Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 42 min4:43 am – 9:24 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 47 min8:06 am – 3:53 pm
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People5,532 residentsin the Northchurch & Potten End census areaMedian age 50.92,396 households79% of homes owner-occupied47% owned outright11% social rented, 10% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.6% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 2,483 in work, 32% retiredMain industries: professional and scientific services 12%, retail and wholesale 12%, health and social work 11%Getting to work: 52% work from home, 38% go by car, 3% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle51% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages47% of adults hold a degree or higher13% have no qualifications, 4% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C777 mm of rain a year, 20 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November45 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 landmarksWar Memorialhistoric site · 1.4 miAshridge Househistoric site · 1.9 miPiper's Hillhill · under a mileWestbrook Merelake · 2.9 miBerkhamsted Hillhill · 1.4 miHogstrough Dellvalley · 1.4 miDonkey's Dellvalley · 1.5 miSouthern Lakelake · 3.3 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesBerkhamsted Golf Clubgolf course · 1.0 mi · 87 haThe Greenpark · 1.2 miGadebridge Parkpark · 2.4 mi · 39 haStudham Commonpark · 2.9 mi · 40 haSpencer Holland Recreation Groundplaying field · 1.1 miSource: 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 202011 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202522 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 6.8 · 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
Broadband51% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.9% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,515 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation148 m486 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 103 to 168 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryGreat Gaddesden Church of England Primary Schoolages 3-11, 80 pupilsunder a milePrimaryPotten End CofE Primary Schoolages 3-11, 205 pupils1.1 miSecondaryJohn F Kennedy Catholic Schoolages 11-18, 1,073 pupils2.1 miCollegeLuton Sixth Form College9.2 miUniversityUniversity of Bedfordshire7.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Luton Airport LTN8.9 miRailway stationBerkhamsted2.4 miBus stationLuton Station InterchangeLuton Town Centre8.0 miFerryKew Pier23 miBus stops9 within a mileCar parkBerkhamsted Station Car ParkBerkhamstead2.4 miEV chargingbp PulseBerkhamsted2.6 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the HP1 postcode district.
