Village · Hertfordshire

How Wood

Population 7,564 · Postcode AL2 · Eastern, England

Population: Built-up area, Census 2021 · What each figure covers

Where the figures come from

  • How Wood parish
    Property, crime, broadband, food hygiene and businesses are for this whole area.
  • How Wood
    Roughly where How Wood is: the box Ordnance Survey draws round it. There is no official outline of How Wood itself.
  • Centre of How Wood
    Flood risk, planning, transport and weather are measured from here.
What each figure covers
At a glance
Property£620,000Median · 157 sales in 12 months▲+121% well above national averageHow Wood parishView sales →
Crime86 / 1,0001,382 incidents in 12 months▲-9% below national averageHow Wood parishView breakdown →
Broadband208.4 MbpsAverage download (2023) · Up to 1000 Mbps now▲+25% notably above national averageHow Wood parishView coverage →
Schools10 schools7 primary, 2 secondary, 1 other · latest Ofsted resultsHow Wood parish and nearbyView schools →
Food hygiene72% top-rated48 of 67 businesses rated 5-star▼-8% below national averageHow Wood parishView ratings →
Flood riskVery lowRiver Ver · 853m from the centreCentre of How WoodView assessment →
Businesses1,177Top: Professional services, Construction, Real estate▲+85% well above national averageHow Wood parishView directory →
Planning1,539Within 5 km, 12 months · 52 in last 30 days · 414 pending · 957 approved · St Albans councilWithin 5 km of How WoodView applications →
TransportHow Wood (Herts)0.5 km awayNearest to How WoodLive departures →
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