Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 41 min4:42 am – 9:23 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 48 min8:04 am – 3:52 pm
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People6,152 residentsin the Brookmans Park census areaMedian age 46.02,335 households84% of homes owner-occupied45% owned outright3% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.1% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 2,924 in work, 24% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 13%, professional and scientific services 12%, education 11%Getting to work: 48% work from home, 41% go by car, 6% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle50% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages43% of adults hold a degree or higher12% have no qualifications, 4% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 96%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C668 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November44 days of air frost, 18 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksDeep Bottomvalley · under a mileLudlow's Lakelake · 2.3 miLower Halfpenny Bottomvalley · under a mileGobions Pondpond · under a mileDugdale Hillhill · 1.6 miRowbourne Hillhill · 1.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesGobions Open Spacepark · under a mileGobions and Moffats Open Spacepark · under a mile · 8 haBrookmans Parkgolf course · under a mile · 55 haNorthaw Great Woodpark · 2.1 mi · 123 haLittle Heath Playing Fieldplaying field · under a mileFurzefieldsports ground · 1.0 mi · 10 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes28 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: 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 10.0 · PM2.5 7.4 · PM10 13 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband58% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)2,430 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation90 m295 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 78 to 126 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalPotter Bar Hospital2.3 miGP surgeryPotterells Medical Centre5 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyBrookmans Park Pharmacy6 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistThe Brookmans Park Dental Practiceunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi17 schools7 primary, 3 secondary, 3 independent, 4 specialPrimaryBrookmans Park Primary Schoolages 4-11, 345 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryChancellor's Schoolages 11-18, 1,241 pupilsunder a mileIndependentLochinver House Schoolages 3-13, 314 pupils1.1 miCollegeBarnet and Southgate College4.5 miUniversityUniversity of Hertfordshire3.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Luton Airport LTN13 miRailway stationBrookmans Parkunder a mileUndergroundHigh Barnet Underground Station4.7 miBus stationParkhouse Bus StationHatfield3.6 miFerryCamden Lock WaterbusCamden Town13 miBus stops26 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the AL9 postcode district.
