Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 43 min4:41 am – 9:24 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 46 min8:06 am – 3:52 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People10,132 residentsin the Ickleford, Great Offley & Whitwell census areaMedian age 46.94,159 households65% of homes owner-occupied34% owned outright21% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.1% unemployment rate62% of adults are economically active, 4,927 in work, 25% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 13%, health and social work 11%, education 10%Getting to work: 45% work from home, 47% go by car, 3% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle49% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages41% of adults hold a degree or higher14% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C657 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month July45 days of air frost, 16 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 landmarksLangley Valleyvalley · under a mileMain Lakelake · 2.6 miLucas Dell Holecorrie · 1.0 miMillennium Lakelake · 2.8 miPreston Reservoirreservoir · 2.0 miMare's Plash Pondpond · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesKnebworth Country Parkpark · under a mile · 143 haFairlands Valley Parkpark · 2.5 mi · 60 haSix Hills Commonpark · 1.6 miMeadway Playing Fieldplaying field · 1.4 mi · 3 haStevenage Leisure Parksports ground · 1.5 mi · 8 haStevenage Cricket Clubplaying field · 1.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes26 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 22 Sep 202019 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202530 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 7.7 · PM2.5 7.0 · 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
Broadband47% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband93% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.9% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,527 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation121 m397 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 91 to 144 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalThe Lister Hospital2.7 miGP surgeryIntegrated Heart Failure Service5 surgeries within 2 miles1.3 miPharmacyBoots6 pharmacies within 2 miles1.8 miDentistMarket Place (Dental Surgery)1.9 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools2 primary, 1 specialPrimaryWoolenwick Junior Schoolages 7-11, 232 pupils1.8 miPrimaryWoolenwick Infant and Nursery Schoolages 3-7, 207 pupils1.8 miSecondaryThe Thomas Alleyne Academyages 11-18, 970 pupils2.3 miCollegeNorth Hertfordshire College1.8 miUniversityUniversity of Bedfordshire7.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Luton Airport LTN5.6 miRailway stationStevenage1.7 miBus stationBus StationStevenage1.7 miFerryCamden Lock WaterbusCamden Town24 miBus stops2 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SG4 postcode district.
