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A village of 1,531 in Bedfordshire, East of England.
Flitton has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Its strongest subject is safety (A+): 7.4 violent and sexual offences and 2 home and vehicle crimes per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026. Its weakest is walkability (C−): 9% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. The median home sold for £575,000 in the last three years, 8.8 times what households in the Central Bedfordshire council area earn in a year.
The 3 things Flitton does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Flitton is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists them inside Flitton’s built-up area, along with 1 scheduled monument.
18% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Flitton.
43% of the crimes fell under violence and sexual offences. In the 12 months to August 2026, police logged 21 crimes and 6 reports of anti-social behaviour inside Flitton’s built-up area. There were 4.1 anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 residents (not graded), below Bedfordshire’s towns (10.3) and England’s towns (7.8) alike.
Not gradedAnti-social behaviour, shoplifting and other theft are shown but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence and crimes against homes and vehicles per resident.
data.police.uk street-level crime · points inside the ONS built-up-area boundary · OGL · The police category of violence and sexual offences includes harassment and stalking.
The town has one school, shown below. GCSE results at the one secondary school within 3 km: 46% of pupils get a strong pass (grade 5+) in English and maths, and the Attainment 8 average is 45.3. Key Stage 2 results at the one primary school within 3 km: just over a third of pupils meet the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average).
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greenfield CofE VC Lower SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 145 | – |
Self-reported good health: 89% of Flitton’s residents. Just over one in ten residents have a disability, below Bedfordshire’s towns (15%) and England’s towns (17%) alike. Women here live to 88 on average and men to 82.1 (2019–23). This Bedfordshire town has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 1.5 miles away.
| Census 2021 | Flitton | Bedfordshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 89% | 84% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 2.3% | 4.3% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 11% | 15% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · These answers aren’t adjusted for age, so young towns look healthier; the Health Grade uses age-adjusted measures, including life expectancy and early deaths.
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 48% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
4% of commuters who live in Flitton also work there. Short trips to work, under 5 km: 27%, lower than both Bedfordshire’s towns (42%) and England’s towns (45%). At the census, 48% of workers worked mainly from home.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Before 1919: that is when 18% of homes were built. Flitton’s listed buildings include the Church of Saint John the Baptist, Grade I. It has 85 listed buildings for every 10,000 residents. Conservation areas cover 15% of the town’s land, higher than both Bedfordshire’s towns (4%) and England’s towns (7%).
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
85% of households own their home, higher than both Bedfordshire’s towns (64%) and England’s towns (61%). Council and housing-body homes hold 6% of households. Private rents average £1,250 a month across the Central Bedfordshire council area.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £700,000 | 50 |
| Semi-detached | £480,000 | 17 |
| Terraced | £322,500 | 11 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Those 65 and older account for 19% of residents. The age that splits Flitton in two is 46.2. Children under 15 count for 18% of the people here.
51% women, 49% men
About 96 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Flitton | Bedfordshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 20% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 29% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 33% | 25% | 25% |
| 65+ | 19% | 15% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.5% | 5.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 19% | 16% | 17% |
| Degree level | 41% | 32% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Bedfordshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Flitton. Best known first.
Historic house · English HeritageWrest Park2.6 km outside town, to the east
Historic house · English HeritageHoughton House3.9 km outside town, to the northwestGardenGarden · English HeritageWrest Park & Gardens2.8 km outside town, to the eastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flitton | 1,531 | — | — | C+ | A+ | A+ |
| Silsoe | 3,419 | 1.2 | A+ | B | A | A |
| Maulden | 2,486 | 1.5 | — | B− | B+ | B+ |
| Flitwick | 13,668 | 1.8 | A− | B+ | B | B− |
| Ampthill | 8,825 | 2 | A | B− | B+ | A |
| Clophill | 2,515 | 2 | A− | C+ | B+ | A− |
| Westoning | 2,097 | 2.5 | — | B | A | A |
| Barton-le-Clay | 4,941 | 3.2 | A− | B | A | A− |
Maulden and Westoning have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 3.5 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I buildings include Church of Saint John the Baptist. It also has 1 scheduled monument.
Homes cost more than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £575,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: terraced houses £322,500, semi-detached houses £480,000 and detached houses £700,000.
GCSE results beat 50% of towns in England, and primary results trail almost all (Department for Education, Attainment 8 and Key Stage 2). One state school is inside the town; places are handled by Central Bedfordshire council.
Village in Bedfordshire, England
Flitton is a built-up area of 1,531 people, in the Central Bedfordshire council area. TownRatings uses ONS’s 2022 built-up areas as towns: the physical town, as people mean the word, rather than a council district, so its figures cover the town itself.
Built from ONS geography and Census 2021
Sources: ONS Census 2021, output areas summed to the ONS 2022 built-up area · HM Land Registry Price Paid (standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026) · ONS Price Index of Private Rents (August 2026, by council) · MHCLG and Welsh Government council tax, Band D 2026–27 (with parish precepts in England) · data.police.uk street-level crime, 36 months to August 2026, points inside the built-up-area boundary · ONS small-area life expectancy and healthy life expectancy, 2019 to 2023 (England and Wales), OHID Fingertips small-area indicators (England) and Census 2021 health, adjusted for age · ONS small-area income estimates (financial year ending 2023) · DWP claimant count via Nomis (January to August 2026) · Historic England, National Heritage List for England (listed buildings, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, battlefields, World Heritage Sites), October 2026, inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary · Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties by build period (31 March 2025) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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