Barkway

18°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 21° / 17° · 75% rain
• Tomorrow: 25° / 16° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:29Sunset 19:21

12h 52m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

3US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: carbon monoxide

Source: WAQI · Haringey Roadside, United Kingdom

200 reported road collisions (2024)

44 killed or seriously injured · 281 casualties · 15 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

12 food businesses within 2 miles

• 12 rated 4–5 ★ (10 top)
• 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Royston (6.4 km)
• 6 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£422,616 average▲ 7.8% YoY

Across North Hertfordshire · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£1,429 average monthly rent▲ 5% YoY

• 1 bed £1,020
• 2 bed £1,279
• 3 bed £1,569

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

10.0× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 10.0 times median annual pay (9.9× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

• Cheapest petrol: 154.9p · Esso (7.7 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · Esso (7.7 km)

3 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

6 charging locations within ~8 km

• 3 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 150 kW
• Nearest: Royston Civic Centre (5.7 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Swimming pools3
• Sports pitches12
• Golf courses1
• Playgrounds1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

133,210 residents in North Hertfordshire · 355/km²

• Under 16: 19%
• 16–64: 61%
• 65+: 19%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Among the least deprived areas in England

Ranked 269 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

£2,449 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band C (34% of 60,040)

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

69 schools · 19,871 pupils

53 primary · 6 secondary · 10 other

Ofsted: 26 of 30 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (87%)

65inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · North Hertfordshire

1,172 CQC-registered services

• Care homes257
• GP practices170
• Dentists295
• Homecare agencies329
• Hospitals & hospices34

CQC ratings: 86% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 7 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Hertfordshire

• In a conservation area (Barkway)
• Not in the Green Belt
• 61 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

255 applications decided

88.6% granted · 226 granted, 29 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Chris Hinchliff

Labour

North East Hertfordshire

Source: UK Parliament

Labour (minority)

• Lab 23
• Con 7
• LD 20
• Oth 1

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

• Schools1
• Parks & greens4

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

6,995 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

£983 median full-time weekly pay

2.4% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£31,048 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

49% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: C · 66,549 certificates

8.5% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

60% low-carbon electricity

Nuclear 38% · Gas 32% · Wind 18% · Imports 8%

138 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity

Latest estimate for East England · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 84 yrs women · 80.2 yrs men

66% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• Life satisfaction7.6
• Feeling worthwhile7.8
• Happiness yesterday7.6
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.4

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

6 GP surgeries · 6 pharmacies in SG8

• Bassingbourn Medical Centre
• Orchard Surgery,Melbourn
• Roysia Surgery

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in North East Hertfordshire:

• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office374 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership362 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership347 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
• Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test330 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
• Do not ban social media for under 16s300 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

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  River Quin · 0.1 km

  The River Quin is a small watercourse, a chalk stream, which rises near Barkway in north east Hertfordshire, England, and flows into the River Rib, which is a tributary of the River Lea.

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  Barkway · 0.2 km

  Barkway is a village and civil parish in the North Hertfordshire district of Hertfordshire, England, about five miles south-east of Royston, 35 miles from London and 15 miles from the centre of Cambridge. The Greenwic…

• RAF Barkway · 0.8 km

  Royal Air Force Barkway or more simply RAF Barkway was one of the smallest Royal Air Force stations in the United Kingdom. It was a communications station and was a small collection of buildings and a large radio mast.

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  Barkway Chalk Pit · 1.1 km

  Barkway Chalk Pit is a small nature reserve in Barkway in North Hertfordshire. It was managed by the Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust (HMWT). In February 2016 HMWT announced that three sites, Barkway Chalk Pit, Hill…

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  Reed, Hertfordshire · 2.0 km

  Reed is a village and civil parish in the North Hertfordshire district of Hertfordshire, England. It is situated on a chalk ridge, approximately 3 miles (5 km) south of the market town of Royston. The Prime Meridian p…

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  Nuthampstead · 2.1 km

  Nuthampstead is a small village and civil parish in the North Hertfordshire district of Hertfordshire, England. It lies 5 miles (8 km) south-east of the town of Royston, and adjoins the border with Essex. The parish h…

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