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County or areaHertfordshire
Postcode districtHP2
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
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
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People5,800 residentsin the Markyate, Flamstead & Gaddesden census areaMedian age 43.82,366 households72% of homes owner-occupied34% owned outright16% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.5% unemployment rate67% of adults are economically active, 2,997 in work, 20% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 13%, health and social work 12%, education 11%Getting to work: 40% work from home, 53% go by car, 2% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle46% 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 higher13% have no qualifications, 5% 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 2°C731 mm of rain a year, 19 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November44 days of air frost, 16 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 landmarksNickey linehistoric site · 2.1 miSouthern Lakelake · 1.7 miWar Memorialhistoric site · 2.5 miWestbrook Merelake · 2.1 miHogstrough Dellvalley · under a milePiper's Hillhill · 1.7 miWarnersend Woodwoodland · under a mileHome Woodwoodland · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesGadebridge Parkpark · under a mile · 39 haMargaret Lloyd Parkpark · under a mile · 9 haRandall Parkpark · 1.0 mi · 3 haGrovehill Playing Fieldsplaying field · 1.2 mi · 13 haHemel Hempstead Amateur Rugby League Football Clubplaying field · 1.3 mi · 6 haGravel Hill Allotment Gardensallotments · 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 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: areas at High risk within 500 m of the centrea 1 in 30 chance of flooding in any year, or greaterAlso low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 7.7 · 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
Broadband38% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband90% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,435 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation104 m341 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 86 to 153 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalHemel Hempstead Hospital1.6 miGP surgeryParkwood Surgery11 surgeries within 2 miles1.2 miPharmacyGadebridge Pharmacy12 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDental Surgeryunder a milePolice stationHemel Hempstead Police Station1.3 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Warners End, Warners End1.1 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi31 schools22 primary, 4 secondary, 1 independent, 3 special, 1 nurseryPrimaryGalley Hill Primary School and Nurseryages 3-11, 426 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt Cuthbert Mayne Voluntary Catholic Junior Academyages 7-11, 247 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryLaureate Academyages 11-18, 703 pupils1.0 miCollegeWest Herts College8.4 miUniversityUniversity of Bedfordshire8.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Luton Airport LTN8.7 miRailway stationHemel Hempstead2.0 miBus stationLuton Station InterchangeLuton Town Centre8.2 miFerryLondon Zoo Waterbus StopRegents Park21 miBus stops42 within a mileCar parkStoneycroft Car ParkHemel Hempstead1.1 miEV chargingConnected Kerb Charging StationsHemel Hempstead3 charging points within a mileunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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