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
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People6,433 residentsin the How Wood & Park Street census areaMedian age 44.82,623 households75% of homes owner-occupied41% owned outright13% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.0% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 3,054 in work, 25% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, health and social work 11%, education 11%Getting to work: 41% work from home, 49% go by car, 5% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle61% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages40% of adults hold a degree or higher15% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 96%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C695 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October42 days of air frost, 19 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 landmarksChrysalis Lakelake · 1.5 miSmall Lakelake · 1.6 miChantry Islandisland · 1.4 miMill Streamriver · 1.2 miIsland Pitpond · under a mileSchool Pitpond · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesHanstead Parkpark · 1.0 mi · 12 haGreenwood Parkpark · 1.1 mi · 16 haNorth Orbital Fieldspark · 1.2 mi · 12 haVerulam Golf Coursegolf course · 1.3 mi · 54 haBurydell Lane Allotmentsallotments · under a mile · 2 haGreenwood Park Community Centresports ground · 1.0 mi · 10 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes31 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 202531 mi away, Thornborough, BucksSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at High risk within 500 m of the centrea 1 in 30 chance of flooding in any year, or greaterAlso medium, low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 11 · PM2.5 7.5 · 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
Broadband95% 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)2,881 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation68 m223 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 62 to 89 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalHarperbury Hospital Social Services1.7 miGP surgeryPark Street Surgery7 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyHow Wood Pharmacy4 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistFamily Dental Practice1.5 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi15 schools9 primary, 1 secondary, 1 all-through, 1 independent, 3 specialPrimaryPark Street Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary Schoolages 3-11, 153 pupilsunder a milePrimaryHow Wood Primary and Nursery Schoolages 3-11, 215 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryThe Marlborough Science Academyages 11-18, 1,337 pupils1.5 miCollegeOaklands College3.2 miUniversityUniversity of Hertfordshire4.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Luton Airport LTN11 miRailway stationHow Wood (Herts)under a mileBus stationParkhouse Bus StationHatfield5.1 miFerryLondon Zoo Waterbus StopRegents Park15 miBus stops35 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the AL2 postcode district.
