Local servicesHospitalHarefield Hospital3.7 miGP surgeryChorleywood Health Centre5 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyRo Pharmacy6 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistWhite House Dental Practiceunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi13 schools9 primary, 2 secondary, 2 independentPrimaryThe Russell Schoolages 3-11, 237 pupilsunder a milePrimaryChrist Church Chorleywood CofE Schoolages 3-11, 230 pupilsunder a mileSecondarySt Clement Danes Schoolages 11-18, 1,585 pupilsunder a mileCollegeWest Herts College4.7 miUniversityBrunel University8.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Heathrow Airport LHR13 miRailway stationChorleywoodunder a mileUndergroundChorleywood Underground Stationunder a mileBus stationStation InterchangeHigh Wycombe10 miFerryKew Pier15 miBus stops42 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the WD3 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 40 min4:43 am – 9:23 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 48 min8:05 am – 3:54 pm
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People5,710 residentsin the Chorleywood census areaMedian age 46.32,189 households79% of homes owner-occupied42% owned outright7% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.0% unemployment rate63% of adults are economically active, 2,759 in work, 25% retiredMain industries: professional and scientific services 14%, education 14%, retail and wholesale 12%Getting to work: 57% work from home, 32% 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 languages57% of adults hold a degree or higher7% have no qualifications, 3% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C733 mm of rain a year, 18 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November43 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 landmarksNeptune Waterfallwaterfall · 2.3 miStocker's Lakelake · 2.1 miBury Lakelake · 2.2 miAppletree Dellvalley · under a mileTower Waterfallwaterfall · 2.7 miDew Pondpond · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesChorleywood Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 33 haChorleywood House Estatepark · under a mile · 7 haChorleywood Cricket Clubplaying field · under a mile · 3 haRickmansworth Parkpark · 2.1 mi · 4 haThe Greenpark · 2.2 mi · 3 haKing George V Playing Fieldplaying field · 1.4 mi · 6 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 202020 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202529 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 9.0 · PM2.5 7.3 · PM10 11 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband97% 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)2,304 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation110 m361 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 67 to 129 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
