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County or areaHertfordshire
Postcode districtEN6
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 41 min4:42 am – 9:23 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 48 min8:05 am – 3:53 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People5,391 residentsin the Shenley & South Mimms census areaMedian age 43.12,102 households67% of homes owner-occupied30% owned outright18% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.1% unemployment rate65% of adults are economically active, 2,667 in work, 19% retiredMain industries: health and social work 14%, retail and wholesale 13%, education 11%Getting to work: 45% work from home, 45% go by car, 5% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle58% 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 higher15% have no qualifications, 4% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 95%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C695 mm of rain a year, 17 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October45 days of air frost, 19 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: 8 to 18°CMJune: 11 to 20°CJJuly: 13 to 23°CJAugust: 13 to 23°CASeptember: 10 to 19°CSOctober: 8 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 landmarksLudlow's Lakelake · under a mileWar Memorialhistoric site · 2.9 miTyttenhanger Househistoric site · 3.0 miLong Lakelake · 2.9 miDugdale Hillhill · 1.5 miSilver Hillhill · 1.6 miLittleridge Woodwoodland · under a mileLower Halfpenny Bottomvalley · 1.9 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesThe Shire Londongolf course · 1.7 mi · 72 haPotterswood Parkpark · 1.8 mi · 3 haShenley Parkpark · 1.9 mi · 7 haThirskcliffe Nature Parkpark · 1.9 mi · 3 haThe F E Cleary Sports Centresports ground · 1.5 mi · 9 haFern Field Allotmentsallotments · 1.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes30 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 22 Sep 202025 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202536 mi away, Thornborough, BucksSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at Medium risk within 500 m of the centrebetween a 1 in 100 and a 1 in 30 chance in any yearAlso low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 12 · PM2.5 7.8 · PM10 15 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for NO2 and PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband78% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband96% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,288 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation119 m390 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 84 to 127 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalPotter Bar Hospital2.8 miGP surgeryGateways GP Surgery1.9 miPharmacyCrown Pharmacy1.9 miDentistOrchard Dental Care1.6 miPolice stationLondon Colney Police Station3.2 miCash machineSouth Mimms (Welcome Break) INT, Bignell Corner, South Mimmsunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi8 schools5 primary, 2 secondary, 1 independentPrimarySt Giles' CofE Primary Schoolages 4-11, 83 pupilsunder a milePrimaryThe Wroxham Schoolages 4-11, 218 pupils1.4 miSecondaryDame Alice Owen's Schoolages 11-18, 1,467 pupils1.5 miCollegeBarnet and Southgate College3.1 miUniversityUniversity of Hertfordshire4.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Luton Airport LTN14 miRailway stationPotters Bar2.2 miUndergroundHigh Barnet Underground Station3.4 miBus stationParkhouse Bus StationHatfield5.1 miFerryCamden Lock WaterbusCamden Town11 miBus stops16 within a mileCar parkApcoaBorehamwood2.2 miEV chargingGridservePotters Bar2 charging points within a mileunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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