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County or areaHertfordshire
Postcode districtSG4
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 43 min4:41 am – 9:24 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 46 min8:06 am – 3:52 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 7°C, lows 2°C686 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October46 days of air frost, 16 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 landmarksMinsden Chapelhistoric site · 1.4 miBreachwood Green Mill, King's Waldenhistoric site · 2.0 miPreston Reservoirreservoir · under a mileTatmore Hillshills · 1.1 miFrogmore Bottomvalley · 1.2 miPinnacle Hillhill · 1.4 miCrunnells Greenwoodland · under a mileMill Hillhill · 1.9 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesThe Greenpark · under a mileThe Village Greenpark · 1.6 miVillage Greenpark · 2.0 miSource: 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 202527 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 7.3 · 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
Elevation140 m459 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 94 to 156 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalThe Lister Hospital3.5 miGP surgeryWhitwell Surgery2.4 miPharmacyBoots2.7 miDentistTilehouse Dental Care Clinic2.6 miPolice stationHitchin Police Station3.2 miCash machinePost OfficeHitchin2.7 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryPreston Primary Schoolages 4-11, 60 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt Ippolyts Church of England Aided Primary Schoolages 4-11, 161 pupils2.0 miSecondaryHitchin Girls' Schoolages 11-18, 1,357 pupils2.8 miCollegeNorth Hertfordshire College4.0 miUniversityUniversity of Bedfordshire5.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Luton Airport LTN4.1 miRailway stationHitchin3.3 miLight railLuton Airport DART Station4.1 miBus stationBus StationStevenage3.7 miFerryCamden Lock WaterbusCamden Town26 miBus stops6 within a mileEV chargingLairaige Multi storey Car Park2.8 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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