Arlesey & Fairfield
Ward in Central Bedfordshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.007, -0.255 |
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| OS grid ref: | TL 19 35 |
| Dialling code: | 01462 (Hitchin) |
Arlesey and Fairfield sit in Central Bedfordshire as a mix of a traditional market‑village core and a newer residential estate, with the River Hiz and a string of former clay pits-turned-lakes and nature reserves giving the area a surprising amount of wildlife and reedbed habitat. The locality has a visible industrial past - the once‑important brickworks that used local clays shaped the landscape and left lakes and scrub now valued by birdwatchers and walkers.
Despite a rural feel, the area is well connected, with rail links that make commuting to London and neighbouring towns straightforward, so the social mix ranges from long‑standing villagers to newer commuters. Local life centres on a village high street, community groups, a few pubs and schools, while larger towns such as Hitchin and Letchworth Garden City are close enough for wider shopping and leisure options.
Postcode districts covering Arlesey & Fairfield
Most populated places nearby
- Milton Keynes 21.2 miles
- Luton 11 miles
- Cambridge 21.3 miles
- Watford 24.9 miles
- Bedford 12.6 miles
- Harlow 22.6 miles
- Stevenage 7.7 miles
- Hemel Hempstead 19.9 miles
- St. Albans 17.7 miles
- Welwyn Garden City 14.2 miles
- Cheshunt 22.2 miles
- Dunstable 14.1 miles
Neighbouring places
- Arlesey Built-up area 0.5 miles
- Fairfield Parish 0.7 miles
- Stotfold Built-up area 0.9 miles
- Letchworth Wilbury Ward 1.5 miles
- Letchworth Grange Ward 1.5 miles
- Letchworth Norton Ward 1.9 miles
- Henlow Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Radwell Parish 2.3 miles
- Lower Stondon Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Cadwell Ward 2.3 miles
- Clifton, Henlow & Langford Ward 2.3 miles
- Letchworth Built-up area 2.4 miles
Example postcodes in Arlesey & Fairfield
SG15 6UD, SG5 4FA, SG15 6SE, SG15 6GH, SG15 6RN, SG15 6TR, SG15 6AG, SG5 4FY, SG15 6UY … See all
Transport links
- Luton Airport 10.3 miles
- Stansted Airport 22.5 miles
- Arlesey Railway Station 1.4 miles
- Letchworth Garden City Railway Station 2.2 miles
Hotels near Arlesey & Fairfield Ad
- The Broadway Hotel 2.2 miles
- Champneys Henlow Hotel 2 miles
- Days Inn by Wyndham Stevenage North 3 2.3 miles
- The Courtyard Lodge 3 1.8 miles
- The Broadway Hotel and Carvery 3 2.2 miles
- Premier Inn Letchworth Garden City 3 2.2 miles
- Brookside Lodge 3.5 2.3 miles
- voco Letchworth Hall 4 3.3 miles
- Tudor Oaks Lodge Stevenage North 3 2.3 miles
- The Fox at Willian 4 3.5 miles
Schools in Arlesey & Fairfield
- Etonbury Academy All ages
- Fairfield Park Lower School Primary
- Gothic Mede Academy Primary
Local points of interest
- British School Museum Museum 4.3 miles
- Wrest House Estate 6.7 miles
- Silsoe College - Cranfield University College 7.3 miles
- Putteridge Bury Estate 8.4 miles
- Broadhall Way Stadium 8.5 miles
- Flitwick Moor Nature reserve 9.5 miles
- Redbourne College College 10.4 miles
- Kenilworth Road Stadium 11.3 miles
- Moot Hall Museum 11.8 miles
- Toddington library Library 12.4 miles
- Luton Hoo Estate 12.5 miles
- Wimpole Estate Estate 12.7 miles