Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 40 min4:43 am – 9:23 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 49 min8:05 am – 3:53 pm
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People6,948 residentsin the Carpenders Park census areaMedian age 43.52,751 households77% of homes owner-occupied42% owned outright10% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.7% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 3,248 in work, 26% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 13%, construction 13%Getting to work: 33% work from home, 52% go by car, 11% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle63% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages33% of adults hold a degree or higher19% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 86%2% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C697 mm of rain a year, 18 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October37 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 landmarksPinner Househistoric site · 2.0 miHampermill Lakelake · 1.8 miWarren Lakelake · 1.9 miRAF Bushey Hall (Former)historic site · 2.5 miPotter Street Hillhill · 1.1 miLower Haydon Hillhill · 1.3 miSandpit Woodwoodland · under a milePond Woodwoodland · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesAnn Shaw Gardenpark · under a mileAttenborough's Fieldspark · 1.2 mi · 27 haSouth Oxhey Playing Fieldsplaying field · under a mile · 63 haPinner Hill Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 53 haOxhey Parkpark · 1.5 mi · 13 haMarkeston Green Allotmentsallotments · under a mileSource: 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 202024 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202534 mi away, Thornborough, BucksSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at Medium risk within 500 m of the centrebetween a 1 in 100 and a 1 in 30 chance in any yearAlso low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 12 · PM2.5 7.9 · PM10 12 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for NO2 and PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband99% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)2,890 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation76 m249 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 62 to 117 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalUrgent Care Hemel Hempstead Hospital2.0 miGP surgeryThe Attenborough Surgery27 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyLex Pharmacy23 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistCarpenders Park Dental Surgeryunder a milePolice stationOxhey Police StationWatfordunder a mileCash machinePayzoneWatfordunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi39 schools26 primary, 4 secondary, 4 independent, 4 special, 1 nurseryPrimaryWoodhall Primary Schoolages 3-11, 76 pupilsunder a milePrimaryOxhey Wood Primary Schoolages 3-11, 387 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryHatch End High Schoolages 11-18, 1,226 pupils1.7 miCollegeHarrow Collegiate2.3 miUniversityMiddlesex University7.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Heathrow Airport LHR11 miRailway stationCarpenders Parkunder a mileUndergroundNorthwood Hills Underground Station1.9 miBus stationBrunswick Road / Clarendon RoadEaling7.4 miFerryKew Pier10 miBus stops80 within a mileCar park1stairportparkingPinner1.0 miEV chargingbp PulseLondon1.2 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the WD1 postcode district.
