Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 44 min4:41 am – 9:25 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 45 min8:06 am – 3:51 pm
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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°C650 mm of rain a year, 13 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October44 days of air frost, 19 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 landmarksToot Hillhill · under a mileWindmill hill Hitchinhistoric site · 3.0 miBlacksmith's Pondpond · under a mileLarkins Pondpond · under a milePegsdon Hillshills · 2.2 miMarkham's Hillhill · 1.7 miCain Hill House Monumenthistoric site · 3.9 miLower Waterlake · 3.7 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesUpper Greenpark · 2.1 miPinehill Parkpark · 3.2 mi · 4 haNorton Commonpark · 4.2 mi · 29 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 202015 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202525 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 6.7 · 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
Elevation71 m233 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 52 to 113 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalThe Lister Hospital6.0 miGP surgeryNmp Hct - Palliative Care Team2.5 miPharmacyCross Chemist2.1 miDentistNorth Hertfordshire And Stevenag2.5 miPolice stationHitchin Police Station2.6 miCash machinePayzoneHitchin1.8 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryPirton Schoolages 4-11, 136 pupilsunder a milePrimaryOughton Primary and Nursery Schoolages 3-11, 195 pupils1.9 miSecondaryThe Priory Schoolages 11-18, 1,221 pupils2.1 miCollegeLuton Sixth Form College6.0 miUniversityUniversity of Bedfordshire7.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Luton Airport LTN6.9 miRailway stationHitchin3.1 miBus stationAirport Bus StationLuton Airport6.7 miBus stops11 within a mileEV chargingShell RechargeHitchin2.5 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SG5 postcode district.
