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County or areaHertfordshire
Postcode districtHP4
Telephone code01442
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 41 min4:43 am – 9:24 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 47 min8:06 am – 3:53 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People5,873 residentsin the Berkhamsted South census areaMedian age 42.22,370 households70% of homes owner-occupied34% owned outright14% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.0% unemployment rate68% of adults are economically active, 2,997 in work, 20% retiredMain industries: professional and scientific services 14%, retail and wholesale 11%, education 11%Getting to work: 55% work from home, 30% go by car, 4% take public transport, 11% walk or cycle61% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages53% of adults hold a degree or higher10% have no qualifications, 3% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C805 mm of rain a year, 19 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November46 days of air frost, 15 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 7°CJFebruary: 1 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 10°CMApril: 4 to 13°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 20°CJJuly: 12 to 22°CJAugust: 12 to 22°CASeptember: 10 to 19°CSOctober: 7 to 14°CONovember: 4 to 10°CNDecember: 2 to 7°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksEgerton House, Berkhamstedhistoric site · under a mileWar Memorialhistoric site · 1.3 miWestbrook Merelake · 2.7 miBerkhamsted Hillhill · 1.3 miHockeridge Bottomvalley · 1.2 miMount's Hillhill · 1.6 miBrickhill Greenwoodland · under a mileThe Rookerywoodland · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesMillennium Gardenpark · under a mile · 3 haButts Meadowplaying field · under a mileBerkhamsted Golf Clubgolf course · 1.1 mi · 87 haThe Moorplaying field · under a mileChesham Road Playing Fieldsports ground · under a mile · 12 haButts Meadow Allotment Gardensallotments · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes33 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 22 Sep 202012 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202522 mi away, Thornborough, BucksSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at High risk within 500 m of the centrea 1 in 30 chance of flooding in any year, or greaterAlso medium, low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 8.7 · PM2.5 7.3 · PM10 11 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband78% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,459 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation124 m407 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 100 to 169 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalHemel Hempstead Hospital4.3 miGP surgeryThe Manor Street Surgery5 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyAcorn Pharmacy3 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentist22 Kings Road (Dental Surgery)right herePolice stationBerkhamstead Police StationBerkhamstedright hereCash machineTesco Bank ATMBerkhamstedunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi13 schools9 primary, 1 secondary, 3 independentPrimaryVictoria Church of England Infant and Nursery Schoolages 3-7, 141 pupilsright hereIndependentBerkhamsted Schoolages 11-19, 1,439 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryAshlyns Schoolages 11-18, 1,561 pupilsunder a mileCollegeWest Herts College9.7 miUniversityUniversity of Bedfordshire10.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Luton Airport LTN12 miRailway stationBerkhamstedunder a mileUndergroundChesham Underground Station4.2 miBus stationLuton Station InterchangeLuton Town Centre11 miFerryKew Pier22 miBus stops71 within a mileCar parkBerkhamsted Station Car ParkBerkhamsteadunder a mileEV chargingbp PulseBerkhamsted5 charging points within a mileunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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