Chipperfield

17°COvercast

• Today: 21° / 17° · 79% rain
• Tomorrow: 24° / 14° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:32Sunset 19:23

12h 52m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

13US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · London Harlington, United Kingdom

3 reported · July 2026▼ 50% YoY

• Anti-social behaviour1
• Possession of weapons1
• Violence & sexual offences1

Neighbourhood team: Kings Langley and Hemel Hempstead South East · Hertfordshire

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

160 reported road collisions (2024)

32 killed or seriously injured · 205 casualties · 10.3 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

68 food businesses within 2 miles

• 60 rated 4–5 ★ (44 top)
• 1 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Kings Langley (3.7 km)
• 10 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£459,438 average▲ 1.8% YoY

Across Dacorum · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£1,583 average monthly rent▲ 0.2% YoY

• 1 bed £1,091
• 2 bed £1,368
• 3 bed £1,643

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

11.9× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 11.9 times median annual pay (12.1× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

• Cheapest petrol: 142.8p · AppleGreen (7.8 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 177.7p · Asda (7.4 km)

17 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

55 charging locations within ~8 km

• 23 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 400 kW
• Nearest: The Rose and Crown (3 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Swimming pools6
• Sports pitches27
• Playgrounds3

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

155,081 residents in Dacorum · 730/km²

• Under 16: 20%
• 16–64: 62%
• 65+: 17%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Less deprived than the average in England

Ranked 240 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

£2,409 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band C (31% of 67,930)

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

80 schools · 28,467 pupils

55 primary · 9 secondary · 16 other

Ofsted: 20 of 24 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (83%)

70inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Dacorum

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 (Chipperfield)
• Within the Green Belt
• 60 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

258 applications decided

85.3% granted · 220 granted, 38 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

David Taylor

Labour

Hemel Hempstead

Source: UK Parliament

Liberal Democrat (minority)

• Lab 4
• Con 18
• LD 19
• Oth 10

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

• Schools1
• Parks & greens1
• Restaurants & cafés3

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

8,930 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

6 jobs advertised

e.g. Become a Primary school Tutor in Chipperfield – Flexible & Remote, Online Primary school Tutoring Job in Chipperfield – Flexible Schedule, Team Leader

Source: Adzuna

£889 median full-time weekly pay

3.2% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£31,901 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: C · 76,523 certificates

8.2% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

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

79% low-carbon electricity

Wind 45% · Nuclear 34% · Gas 14% · Imports 7%

63 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity

Latest estimate for East England · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 84.8 yrs women · 81.2 yrs men

61% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• Life satisfaction7.6
• Feeling worthwhile7.9
• Happiness yesterday7.7
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)2.9

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

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Hemel Hempstead:

• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office355 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
• Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test323 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
• Do not ban social media for under 16s304 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership301 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth227 local signatures · 112,809 nationwide

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

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  Chipperfield · 0.0 km

  Chipperfield is a village and civil parish in the Dacorum district of Hertfordshire, England, approximately 5 mi (8.0 km) southwest of Hemel Hempstead and 5 mi (8.0 km) miles north of Watford. It stands on a chalk pla…

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  The Manor House, Chipperfield · 0.5 km

  The Manor House is a country house in Chipperfield, Hertfordshire, England. It dates from the late medieval period. It has been listed Grade II* on the National Heritage List for England since December 1986.

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  Belsize, Hertfordshire · 1.2 km

  Belsize is a hamlet in Sarratt civil parish, Three Rivers District, Hertfordshire, England, situated less than a mile from Chipperfield and Sarratt.

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  Sarratt · 2.3 km

  Sarratt is a village and civil parish in Three Rivers District, Hertfordshire, England. It is situated 4 miles (6.4 km) north of Rickmansworth near the border with Buckinghamshire. The chalk stream, the River Chess, r…

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  King's Langley Priory · 2.3 km

  King's Langley Priory was a Dominican priory in Kings Langley, Hertfordshire, England. It was located adjacent to the Kings Langley Royal Palace, residence of the Plantagenet English kings.

• Kings Langley School · 2.4 km

  Kings Langley School is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form with academy status, located in the village of Kings Langley in Hertfordshire, England. It is situated on Love Lane about 0.75 miles (1.21 km) fr…

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