Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 43 min4:41 am – 9:24 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 46 min8:06 am – 3:52 pm
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People10,132 residentsin the Ickleford, Great Offley & Whitwell census areaMedian age 46.94,159 households65% of homes owner-occupied34% owned outright21% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.1% unemployment rate62% of adults are economically active, 4,927 in work, 25% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 13%, health and social work 11%, education 10%Getting to work: 45% work from home, 47% go by car, 3% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle49% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages41% of adults hold a degree or higher14% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C687 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October44 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 landmarksWhiteway Bottomvalley · under a mileFrogmore Bottomvalley · 1.1 miWinch Hillhill · 1.6 miPreston Reservoirreservoir · 2.4 miHeysham's Springwoodland · under a mileDuxleys Woodwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesWigmore Valley Parkpark · 2.2 mi · 41 haThe Greenpark · 2.0 miKnebworth Country Parkpark · 3.6 mi · 143 haParkfield Sports Groundplaying field · 1.8 mi · 2 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes33 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19706 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 22 Sep 202016 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202527 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 7.8 · PM2.5 7.1 · 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
Broadband47% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband93% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.9% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,527 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation147 m482 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 93 to 149 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSpire Harpenden Hospital4.2 miGP surgeryWhitwell Surgery1.3 miPharmacyCarerx2.7 miDentistWigmore Dental Clinic2.8 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryBreachwood Green Junior Mixed and Infant Schoolages 4-11, 84 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt Paul's Walden Primary Schoolages 4-11, 74 pupils1.0 miSecondaryQueen Elizabeth Schoolages 11-18, 1,229 pupils3.2 miCollegeLuton Sixth Form College4.8 miUniversityUniversity of Bedfordshire4.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Luton Airport LTN2.5 miRailway stationLuton Airport Parkway3.7 miLight railLuton Airport DART Station2.7 miBus stationAirport Bus StationLuton Airport2.8 miFerryCamden Lock WaterbusCamden Town24 miBus stops2 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SG4 postcode district.
