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Restaurants 602 Banks 12 Hotels 55 Shops 1,748 Supermarkets 79 Takeaways 170 Cinemas 21 Attractions 333 Business services 217 Education 584 Health and beauty 1,148 Home improvement 464 Leisure 78 Property services 185




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County or areaHertfordshire
Postcode districtWD6
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 40 min4:42 am – 9:23 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 48 min8:04 am – 3:53 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People10,214 residentsin the Borehamwood Cowley Hill census areaMedian age 36.64,072 households44% of homes owner-occupied16% owned outright40% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting6.3% unemployment rate67% of adults are economically active, 5,004 in work, 14% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 15%, construction 13%Getting to work: 31% work from home, 48% go by car, 12% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle62% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages32% of adults hold a degree or higher21% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 86%2% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C699 mm of rain a year, 17 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October45 days of air frost, 21 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: 8 to 18°CMJune: 11 to 20°CJJuly: 13 to 23°CJAugust: 13 to 23°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 landmarksBarnet Gate Millhistoric site · 1.6 miWar Memorialhistoric site · 1.9 miTykes Water Lakelake · 1.5 miStoney Wood Lakelake · 2.0 miFurze Hillhill · under a mileWoodcock Hillhill · under a mileAldenham Reservoirreservoir · 1.9 miHilfield Park Reservoirreservoir · 2.4 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesClarendon Parkpark · under a mileMaxwell Hillside Parkpark · under a mile · 3 haAberford Parkpark · under a mile · 7 haThe Hertsmeregolf course · under a mile · 51 haMeadow Parkplaying field · under a mile · 6 haKenliworth Parkplaying field · under a mile · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes30 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 13 · PM2.5 7.9 · PM10 12 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for NO2 and PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband90% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,361 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation89 m292 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 80 to 120 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalRoyal National Orthopaedic Hospital2.4 miGP surgeryFairbrook Medical Centre5 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyWellswood Pharmacy9 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistDental Surgeryright herePolice stationBushey Police Station3.8 miCash machineManor Way Food & Wineunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi18 schools12 primary, 3 secondary, 3 independentPrimarySt Teresa Catholic Primary Schoolages 3-11, 196 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryYavneh Collegeages 11-18, 1,085 pupilsunder a milePrimaryYavneh Primary Schoolages 4-11, 418 pupilsunder a mileCollegeBarnet and Southgate College3.1 miUniversityMiddlesex University5.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Heathrow Airport LHR15 miRailway stationElstree & Borehamwoodunder a mileUndergroundStanmore Underground Station2.9 miBus stationParkhouse Bus StationHatfield7.4 miFerryLondon Zoo Waterbus StopRegents Park9.7 miBus stops145 within a mileCar parkClarendon Road Car ParkBorehamwood3 car parks within half a mileunder a mileEV chargingInstaVolt Charging StationBorehamwood2 charging points within a mileunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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