Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 41 min4:43 am – 9:23 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 48 min8:05 am – 3:53 pm
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People9,036 residentsin the Abbots Langley census areaMedian age 43.73,859 households72% of homes owner-occupied37% owned outright13% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.0% unemployment rate66% of adults are economically active, 4,660 in work, 22% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, construction 12%, health and social work 12%Getting to work: 41% work from home, 50% go by car, 4% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle59% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages39% of adults hold a degree or higher14% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 96%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C748 mm of rain a year, 19 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November44 days of air frost, 16 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksChrysalis Lakelake · 2.0 miMill Streamriver · 1.6 miSouthern Lakelake · 3.0 miMoor Woodwoodland · under a mileOld Place Gardenswoodland · under a mileHeron Islandisland · 3.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesBunkers Parkpark · 1.1 mi · 48 haLeavesden Country Parkpark · 1.2 mi · 20 haLong Deanspark · 1.2 mi · 11 haManor House Groundsplaying field · 1.3 mi · 7 haPrimrose Hill Playing Fieldsplaying field · 1.3 mi · 4 haPrimrose Hill Allotmentsallotments · 1.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes31 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 22 Sep 202018 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202528 mi away, Thornborough, BucksSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 9.9 · PM2.5 7.5 · PM10 13 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband86% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,153 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation133 m436 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 106 to 143 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalHemel Hempstead Hospital2.9 miGP surgeryVine House Health Centre7 surgeries within 2 miles1.3 miPharmacyAbbey Pharmacy8 pharmacies within 2 miles1.1 miDentistDental Surgery1.2 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi16 schools11 primary, 2 secondary, 1 independent, 2 specialPrimaryBedmond Academyages 3-11, 100 pupilsunder a milePrimaryAbbots Langley Schoolages 3-11, 410 pupils1.0 miSecondaryLongdean Schoolages 11-18, 1,436 pupils1.7 miCollegeWest Herts College4.4 miUniversityUniversity of Hertfordshire7.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Luton Airport LTN11 miRailway stationKings Langley1.6 miUndergroundWatford Underground Station4.6 miBus stationParkhouse Bus StationHatfield8.0 miFerryLondon Zoo Waterbus StopRegents Park17 miBus stops16 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the WD5 postcode district.
