Datchworth

15°CSunny

• Today: 22° / 14° · 17% rain
• Tomorrow: 23° / 13° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:27Sunset 19:27

13h 0m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

15US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

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

11 reported · July 2026

• Anti-social behaviour4
• Violence & sexual offences4
• Other crime3

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)

61 food businesses within 2 miles

• 56 rated 4–5 ★ (49 top)
• 1 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Knebworth (2.7 km)
• 7 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 (10.3 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 183.7p · Asda (6.1 km)

10 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

62 charging locations within ~8 km

• 14 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 360 kW
• Nearest: The Chequers Inn (1.4 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Swimming pools13
• Sports pitches28
• Playgrounds4

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

• Within the Green Belt
• 35 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

Kevin Bonavia

Labour

Stevenage

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)

• Schools2
• Parks & greens7
• Restaurants & cafés3

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

8,775 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

6 jobs advertised · £36,002 avg

e.g. Drive with Uber, Looking For Part-Time Jobs Near Me? Drive With Uber Instead, Sign Up To Drive With Uber - Flexible Alternative To Driving Jobs

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

66% low-carbon electricity

Gas 32% · Wind 30% · Nuclear 22% · Biomass 10%

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

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Stevenage:

• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership405 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test386 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
• Do not ban social media for under 16s318 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office293 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth244 local signatures · 112,809 nationwide

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

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  The Tilbury, Datchworth · 0.1 km

  The Tilbury is a public house and restaurant in Datchworth, Hertfordshire, England. It was formerly known as The Inn on the Green and The Three Horseshoes.

• Hopper's Hall · 0.2 km

  Hopper's Hall is a grade II listed house in Watton Road, Datchworth, Hertfordshire. It dates from around 1640 with minor additions and alterations since. Hoppers End, Hoppers Barn, and Hoppers Lodge are all adjacent.

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  Datchworth · 0.9 km

  Datchworth is a village and civil parish in the East Hertfordshire district of Hertfordshire, England. It lies 1 mile (1.6 km) south-east of Knebworth, its post town, and between the towns of Hertford, Stevenage and W…

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  The Horns, Bull's Green · 1.0 km

  The Horns is a pub in Bull's Green, in the civil parish of Datchworth, in the East Hertfordshire district, in the county of Hertfordshire, England. It is situated on Bramfield Road.

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  Woolmer Green · 1.4 km

  Woolmer Green is a small village and civil parish in Hertfordshire, England. The 2011 census figure for the population is 661 people.

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  The White Horse, Burnham Green · 1.8 km

  The White Horse is a grade II listed public house in Whitehorse Lane, Burnham Green, in the parish of Datchworth in Hertfordshire. The building dates from around the seventeenth century. It was formerly known as The C…

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