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County or areaHertfordshire
Postcode districtAL2
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 41 min4:42 am – 9:23 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 48 min8:05 am – 3:53 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People8,220 residentsin the Bricket Wood & Chiswell Green census areaMedian age 47.53,303 households84% of homes owner-occupied47% owned outright4% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.8% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 3,952 in work, 27% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 13%, health and social work 11%, education 11%Getting to work: 45% work from home, 47% go by car, 3% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle60% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages42% of adults hold a degree or higher13% have no qualifications, 5% 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 2°C697 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October42 days of air frost, 17 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 5 to 14°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 20°CJJuly: 12 to 22°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 landmarksChrysalis Lakelake · under a mileThe Merelake · 1.6 miHeron Islandisland · 1.6 miSt Julian's Hillhill · under a mileMill Streamriver · 1.4 miChantry Islandisland · 2.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesGreenwood Parkpark · under a mile · 16 haVerulamium Parkpark · 1.3 mi · 55 haHanstead Parkpark · 1.5 mi · 12 haGreenwood Park Community Centresports ground · under a mile · 10 haNorth Close Parkplaying field · under a mileVerulam Golf Coursegolf course · 1.5 mi · 54 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 202019 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202530 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 11 · PM2.5 7.6 · PM10 13 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for NO2 and PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband92% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,558 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation90 m295 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 69 to 110 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSt. Albans City Hospital2.4 miGP surgeryMidway Surgery6 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyChiswell Pharmacy7 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistFamily Dental Practice1.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi16 schools10 primary, 1 secondary, 3 independent, 2 specialPrimaryKilligrew Primary and Nursery Schoolages 3-11, 412 pupilsunder a milePrimaryHow Wood Primary and Nursery Schoolages 3-11, 215 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryThe Marlborough Science Academyages 11-18, 1,337 pupilsunder a mileCollegeOaklands College3.6 miUniversityUniversity of Hertfordshire5.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Luton Airport LTN10 miRailway stationPark Streetunder a mileBus stationParkhouse Bus StationHatfield5.7 miFerryLondon Zoo Waterbus StopRegents Park16 miBus stops49 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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