Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 44 min4:40 am – 9:24 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 45 min8:06 am – 3:51 pm
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People7,684 residentsin the Ashwell, Weston & Barley census areaMedian age 48.93,160 households71% of homes owner-occupied41% owned outright13% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.6% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 3,729 in work, 27% retiredMain industries: professional and scientific services 12%, retail and wholesale 12%, health and social work 11%Getting to work: 49% work from home, 44% go by car, 2% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle41% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages45% of adults hold a degree or higher12% have no qualifications, 4% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C610 mm of rain a year, 13 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October45 days of air frost, 20 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 landmarksRadwell Millhistoric site · 2.1 miAshwell War Memorialhistoric site · 2.3 miClothall Castlecastle · 3.0 miGravelpit Hillhill · under a mileHullockpit Hillhill · under a mileWestern Lakelake · 2.8 miPark Woodwoodland · under a mileMill Streamriver · 2.6 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesIvel Springs Local Nature Reservepark · 1.7 mi · 15 haClothall Commonpark · 1.6 miNightingale Park Wildlife Gardenpark · 2.4 miBakers Close Playing Fieldplaying field · 1.8 miNorth Road Allotment Gardensallotments · 1.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes26 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 22 Sep 202023 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202533 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 6.2 · PM2.5 6.9 · 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
Broadband59% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband92% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.3% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,331 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation96 m315 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 59 to 101 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalRoyston Hospital6.2 miGP surgeryThe Baldock Surgery2.0 miPharmacyAstonia Pharmacy2.0 miDentist16A To 16C Whitehorse Street [Dental Practice]1.8 miPolice stationLetchworth Police Station3.6 miCash machineShell Baldock (3003), Baldock Road1.8 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryHartsfield Junior Mixed and Infant Schoolages 4-11, 409 pupils1.7 miSecondaryThe Knights Templar Schoolages 11-18, 1,375 pupils2.0 miCollegeNorth Hertfordshire College8.0 miUniversityUniversity of Bedfordshire14.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Luton Airport LTN13 miRailway stationBaldock1.7 miBus stationBus StationRoyston6.4 miBus stops4 within a mileEV chargingOsprey Charging StationBaldock1.7 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SG7 postcode district.
