Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 41 min4:43 am – 9:24 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 48 min8:06 am – 3:54 pm
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People9,497 residentsin the Bovingdon & Chipperfield census areaMedian age 44.73,473 households79% of homes owner-occupied44% owned outright9% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.4% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 4,261 in work, 23% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, construction 11%, health and social work 10%Getting to work: 45% work from home, 45% go by car, 3% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle49% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages38% of adults hold a degree or higher13% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 96%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C790 mm of rain a year, 21 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November46 days of air frost, 16 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 landmarksWhippendell Hillhill · under a mileNeptune Waterfallwaterfall · 3.1 miPill Pondpond · under a mileTower Waterfallwaterfall · 3.3 miWhippendell Bottomvalley · 1.1 miWestbrook Merelake · 2.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesRosehall Greenpark · under a mileChipperfield Corinthians Football Clubplaying field · under a mileThe Greenpark · 1.2 mi · 3 haChipperfield Allotment Gardensallotments · under a mileBovingdon Greenpark · 1.8 mi · 4 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes33 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 22 Sep 202017 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202526 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 7.4 · 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
Broadband71% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband96% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,677 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation130 m427 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 102 to 158 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalHemel Hempstead Hospital3.5 miGP surgeryNew Road Surgery - Church Lane2 surgeries within 2 miles1.7 miPharmacyManor Pharmacy2.0 miDentistDental Surgery1.8 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools3 primary, 1 secondaryPrimarySt Paul's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Chipperfieldages 3-11, 196 pupilsunder a milePrimarySarratt Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 163 pupils1.5 miSecondaryKings Langley Schoolages 11-18, 1,122 pupils1.8 miCollegeWest Herts College4.9 miUniversityUniversity of Hertfordshire11.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Luton Airport LTN13 miRailway stationApsley2.5 miUndergroundChorleywood Underground Station3.5 miBus stationStation InterchangeHigh Wycombe12 miFerryKew Pier18 miBus stops22 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the WD4 postcode district.
