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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People9,709 residentsin the Croxley Green census areaMedian age 42.93,774 households81% of homes owner-occupied41% owned outright5% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.8% unemployment rate67% of adults are economically active, 4,951 in work, 22% retiredMain industries: education 13%, health and social work 13%, retail and wholesale 12%Getting to work: 46% work from home, 40% go by car, 8% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle61% 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, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 94%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C704 mm of rain a year, 17 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November39 days of air frost, 21 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 landmarksKingfisher Poollake · under a mileCressacres Lakelake · under a mileLongwaterwater · under a mileParrot's Dellvalley · under a mileGreen Knollhill · 1.1 miBatchworth Hillhill · 1.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesCroxley Greenpark · under a mile · 7 haCassiobury Parkpark · 1.4 mi · 76 haFortune Commonpark · under a mileRickmansworth Public Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 132 haCroxley Hall Woods Allotmentsallotments · within reachScotsbridge Playing Fieldsplaying field · under a mile · 5 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes32 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 22 Sep 202021 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202531 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 10 · PM2.5 7.7 · PM10 12 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
Broadband98% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,844 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation73 m240 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 45 to 86 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalUCLH Outreach: Bmi Bishops Wood Hospital2.0 miGP surgeryNew Road Surgery9 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyNew Road Pharmacy11 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistNew Road Dental LTDunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi27 schools16 primary, 5 secondary, 5 independent, 1 otherPrimaryHarvey Road Primary Schoolages 3-11, 240 pupilsright hereSecondaryRickmansworth Schoolages 11-18, 1,575 pupilsunder a milePrimaryYorke Mead Primary Schoolages 3-11, 441 pupilsunder a mileCollegeWest Herts College2.2 miUniversityBrunel University7.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Heathrow Airport LHR12 miRailway stationRickmansworth1.0 miUndergroundCroxley Underground StationCroxley Greenunder a mileBus stationBrunswick Road / Clarendon RoadEaling10 miFerryKew Pier13 miBus stops58 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the WD3 postcode district.
