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County or areaHertfordshire
Postcode districtSG2
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 43 min4:41 am – 9:23 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 46 min8:05 am – 3:51 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,130 residentsin the Roebuck census areaMedian age 38.12,913 households53% of homes owner-occupied24% owned outright30% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.8% unemployment rate67% of adults are economically active, 3,612 in work, 18% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 18%, health and social work 15%, construction 12%Getting to work: 27% work from home, 57% go by car, 6% take public transport, 10% walk or cycle59% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages27% of adults hold a degree or higher17% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 93%1% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C664 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November43 days of air frost, 19 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 2 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 10°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 landmarksMain Lakelake · 1.2 miMillennium Lakelake · 1.5 miMarymead Springwoodland · under a mileMinsden Chapelhistoric site · 3.7 miWelwyn Roman Bathshistoric site · 3.9 miLeaves Springwoodland · under a mileAlmond's Hillhill · 2.3 miOxypiss Pondpond · 1.3 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesShephalbury Parkpark · under a mile · 13 haKnebworth Country Parkpark · 1.1 mi · 143 haFairlands Valley Parkpark · 1.2 mi · 60 haKnebworth Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 55 haHertford Road Allotmentsallotments · under a mileRidlins Wood Playing Fieldplaying field · under a mile · 10 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes30 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 22 Sep 202021 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202532 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 8.3 · PM2.5 7.1 · 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
Broadband92% 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)2,967 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation91 m299 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 73 to 108 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalThe Lister Hospital3.1 miGP surgeryMarymead Medical Practice10 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyWell15 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistBroadwater Dental Practiceunder a milePolice stationStevenage Police Station1.5 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Broadwater Crescentunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi25 schools17 primary, 2 secondary, 4 special, 1 nursery, 1 otherPrimaryShephalbury Park Primary Schoolages 3-11, 228 pupilsunder a milePrimaryRoebuck Academyages 3-11, 452 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryBarnwell Schoolages 11-18, 1,270 pupilsunder a mileCollegeNorth Hertfordshire College1.2 miUniversityUniversity of Hertfordshire9.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Luton Airport LTN7.9 miRailway stationKnebworth1.1 miBus stationBus StationStevenage1.6 miFerryCamden Lock WaterbusCamden Town24 miBus stops60 within a mileCar parkAPCOAKnebworth1.1 miEV chargingGRIDSERVEStevenage1.1 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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