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County or areaHertfordshire
Postcode districtAL5
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 42 min4:42 am – 9:24 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 47 min8:06 am – 3:52 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People8,100 residentsin the Harpenden Town census areaMedian age 44.73,294 households75% of homes owner-occupied41% owned outright5% social rented, 20% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.7% unemployment rate62% of adults are economically active, 3,705 in work, 26% retiredMain industries: professional and scientific services 19%, finance and insurance 12%, education 11%Getting to work: 64% work from home, 22% go by car, 6% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle55% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages66% of adults hold a degree or higher6% have no qualifications, 2% 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 2°C715 mm of rain a year, 18 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October44 days of air frost, 15 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 landmarksMill Streamriver · 1.7 miSouthdown Pondspond · under a mileBrickle Dellswoodland · under a mileGeescroft Wildernesswoodland · under a mileHammonds End Farm Pondpond · under a mileThe Lakelake · 3.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesHarpenden Commonpark · under a mile · 39 haRothamsted Parkpark · under a mile · 21 haHarpenden Common Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 52 haEast Commonpark · under a mile · 3 haHarpenden Cricket Clubplaying field · under a mile · 2 haChurchfield Allotmentallotments · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes33 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19706 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 22 Sep 202016 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202527 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 9.4 · PM2.5 7.3 · 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
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)3,613 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation128 m420 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 97 to 132 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalHarpenden Memorial Hospital1.0 miGP surgeryVillage Surgery6 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyManor Pharmacy6 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistColosseum Dental (Southdown)under a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi21 schools13 primary, 4 secondary, 3 independent, 1 nurseryPrimarySt Dominic Catholic Primary Schoolages 3-11, 232 pupilsunder a milePrimaryHarpenden Academyages 4-11, 216 pupilsunder a mileSecondarySt George's Schoolages 11-18, 1,351 pupils1.2 miCollegeOaklands College4.5 miUniversityUniversity of Bedfordshire5.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Luton Airport LTN4.9 miRailway stationHarpendenunder a mileBus stationAirport Bus StationLuton Airport5.2 miFerryCamden Lock WaterbusCamden Town20 miBus stops64 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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