Local servicesHospitalThe Lister Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryEast And North Hertfordshire Bowel Cancer Screening Centre8 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacySt. Nicholas Pharmacy7 pharmacies within 2 miles1.3 miDentistOld Town Dental Practice1.4 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi18 schools14 primary, 3 secondary, 1 specialPrimaryGraveley Primary Schoolages 4-11, 84 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryThe Saint John Henry Newman Catholic Schoolages 11-18, 1,620 pupils1.0 miPrimaryAlmond Hill Junior Schoolages 7-11, 347 pupils1.2 miCollegeNorth Hertfordshire College2.6 miUniversityUniversity of Bedfordshire9.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Luton Airport LTN8.0 miRailway stationStevenage2.3 miBus stationBus StationStevenage2.3 miFerryCamden Lock WaterbusCamden Town27 miBus stops21 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SG4 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 43 min4:40 am – 9:24 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 45 min8:06 am – 3:51 pm
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People7,405 residentsin the Great Ashby & Wymondley census areaMedian age 38.02,817 households70% of homes owner-occupied23% owned outright12% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.4% unemployment rate75% of adults are economically active, 4,147 in work, 13% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 14%, construction 9%Getting to work: 42% work from home, 50% go by car, 4% take public transport, 3% walk or cycle51% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages39% of adults hold a degree or higher11% have no qualifications, 4% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 96%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C643 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November42 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 landmarksEnvironment Lakelake · 2.4 miMillennium Lakelake · 2.5 miGraveley Pondpond · under a mileJack's Hillhill · 1.2 miAlmond's Hillhill · 1.5 miCuckoo Woodwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesChesfield Downs Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 65 haGreat Ashby District Parkpark · 2.0 mi · 43 haFairlands Valley Parkpark · 2.2 mi · 60 haHampson Parkpark · 1.6 mi · 12 haNorth Roadplaying field · under a mile · 4 haCanterbury Parkplaying field · 1.0 mi · 6 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes27 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 22 Sep 202020 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202531 mi away, Thornborough, BucksSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at High risk within 500 m of the centrea 1 in 30 chance of flooding in any year, or greaterAlso medium, low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 8.5 · 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
Broadband87% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband96% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)2,881 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation102 m335 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 83 to 141 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
