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County or areaHertfordshire
Postcode districtSG2
Telephone code01438
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 43 min4:40 am – 9:23 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 46 min8:05 am – 3:51 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People8,115 residentsin the Datchworth, Walkern & Cottered census areaMedian age 48.53,293 households73% of homes owner-occupied40% owned outright15% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.2% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 3,982 in work, 26% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, construction 12%, health and social work 10%Getting to work: 45% work from home, 49% go by car, 3% take public transport, 3% walk or cycle37% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages38% of adults hold a degree or higher14% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C645 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October46 days of air frost, 18 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 1 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 4 to 14°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 20°CJJuly: 12 to 23°CJAugust: 12 to 22°CASeptember: 10 to 19°CSOctober: 7 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 landmarksMoor Hall Meadowshistoric site · 2.6 miOxshott Hillhill · 1.1 miIdle Hillhill · 1.1 miMillennium Lakelake · 2.9 miMain Lakelake · 2.9 miPark Woodwoodland · under a mileWalman's Woodwoodland · under a mileBromley Bottomvalley · 2.1 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesGreat Ashby District Parkpark · 2.5 mi · 43 haFairlands Valley Parkpark · 2.6 mi · 60 haBandley Hill Parkpark · 2.2 mi · 2 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes24 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 22 Sep 202024 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202535 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 6.4 · PM2.5 6.9 · 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
Broadband48% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband96% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.4% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,439 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation116 m381 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 79 to 124 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalThe Lister Hospital4.7 miGP surgeryOak Tree Close Surgery2 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyPoplars Pharmacy2.0 miDentistDental Surgery2.4 miPolice stationStevenage Police Station3.9 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Shephall, Shephall2.4 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools3 primaryPrimaryBenington Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 94 pupilsunder a milePrimaryWalkern Primary Schoolages 4-11, 154 pupils1.6 miSecondaryBarnwell Schoolages 11-18, 1,270 pupils2.6 miCollegeNorth Hertfordshire College3.7 miUniversityUniversity of Hertfordshire11.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Luton Airport LTN11 miRailway stationWatton-at-Stone2.7 miBus stationBus StationStevenage3.9 miFerryCamden Lock WaterbusCamden Town25 miBus stops8 within a mileEV chargingGRIDSERVEStevenage3.6 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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