Benington

18°CPatchy rain nearby

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

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:30Sunset 19:22

12h 52m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

20US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Enfield - Bowes Primary School, United Kingdom

4 reported · July 2026▲ 100% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences2
• Anti-social behaviour1
• Criminal damage & arson1

Neighbourhood team: East Herts Rural · Hertfordshire

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

191 reported road collisions (2024)

41 killed or seriously injured · 270 casualties · 12.7 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

17 food businesses within 2 miles

• 17 rated 4–5 ★ (14 top)
• 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Watton-at-Stone (4.5 km)
• 4 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£460,778 average▲ 4% YoY

Across East Hertfordshire · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£1,519 average monthly rent▲ 2.5% YoY

• 1 bed £1,076
• 2 bed £1,370
• 3 bed £1,657

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

10.7× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 10.7 times median annual pay (10.9× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

• Cheapest petrol: 159.9p · Esso (10.8 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 185.7p · Asda (6.2 km)

12 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

27 charging locations within ~8 km

• 10 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 360 kW
• Nearest: Best Western Roebuck Inn (5.7 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Swimming pools2
• Sports pitches6
• Playgrounds1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

150,155 residents in East Hertfordshire · 316/km²

• Under 16: 19%
• 16–64: 62%
• 65+: 18%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Among the least deprived areas in England

Ranked 307 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

£2,455 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band D (25% of 68,050)

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

91 schools · 33,200 pupils

62 primary · 13 secondary · 16 other

Ofsted: 32 of 35 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (91%)

81inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · East 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

• Not in the Green Belt
• 59 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

293 applications decided

88.7% granted · 260 granted, 33 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Chris Hinchliff

Labour

North East Hertfordshire

Source: UK Parliament

Green / Liberal Democrat coalition

• Lab 5
• Con 14
• LD 10
• Grn 16
• Ref 2
• Oth 3

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

• Schools1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

8,775 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

4 jobs advertised

e.g. Online CAE Certificate in Advanced English Tutoring Job in Benington – Flexible Schedule, Online Applied Mathematics Tutor - Part Time, Online CAE Certificate in Advanced English Tutor - Part Time

Source: Adzuna

£961 median full-time weekly pay

2% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£33,888 disposable income per head (2024)

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

50% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 66,645 certificates

7.8% 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 14% · Imports 8%

139 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity

Latest estimate for East England · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 85.1 yrs women · 81.8 yrs men

62% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• Life satisfaction7.5
• Feeling worthwhile7.8
• Happiness yesterday7.2
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.6

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

3 GP surgeries · 8 pharmacies in SG2

• Shephall Health Centre
• Stevenage South Pcn Hub
• Stevenage Pharmacy

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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  Benington, Hertfordshire · 0.2 km

  Benington is a village and civil parish in the East Hertfordshire district of Hertfordshire, England. It lies about 4 miles (6 km) east of Stevenage, its post town, and 35 miles (56 km) north of London. At the 2021 ce…

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  Benington Castle · 0.5 km

  Benington Castle is a ruined castle in the village of Benington, near Stevenage in Hertfordshire, England at grid reference TL296236. It has been protected since 1936 as a scheduled monument.

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  Benington High Wood · 1.6 km

  Benington High Wood is a 20.7-hectare (51-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Benington, Hertfordshire. The planning authority is East Hertfordshire District Council.

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  Walkern · 3.0 km

  Walkern is a village and civil parish in the East Hertfordshire district of Hertfordshire, England. It lies in the valley of the River Beane, about 3 miles (5 km) east of the centre of Stevenage, its post town. At the…

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  Church of St Mary the Virgin, Walkern · 3.0 km

  The parish church of St Mary the Virgin in Walkern, Hertfordshire, dates from before the Norman Conquest and has been altered in the succeeding centuries. The nave retains at least one Anglo-Saxon wall.

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  Aston, Hertfordshire · 3.0 km

  Aston is a village and civil parish in the East Hertfordshire district of Hertfordshire, England. It lies 2.5 miles (4.0 km) south-east of the centre of Stevenage, its post town. The village stands on a ridge of high…

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