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County or areaHertfordshire
Postcode districtHP1
Telephone code01787
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 –
People5,024 residentsin the Chaulden census areaMedian age 40.02,041 households63% of homes owner-occupied31% owned outright25% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.9% unemployment rate67% of adults are economically active, 2,553 in work, 20% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, construction 12%, health and social work 11%Getting to work: 35% work from home, 54% go by car, 4% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle57% 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 higher16% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 95%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C785 mm of rain a year, 19 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November44 days of air frost, 16 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 landmarksNickey linehistoric site · under a mileWestbrook Merelake · under a mileSouthern Lakelake · 1.1 miBox Hillhill · under a milePreston Hillhill · under a mileWinkwell Swing Bridgebridge · under a mileWar Memorialhistoric site · 2.7 miPreston Hill Pondpond · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesHerdsman's Moorpark · under a mile · 9 haShrub Hill Commonpark · under a mile · 13 haFishery Moorpark · under a mile · 3 haChaulden Lane Playing Fieldplaying field · within reach · 10 haChaulden Allotment Gardensallotments · under a mile · 3 haHemel Hempstead Sports Centresports ground · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes31 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 22 Sep 202014 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202525 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 9.0 · 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
Broadband100% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)2,121 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation86 m282 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 78 to 156 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalHemel Hempstead Hospital1.4 miGP surgeryParkwood Surgery10 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyNash Chemists10 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDental Surgeryunder a milePolice stationHertfordshire ConstabularyHemel Hempstead1.2 miCash machinePost Office2 within half a mileunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi23 schools15 primary, 3 secondary, 2 independent, 1 special, 1 nursery, 1 otherPrimaryPixies Hill Primary Schoolages 4-11, 209 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt Rose's Catholic Infant Schoolages 2-7, 197 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryThe Hemel Hempstead Schoolages 11-18, 1,287 pupilsunder a mileCollegeWest Herts College7.0 miUniversityUniversity of Bedfordshire9.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Luton Airport LTN11 miRailway stationHemel Hempsteadunder a mileBus stationLuton Station InterchangeLuton Town Centre10 miFerryKew Pier20 miBus stops70 within a mileCar parkHemel Hempstead Station Car Parkunder a mileEV chargingConnected Kerb Charging StationsHemel Hempstead4 charging points within a mileunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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