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County or areaHertfordshire
Postcode districtLU2
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
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 22°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C639 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November45 days of air frost, 16 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 2 to 7°CFMarch: 3 to 10°CMApril: 4 to 13°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 20°CJJuly: 13 to 22°CJAugust: 12 to 22°CASeptember: 10 to 19°CSOctober: 8 to 14°CONovember: 4 to 10°CNDecember: 2 to 7°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksBreachwood Green Mill, King's Waldenhistoric site · 2.6 miPegsdon Hillshills · 1.8 miBirkitt Hillhill · 1.3 miTelegraph Hillhill · 1.4 miWardown Lakelake · 3.1 miLilley Parkwoodland · under a mileSharpenhoe Clappershistoric site · 4.0 miLilleypark Woodwoodland · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesThe Geoff Banks-Smith Cricket Groundplaying field · under a mileRose Gardenpark · 1.4 miWigmore Valley Parkpark · 2.6 mi · 41 haSouth Bedfordshire Golf Clubgolf course · 1.7 mi · 70 haStopsley Commonsports ground · 1.6 mi · 52 haRiddy Parkpark · 2.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes27 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 22 Sep 202013 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202524 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 8.0 · 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
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
Elevation124 m407 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 115 to 174 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalLuton And Dunstable University Hospital4.9 miGP surgeryStopsley Village Practice2 surgeries within 2 miles2.0 miPharmacyMedstone Pharmacy3 pharmacies within 2 miles1.2 miDentist21D Luton1.2 miPolice stationLuton Police Station3.9 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Stopsley, Stopsley2.0 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools3 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryOffley Endowed Primary School and Nurseryages 3-11, 159 pupils1.3 miSecondaryPutteridge High Schoolages 11-16, 1,193 pupils1.4 miPrimaryPutteridge Primary Schoolages 4-11, 607 pupils1.5 miCollegeLuton Sixth Form College2.5 miUniversityUniversity of Bedfordshire3.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Luton Airport LTN3.5 miRailway stationLuton3.5 miLight railLuton Airport DART Station3.3 miBus stationAirport Bus StationLuton Airport3.2 miFerryCamden Lock WaterbusCamden Town28 miBus stops6 within a mileCar parkLUTON, Great Marlings Car Park1.2 miEV chargingbp PulseLuton1.2 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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