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 – 3:53 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 1°C788 mm of rain a year, 21 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November46 days of air frost, 14 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 landmarksWestbrook Merelake · 1.1 miSouthern Lakelake · 1.7 miOld Deanvalley · under a milePreston Hillhill · under a mileBox Hillhill · under a mileMill Streamriver · 2.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesHerdsman's Moorpark · under a mile · 9 haFishery Moorpark · under a mile · 3 haStation Moorpark · 1.0 mi · 6 haChaulden Lane Playing Fieldplaying field · 1.0 mi · 10 haChaulden Allotment Gardensallotments · 1.2 mi · 3 haHemel Hempstead Sports Centresports ground · 1.4 miSource: 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 202015 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202525 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 7.6 · 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
Elevation155 m509 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 93 to 160 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalHemel Hempstead Hospital2.0 miGP surgeryArchway Surgery11 surgeries within 2 miles1.4 miPharmacyByrons Pharmacy7 pharmacies within 2 miles1.2 miDentistLondon Road (Dental Surgery)1.1 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi17 schools10 primary, 3 secondary, 2 independent, 1 nursery, 1 otherIndependentWestbrook Hayages 3-16, 360 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt Rose's Catholic Infant Schoolages 2-7, 197 pupils1.2 miSecondaryThe Hemel Hempstead Schoolages 11-18, 1,287 pupils1.6 miCollegeWest Herts College6.3 miUniversityUniversity of Bedfordshire10.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Luton Airport LTN12 miRailway stationHemel Hempsteadunder a mileBus stationLuton Station InterchangeLuton Town Centre11 miFerryKew Pier19 miBus stops19 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the HP3 postcode district.
