Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 40 min4:43 am – 9:24 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 48 min8:06 am – 3:54 pm
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People7,858 residentsin the Croxley North & Sarratt census areaMedian age 44.93,073 households79% of homes owner-occupied41% owned outright10% social rented, 9% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.7% unemployment rate64% of adults are economically active, 3,900 in work, 24% retiredMain industries: construction 12%, education 12%, health and social work 12%Getting to work: 45% work from home, 45% go by car, 4% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle63% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages42% of adults hold a degree or higher11% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C737 mm of rain a year, 20 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November44 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 landmarksNeptune Waterfallwaterfall · 2.5 miLower Waterlake · 2.3 miTower Waterfallwaterfall · 2.9 miCricketers Pondpond · under a mileSandfield Woodwoodland · under a mileJuniper Hillhill · 1.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesThe Greenpark · under a mile · 3 haRosehall Greenpark · under a mileChorleywood House Estatepark · 1.3 mi · 7 haChorleywood Golf Clubgolf course · 1.6 mi · 33 haChorleywood Cricket Clubplaying field · 1.5 mi · 3 haChipperfield Corinthians Football Clubplaying field · 1.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes33 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 22 Sep 202018 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202528 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 7.7 · PM2.5 7.1 · PM10 11 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband86% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,223 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation127 m417 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 65 to 128 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalUrgent Care Hemel Hempstead Hospital4.6 miGP surgeryNew Road Surgery - Church Laneunder a milePharmacyParade Pharmacy2.0 miDentistWhite House Dental Practice2.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools4 primary, 1 secondaryPrimarySarratt Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 163 pupilsunder a mileSecondarySt Clement Danes Schoolages 11-18, 1,585 pupils1.3 miPrimaryChenies Schoolages 4-11, 41 pupils1.5 miCollegeWest Herts College4.1 miUniversityBrunel University10.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Luton Airport LTN15 miRailway stationChorleywood2.0 miUndergroundChorleywood Underground Station2.0 miBus stationStation InterchangeHigh Wycombe11 miFerryKew Pier16 miBus stops8 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the WD3 postcode district.
