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County or areaHertfordshire
Postcode districtAL9
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 41 min4:42 am – 9:23 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 48 min8:04 am – 3:52 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People6,152 residentsin the Brookmans Park census areaMedian age 46.02,335 households84% of homes owner-occupied45% owned outright3% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.1% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 2,924 in work, 24% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 13%, professional and scientific services 12%, education 11%Getting to work: 48% work from home, 41% go by car, 6% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle50% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages43% of adults hold a degree or higher12% have no qualifications, 4% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 96%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C668 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November44 days of air frost, 18 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 8°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 5 to 14°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 20°CJJuly: 12 to 23°CJAugust: 12 to 22°CASeptember: 10 to 19°CSOctober: 8 to 15°CONovember: 4 to 11°CNDecember: 2 to 8°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksHatfield House, Park and Gardenshistoric site · 2.5 miHatfield War Memorialhistoric site · 2.8 miDeep Bottomvalley · under a mileRowbourne Hillhill · 1.2 miRound Woodwoodland · under a mileLudlow's Lakelake · 3.2 miGobions Pondpond · under a mileGeorge's Woodwoodland · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesBrookmans Parkgolf course · under a mile · 55 haGobions and Moffats Open Spacepark · under a mile · 8 haNorthaw Great Woodpark · 1.5 mi · 123 haGobions Open Spacepark · under a mileLittle Heath Playing Fieldplaying field · 1.2 miNorth Mymms Recreation Groundplaying field · 1.6 mi · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes28 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 22 Sep 202025 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202536 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 9.8 · PM2.5 7.3 · PM10 12 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband58% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)2,430 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation126 m413 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 91 to 133 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalPotter Bar Hospital2.9 miGP surgeryPotterells Medical Centre1.0 miPharmacyBrookmans Park Pharmacy2 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistThe Brookmans Park Dental Practiceunder a milePolice stationHertfordshire ConstabularyHatfield3.4 miCash machineMFG - Bell Bar (MRH)under a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi8 schools3 primary, 2 secondary, 2 independent, 1 specialSecondaryChancellor's Schoolages 11-18, 1,241 pupilsright herePrimaryBrookmans Park Primary Schoolages 4-11, 345 pupilsunder a mileIndependentQueenswood Schoolages 11-18, 426 pupils1.2 miCollegeOaklands College4.7 miUniversityUniversity of Hertfordshire2.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Luton Airport LTN13 miRailway stationBrookmans Parkunder a mileBus stationParkhouse Bus StationHatfield3.3 miFerryCamden Lock WaterbusCamden Town13 miBus stops21 within a mileCar parkGobions Open Space Car ParkHatfieldunder a mileEV chargingAPCOA Charging StationPotters Bar2.0 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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