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County or areaHertfordshire
Postcode districtSG5
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 44 min4:41 am – 9:25 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 45 min8:06 am – 3:51 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People10,132 residentsin the Ickleford, Great Offley & Whitwell census areaMedian age 46.94,159 households65% of homes owner-occupied34% owned outright21% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.1% unemployment rate62% of adults are economically active, 4,927 in work, 25% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 13%, health and social work 11%, education 10%Getting to work: 45% work from home, 47% go by car, 3% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle49% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages41% of adults hold a degree or higher14% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C581 mm of rain a year, 13 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October41 days of air frost, 21 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 8°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 5 to 14°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 20°CJJuly: 12 to 23°CJAugust: 12 to 23°CASeptember: 10 to 20°CSOctober: 7 to 15°CONovember: 4 to 11°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 landmarksChurch End, Arleseyhistoric site · 2.5 miLower Waterlake · 2.3 miRamerick Bottomvalley · under a mileMiddle Waterlake · 2.5 miWindmill hill Hitchinhistoric site · 3.0 miToot Hillhill · 1.6 miGerry's Holewater · 1.7 miWilbury Hillhill · 2.3 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesMount Pleasant Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 40 haUpper Greenpark · 1.5 miNorton Commonpark · 3.1 mi · 29 haStondon Pump Tracksports ground · 1.5 miPinehill Parkpark · 3.1 mi · 4 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes26 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 22 Sep 202017 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202526 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 6.7 · 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
Broadband47% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband93% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.9% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,527 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation61 m200 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 46 to 74 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalThe Lister Hospital5.8 miGP surgeryLower Stondon Surgery1.4 miPharmacyHenlow Pharmacy1.5 miDentistNorth Hertfordshire And Stevenag2.6 miPolice stationHitchin Police Station2.5 miCash machinePayzoneHitchin2.0 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi6 schools5 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryStondon Lower Schoolages 5-9, 136 pupils1.3 miPrimaryIckleford Primary Schoolages 4-11, 213 pupils1.5 miSecondaryThe Priory Schoolages 11-18, 1,221 pupils1.9 miCollegeLuton Sixth Form College7.4 miUniversityUniversity of Bedfordshire8.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Luton Airport LTN8.2 miRailway stationHitchin2.9 miBus stationInterchangeBiggleswade7.0 miBus stops15 within a mileEV chargingbp PulseArlesey2.5 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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