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 – 3:51 pm
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People7,405 residentsin the Great Ashby & Wymondley census areaMedian age 38.02,817 households70% of homes owner-occupied23% owned outright12% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.4% unemployment rate75% of adults are economically active, 4,147 in work, 13% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 14%, construction 9%Getting to work: 42% work from home, 50% go by car, 4% take public transport, 3% walk or cycle51% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages39% of adults hold a degree or higher11% have no qualifications, 4% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 96%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C642 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November41 days of air frost, 20 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 landmarksMinsden Chapelhistoric site · 2.1 miWindmill hill Hitchinhistoric site · 2.2 miEnvironment Lakelake · 2.7 miMillennium Lakelake · 2.8 miMill Hillhill · 1.4 miLawn Pondpond · under a mileClothall Castlecastle · 4.2 miJack's Hillhill · 1.8 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesVillage Greenpark · 1.3 miLytton Gardenpark · 1.3 miChesfield Downs Golf Clubgolf course · 1.4 mi · 65 haFairlands Valley Parkpark · 2.5 mi · 60 haNorth Roadplaying field · under a mile · 4 haBury Meadplaying field · 1.2 mi · 5 haSource: 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 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: 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 8.1 · PM2.5 7.1 · PM10 13 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband87% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband96% 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
Elevation80 m262 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 74 to 111 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalThe Lister Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryEast And North Hertfordshire Bowel Cancer Screening Centre8 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyMd Chemist4 pharmacies within 2 miles1.2 miDentistDental Surgery1.2 miPolice stationStevenage Police Station2.3 miCash machineNisa Local (ATMaaS), 1 Filey Close1.2 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi17 schools13 primary, 3 secondary, 1 independentPrimaryWymondley Junior Mixed and Infant Schoolages 4-11, 94 pupilsunder a milePrimaryGraveley Primary Schoolages 4-11, 84 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryThe Saint John Henry Newman Catholic Schoolages 11-18, 1,620 pupilsunder a mileCollegeNorth Hertfordshire College2.6 miUniversityUniversity of Bedfordshire8.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Luton Airport LTN7.1 miRailway stationStevenage2.1 miBus stationBus StationStevenage2.2 miFerryCamden Lock WaterbusCamden Town27 miBus stops43 within a mileCar parkGates Way Car Park Stevenage - Green Parking1.8 miEV chargingSainsburys Coreys Millunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SG4 postcode district.
