Letchmore Heath

17°COvercast

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

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:31Sunset 19:23

12h 52m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

38US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Brent - Ikea, United Kingdom

21 reported · July 2026▼ 5% YoY

• Anti-social behaviour8
• Violence & sexual offences5
• Criminal damage & arson2
• Other theft2

1 stop & searches · mostly stolen goods

Neighbourhood team: Bushey and Radlett · Hertfordshire

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

249 reported road collisions (2024)

51 killed or seriously injured · 349 casualties · 23.1 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

155 food businesses within 2 miles

• 133 rated 4–5 ★ (119 top)
• 2 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Radlett (2.4 km)
• 0 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, TfL, National Rail

£560,436 average▲ 2.6% YoY

Across Hertsmere · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£1,817 average monthly rent▲ 3.4% YoY

• 1 bed £1,250
• 2 bed £1,594
• 3 bed £1,928

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 (12.4× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

• Cheapest petrol: 153.9p · Esso (4.3 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 177.7p · Asda (4.1 km)

36 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

111 charging locations within ~8 km

• 27 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 180 kW
• Nearest: Toby Carvery Watford (1.8 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres2
• Swimming pools29
• Sports pitches26
• Golf courses1
• Playgrounds3

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

107,827 residents in Hertsmere · 1,066/km²

• Under 16: 20%
• 16–64: 62%
• 65+: 18%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Less deprived than the average in England

Ranked 224 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

2% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

£2,406 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band D (33% of 45,920)

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

60 schools · 22,840 pupils

31 primary · 8 secondary · 21 other

Ofsted: 17 of 19 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (89%)

41inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Hertsmere

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 (Letchmore Heath)
• Within the Green Belt
• 47 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

147 applications decided

93.9% granted · 138 granted, 9 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Sir Oliver Dowden

Conservative

Hertsmere

Source: UK Parliament

Labour / Liberal Democrat coalition

• Lab 12
• Con 15
• LD 7
• Ref 2
• Oth 3

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

• Schools6
• Parks & greens2
• Restaurants & cafés8

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

8,330 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

30 jobs advertised · £33,333 avg

e.g. Online Photography Tutoring Job in Letchmore Heath – Flexible Schedule, Become a Russian Tutor in Letchmore Heath – Flexible & Remote, Become a History Tutor in Letchmore Heath – Flexible & Remote

Source: Adzuna

£882 median full-time weekly pay

3.6% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£36,877 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: D · 45,217 certificates

8% 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: 85.2 yrs women · 82.4 yrs men

61% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• Life satisfaction7.5
• Feeling worthwhile7.7
• Happiness yesterday6.9
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.0

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

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Hertsmere:

• Fund permanent, 24-hour police patrols in Jewish communities1,183 local signatures · 11,464 nationwide
• Pause housebuilding targets imposed on councils, review and identify local need445 local signatures · 16,962 nationwide
• Do not ban social media for under 16s358 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office354 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership341 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide

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

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  Letchmore Heath · 0.1 km

  Letchmore Heath is a village in Hertfordshire in England, situated about three miles east of Watford.

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  Bhaktivedanta Manor · 0.1 km

  Bhaktivedanta Manor is a Gaudiya Vaishnava Hindu temple set in the Hertfordshire countryside of England, in the village of Letchmore Heath near Watford. The Manor is owned and run by the International Society for Kris…

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  Aldenham School · 0.6 km

  Aldenham School is a co-educational independent day and boarding school for pupils aged 3 to 18, located between Elstree and the village of Aldenham in Hertfordshire, England. Founded in 1597 by Richard Platt, Master…

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  Round Bush, Hertfordshire · 1.0 km

  Aldenham is a village and civil parish in the borough of Hertsmere in Hertfordshire, England. The parish includes Radlett and Letchmore Heath as well as Aldenham village itself. The village of Aldenham lies 3.5 miles…

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  Elstree Aerodrome · 1.3 km

  London Elstree Aerodrome is a general aviation aerodrome located in Elstree, situated approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) east of Watford, Hertfordshire, England. It also serves as an important reliever airport for Luton A…

• Edge Grove School · 1.4 km

  Edge Grove School, simply Edge Grove, is a 2-13 mixed, private, day preparatory school in Aldenham, Watford, Hertfordshire, England. It was established in 1935 and has 48 acres of grounds.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)