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County or areaHertfordshire
Postcode districtHP5
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 41 min4:43 am – 9:24 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 48 min8:06 am – 3:54 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People8,145 residentsin the Hyde Heath, Bellingdon & Latimer census areaMedian age 50.53,254 households83% of homes owner-occupied49% owned outright6% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.6% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 3,838 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 13%, professional and scientific services 13%, education 11%Getting to work: 51% work from home, 42% go by car, 3% take public transport, 3% walk or cycle42% 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 higher11% 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 1°C809 mm of rain a year, 22 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November48 days of air frost, 14 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 7°CJFebruary: 1 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 10°CMApril: 4 to 13°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 20°CJJuly: 12 to 22°CJAugust: 12 to 22°CASeptember: 10 to 19°CSOctober: 7 to 14°CONovember: 4 to 10°CNDecember: 2 to 7°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksWhelpley Hill Iron Age Forthistoric site · under a mileEgerton House, Berkhamstedhistoric site · 2.3 miMount's Hillhill · under a mileWestbrook Merelake · 2.4 miMaple Hillhill · 1.1 miTower Waterfallwaterfall · 3.1 miNeptune Waterfallwaterfall · 3.3 miKingfisher Lakelake · 2.9 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesBovingdon Greenpark · under a mile · 4 haChesham and Ley Hill Golf Clubgolf course · 1.2 mi · 24 haThe Patchpark · 2.1 miHerdsman's Moorpark · 2.5 mi · 9 haVelvet Lawn Recreation Groundplaying field · 1.8 mi · 4 haSource: 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 202014 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: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 7.1 · 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
Broadband64% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband94% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,282 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation162 m531 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 128 to 164 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalChesham Hospital (Op)2.8 miGP surgeryHmp The Mount3 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyManor Pharmacyunder a mileDentistThe Mount (Dental Practice)under a milePolice stationBerkhamstead Police StationBerkhamsted2.4 miCash machineTesco Bank ATMBerkhamsted2.4 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi8 schools4 primary, 1 secondary, 3 independentPrimaryBovingdon Primary Academyages 3-11, 428 pupils1.0 miIndependentChesham Preparatory Schoolages 3-11, 375 pupils1.0 miSecondaryAshlyns Schoolages 11-18, 1,561 pupils1.9 miCollegeWest Herts College7.8 miUniversityBuckinghamshire New University10.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Luton Airport LTN13 miRailway stationBerkhamsted2.6 miUndergroundChesham Underground Station2.8 miBus stationStation InterchangeHigh Wycombe11 miFerryKew Pier20 miBus stops21 within a mileCar parkCar Park Chesham2.4 miEV chargingbp PulseBerkhamsted2.5 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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