oak Barn Close

MK178DD

West Hill

MK178HR

Mill Lane

MK430HX

Orchard Close

MK178JZ

Mount Pleasant

MK178FR

Larkswood Close

MK430JF

Millfield Close

MK430EE

Harter Avenue

MK430HE

Bakery Close

MK178ES

Wood Lane

MK178DF

The Square

MK430DE

Church Walk

MK178AY

Mill Lane

MK178JT

Spinney Lane

MK430HJ

Millards Close

MK430JL

Mill Road

MK430AP

Royce Road

MK178JP

Peers Drive

MK430WZ

Goodman Court

MK178BL

Manor Close

MK431AP

The Roes

MK178NJ

Aspley Hill

MK430BT

University Way

MK430GP

Eight Acres

MK178HW

Church Hill

MK430ER

Pound Close

MK430XZ

Highfield Crescent

MK430YA

Ridgway Road

MK430TN

The Drive

MK178DW

Aspley & Woburn

MK178BT

Cranfield Road

MK430BZ

Simdims

MK430SY

Prince Philip Avenue

MK178JY

San Remo Road

MK430GF

Home Close

MK430AH

College Road

MK178JR

Woburn Lane

MK430BP

Partridge Piece

MK430AX

Cranfield & Marston Moretaine

MK430DL

Folly Farm

MK430EU

Bedford Road

MK430UY

School Lane

MK178DX

West Hill

MK430YN

The Lawns

MK178EJ

Wood Lane

MK430JB

High Street

MK431AF

Wills Allen Avenue

MK430GG

Arpins Pightle

MK430YB

Hill Crescent

MK178ED

Woodside

MK431AQ

Canberra Gardens

MK430GB

Ramsey Abbey Close

MK178DL

Meadow View

MK430SS

The Green

MK430XY

Bedford Road

MK178HY

Salford Road

MK178BE

Brittens Lane

MK178EG

Woodside

MK430SR

College Road

MK430JR

Central Avenue

MK430EP

Holywell Road

MK430ZG

Hare Lane

MK430EF

Hatfield Avenue

MK430AR

Salford Road

MK430JH

Broad Green

MK178EH

Woodside

MK430BA

Bourne End Road

MK430AA

Crawley Road

MK430DB

University Way

MK430ZA

Badgers Rise

MK178EQ

Mentone Avenue

MK430YF

Lower Coxs Close

MK430YT

Chantilly Corner

MK430EA

East Hills

MK178DG

The Square

MK430DZ

Oaken Pin Close

MK430GE

Lanchester Road

MK178SN

Burrows Close

MK430ST

College Road

MK430AY

Central Avenue

MK178AP

Crabtree Lane

MK430EL

High Street

MK430HH

Crane Way

MK178NL

Dene Close

MK178SR

Weathercock Close

MK430HB

Partridge Piece

MK430LX

Cranfield & Marston Moretaine

MK430GH

College Road

MK178BG

Brittens Lane

MK178HE

Church Street

Data Sources

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