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County or areaHertfordshire
Postcode districtWD3
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 40 min4:43 am – 9:23 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 49 min8:05 am – 3:54 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People5,746 residentsin the Mill End, Heronsgate & Maple Cross census areaMedian age 40.02,320 households62% of homes owner-occupied28% owned outright26% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.2% unemployment rate67% of adults are economically active, 2,858 in work, 18% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 13%, construction 13%Getting to work: 37% work from home, 52% go by car, 5% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle57% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages34% of adults hold a degree or higher18% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 95%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C707 mm of rain a year, 18 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November42 days of air frost, 21 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 landmarksSpringwell Lakelake · 1.4 miStocker's Lakelake · 1.5 miNeptune Waterfallwaterfall · 3.0 miAppletree Dellvalley · 1.2 miTower Waterfallwaterfall · 3.5 miBottom Woodwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesChorleywood Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 33 haHornhillpark · 1.2 mi · 2 haChorleywood House Estatepark · 1.4 mi · 7 haKing George V Playing Fieldplaying field · under a mile · 6 haBishops Wood Country Parkpark · 2.8 mi · 41 haMaple Cross Recreation Groundplaying field · 1.3 mi · 6 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes34 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 9.8 · PM2.5 7.4 · 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
Broadband94% 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)2,375 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation95 m312 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 48 to 129 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalHarefield Hospital2.8 miGP surgeryWhitton House Surgery5 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyRo Pharmacy6 pharmacies within 2 miles1.0 miDentistDental Surgeryunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi13 schools9 primary, 2 secondary, 2 independentPrimaryChorleywood Primary Schoolages 4-11, 205 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryThe Reach Free Schoolages 11-18, 734 pupilsunder a milePrimaryShepherd Primaryages 3-11, 179 pupils1.0 miCollegeWest Herts College4.9 miUniversityBrunel University7.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Heathrow Airport LHR12 miRailway stationChorleywoodunder a mileUndergroundChorleywood Underground Station1.0 miBus stationBrunel WaySlough Town Centre9.5 miFerryKew Pier15 miBus stops30 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the WD3 postcode district.


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