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County or areaHertfordshire
Postcode districtSG2
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 43 min4:40 am – 9:23 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 46 min8:05 am – 3:51 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People8,115 residentsin the Datchworth, Walkern & Cottered census areaMedian age 48.53,293 households73% of homes owner-occupied40% owned outright15% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.2% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 3,982 in work, 26% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, construction 12%, health and social work 10%Getting to work: 45% work from home, 49% go by car, 3% take public transport, 3% walk or cycle37% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages38% of adults hold a degree or higher14% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C663 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November43 days of air frost, 20 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 4 to 14°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 20°CJJuly: 12 to 23°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 landmarksMain Lakelake · 1.5 miMillennium Lakelake · 1.6 miWhitney Pondpond · under a mileOxshott Hillhill · 1.1 miOxypiss Pondpond · under a mileIdle Hillhill · 1.9 miLady's Woodwoodland · under a mileMoor Hall Meadowshistoric site · 4.2 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesStevenage Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 62 haFairlands Valley Parkpark · 1.4 mi · 60 haBandley Hill Parkpark · under a mile · 2 haShephalbury Parkpark · 1.2 mi · 13 haRidlins Wood Playing Fieldplaying field · under a mile · 10 haBragbury End Training Groundplaying field · under a mile · 8 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes25 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 22 Sep 202023 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: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 7.5 · 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
Broadband48% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband96% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.4% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,439 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation93 m305 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 65 to 113 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalThe Lister Hospital3.6 miGP surgeryThe Poplars Surgery10 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyPoplars Pharmacy9 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDental Surgery1.0 miPolice stationStevenage Police Station2.4 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Shephall, Shephallunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi22 schools14 primary, 3 secondary, 3 special, 1 nursery, 1 otherPrimaryAston St Mary's Church of England Aided Primary Schoolages 4-11, 129 pupilsright herePrimaryFeatherstone Wood Primary Schoolages 3-11, 222 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryBarnwell Schoolages 11-18, 1,270 pupils1.0 miCollegeNorth Hertfordshire College2.2 miUniversityUniversity of Hertfordshire10.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Luton Airport LTN9.4 miRailway stationKnebworth2.2 miBus stationBus StationStevenage2.5 miFerryCamden Lock WaterbusCamden Town24 miBus stops30 within a mileCar parkAPCOAKnebworth2.2 miEV chargingGRIDSERVEStevenage2.1 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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