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County or areaHertfordshire
Postcode districtHP3
Telephone code01626
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 –
People9,497 residentsin the Bovingdon & Chipperfield census areaMedian age 44.73,473 households79% of homes owner-occupied44% owned outright9% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.4% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 4,261 in work, 23% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, construction 11%, health and social work 10%Getting to work: 45% work from home, 45% go by car, 3% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle49% 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 higher13% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 96%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C785 mm of rain a year, 21 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November48 days of air frost, 14 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 5 to 14°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 20°CJJuly: 12 to 22°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 landmarksWhelpley Hill Iron Age Forthistoric site · under a mileNickey linehistoric site · 2.4 miWestbrook Merelake · 1.9 miTower Waterfallwaterfall · 3.2 miMaple Hillhill · 1.2 miNeptune Waterfallwaterfall · 3.3 miMount's Hillhill · 1.4 miBovingdon Green Pondpond · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesBovingdon Greenpark · under a mile · 4 haHerdsman's Moorpark · 1.9 mi · 9 haChesham and Ley Hill Golf Clubgolf course · 1.5 mi · 24 haShrub Hill Commonpark · 2.5 mi · 13 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 202015 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 7.8 · PM2.5 7.3 · 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
Broadband71% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband96% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,677 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation160 m525 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 142 to 168 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalChesham Hospital (Op)3.4 miGP surgeryLongmeadow Surgery3 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyManor Pharmacyright hereDentistDental Surgeryunder a milePolice stationBerkhamstead Police StationBerkhamsted2.9 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Long Chaulden2.4 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools2 primary, 2 independentPrimaryBovingdon Primary Academyages 3-11, 428 pupilsunder a mileIndependentWestbrook Hayages 3-16, 360 pupils1.4 miSecondaryAshlyns Schoolages 11-18, 1,561 pupils2.4 miCollegeWest Herts College7.0 miUniversityBuckinghamshire New University11.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Luton Airport LTN13 miRailway stationHemel Hempstead2.4 miUndergroundChesham Underground Station3.4 miBus stationStation InterchangeHigh Wycombe11 miFerryKew Pier20 miBus stops36 within a mileCar parkFelden Lane Car ParkHemel Hempstead2.0 miEV chargingConnected Kerb Charging StationsHemel Hempstead2.7 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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