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Barley, United Kingdom
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Barley is a small town in England, United Kingdom with a population of 662. Elevation: 331 ft (101 m). Average temperature: 52°F (11°C).
Data updated June 2026
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| Population | 662 |
| Population Density | 1 / sq mi |
| Elevation | 331 ft (101 m) |
| Coordinates | 52.0262°, 0.0386° |
| Timezone | Europe/London |
| Country | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| State / Province | England |
| Average Temperature | 52°F (11°C) |
| January Average | 40°F (5°C) |
| July Average | 62°F (17°C) |
| Annual Precipitation | 30.7 inches (780 mm) |
| Annual Snowfall | 4.5 inches (11 cm) |
| Median Household Income | $62,514 |
| Median Age | 42.6 years |
About Barley
Barley is a small town in United Kingdom (England) with a population of 662. The city sits at an elevation of 331 feet (101 meters) above sea level. The average annual temperature is 52°F (11°C). Temperatures range from 40°F in January to 62°F in July. Annual precipitation averages 30.7 inches. The timezone is Europe/London.
Population
Gender Distribution
Language Spoken at Home
Social Characteristics
Barley vs United Kingdom Average
Income: Barley vs United Kingdom
Commute Mode
Income
| Median HH Income | $62,514 |
| 17% below United Kingdom avg | |
| Per Capita Income | $62,514 |
| Avg Weekly Wage | $1,202 |
Employment & Poverty
| Unemployment | 4.1% |
| 14% above United Kingdom avg | |
| Establishments (County) | 60 |
Business (County)
Tax & Cost of Living
Commute & Transportation
| Drive Alone | 40.4% |
| Public Transit | 4.5% |
| Work from Home | 42.7% |
Walkability
Home Value Sources
Ownership Split
Home Values
| Census Median | $517,211 |
| 83% above United Kingdom avg |
Real Estate Market (Redfin)
Rental Costs
| Census Median Rent | $1,563 |
| 34% above United Kingdom avg |
Ownership & Property
| Homeownership | 65.9% |
| Owner-Occupied | 65.9% |
| Renter-Occupied | 34.1% |
| Housing Units | 265 |
Property Tax
Temperature
| Annual Average | 51.8°F |
| 4% below United Kingdom avg | |
| January Average | 40°F (5°C) |
| July Average | 62°F (17°C) |
| Sunny Days | 225 days/yr |
Geography
| Elevation | 331 ft (101 m) |
| Area | 575.3 sq mi (1,490.0 km²) |
| Population Density | 1/sq mi |
| Coordinates | 52.0262°N, 0.0386°W |
| Timezone | Europe/London |
Precipitation & Snow
Air Quality
Tsunami History
1 tsunami recorded within 500 km. Highest wave on record: 0.9 m (3 ft).
| Year | Location | Cause | Max Wave | Deaths | Distance |
| 1911 | FOLKSTONE, ENGLAND | Meteorological | 0.9 m | — | 132 km |
Monthly Weather
| Month | Avg Temperature | Precipitation | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 40°F (5°C) | 2.1 in | |
| February | 39°F (4°C) | 1.5 in | Coldest, Driest |
| March | 43°F (6°C) | 1.8 in | |
| April | 46°F (8°C) | 1.7 in | |
| May | 52°F (11°C) | 1.7 in | |
| June | 58°F (14°C) | 2.1 in | |
| July | 62°F (17°C) | 1.7 in | |
| August | 62°F (17°C) | 2.0 in | Warmest |
| September | 58°F (14°C) | 2.1 in | |
| October | 51°F (11°C) | 2.2 in | Wettest |
| November | 44°F (7°C) | 2.2 in | |
| December | 41°F (5°C) | 2.1 in |
Barley has a seasonal temperature swing of 23°F / from 39°F in February to 62°F in August. Total annual precipitation is 23.1 inches, with October being the wettest month (2.2") and February the driest (1.5").
Education
| Bachelor's Degree+ | 41.5% |
| 23% above United Kingdom avg | |
| High School+ | 57.0% |
Area & Infrastructure
| Population Density | 1/sq mi |
| Total Area | 575.3 sq mi |
Services
Commute & Transportation
| Drive Alone | 40.4% |
| Public Transit | 4.5% |
| Work from Home | 42.7% |
Schools in Barley
2 public schools (NCES 2022-23 data).
| School | Level | Enrollment | Teachers | Student/Teacher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Studlands Rise First School | — | — | — | — |
| Barley (VA) Church of England First School | — | — | — | — |
Radio Stations near Barley
36 stations within ~55 km.
| Station | Genre | Quality | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smooth Country | country, country music | AAC 48 kbps | |
| BBC tv | news, world news | MP3 56 kbps | |
| Labyrinth | NTS | breaks, techno | MP3 | |
| Eirewave UK | 128 kbps, adfree | MP3 128 kbps | |
| Cam FM 97.2 | — | MP3 | |
| BBC 1 XTRA | — | UNKNOWN | |
| CDNX Radio | — | MP3 128 kbps | |
| Classic Hits Forest Radio | 1950s, 1960s | AAC 128 kbps | |
| Forest Gold | classic hits, golden oldies | AAC 128 kbps | |
| Greatest Hits Radio (Essex) | 70's, 80's | AAC+ 48 kbps | |
| Cambridge Radio | jazz, pop | MP3 128 kbps | |
| Bloomberg UK | business, news | UNKNOWN | |
| Black Cat Radio (US) | — | MP3 128 kbps | |
| Mix 92.6 (backup) | — | MP3 128 kbps | |
| HearMe - Love songs | love songs | MP3 | |
| Hospital Radio Colchester | — | MP3 | |
| Mi-Soul | — | MP3 128 kbps | |
| Venture Radio - Pumpkin FM | adventure, cowboys | MP3 64 kbps | |
| Lyca Radio | — | MP3 192 kbps | |
| Banita Maxx Radio | edm, hardstyle | MP3 | |
| Retro Mix Radio | 70s, 80s | AAC+ 48 kbps | |
| Oldskool UK | dnb, hardcore | MP3 128 kbps | |
| talkSPORT | speech, sport | MP3 64 kbps | |
| Heartlands | NTS | folk, traditional | MP3 | |
| Voices | — | MP3 128 kbps | |
| Hospital Radio Chelmsford | — | MP3 128 kbps | |
| LoversRockRadio | — | MP3 192 kbps | |
| Heart Cambridge 103.0 | hot adult contemporary | MP3 128 kbps | |
| GlitterBeam Italia | lgbt, lgbtqia+ | MP3 192 kbps | |
| Radio Xtra | 2000s, 2010s | MP3 | |
| Mix 92.6 | community radio | MP3 | |
| City Sound | pop | MP3 128 kbps | |
| IANL | islam, islamic | MP3 96 kbps | |
| Chelmsford Community Radio | independent | MP3 128 kbps | |
| Phoenix FM | community radio | MP3 128 kbps | |
| GlitterBeam Radio | — | MP3 128 kbps |
Museums in Barley
| Name | Type | Address | Phone | Annual Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Airborne Assault | ||||
| American Air Museum | ||||
| Anglesey Abbey | ||||
| Ashwell Village Museum | ||||
| Baldock Museum | ||||
| Bishop's Stortford Museum | ||||
| Bottisham Airfield Museum | ||||
| British Airliner Collection | ||||
| Cambridge Museum of Technology | ||||
| Cambridge Science Centre | ||||
| Challis House | ||||
| Datchworth Museum | ||||
| Fitzwilliam Museum | ||||
| Harlow Museum & Walled Gardens | ||||
| Henry Moore Studios & Gardens | ||||
| Hertford Museum | ||||
| House on the Hill Museum | ||||
| Imperial War Museum Duxford 1940 Operations Room | ||||
| IWM Duxford | ||||
| Land Warfare Hall | ||||
| Milstein Exhibition Centre | ||||
| Much Hadham Forge Museum | ||||
| Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology | ||||
| Museum of Classical Archaeology and Faculty of Classics, University of Cambridge | ||||
| Museum of Zoology | ||||
| Prior's Hall Barn | ||||
| Royal Anglian Regiment Museum | ||||
| Royston and District Museum | ||||
| Royston and District Museum | ||||
| Saffron Walden Museum | ||||
| Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences | ||||
| Shell House | ||||
| Stansted Mountfitchet Castle | ||||
| Stevenage Museum | ||||
| The Centre for Computing History | ||||
| The Douglas Finlay Museum of College Life | ||||
| The Museum of Cambridge | ||||
| The Polar Museum | ||||
| Ware Museum | ||||
| Waterbeach Military Heritage Museum | ||||
| Whipple Museum of the History Of Science |
Libraries in Barley
| Name | Address | Staff | Annual Visits | Circulation | Collection | Programs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arbury Court Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Baldock Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Bar Hill Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Barnwell Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Bartlam Library / Quarry Whitehouse Auditorium | 0.0 | |||||
| Betty and Gordon Moore Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Bishops Stortford Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Buntingford Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Cambourne Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Cambridge Central Library and Learning Centre | 0.0 | |||||
| Cambridge University Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Cherry Hinton Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Christ's College Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Churchill College Library | 0.0 | |||||
| College Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Comberton Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Emmanuel College Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Forbes Mellon Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Girton College Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Gonville and Caius College Library and Archives | 0.0 | |||||
| Great Shelford Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Hertford Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Histon Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Homerton College Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Hughes Hall Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Knebworth Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Linton Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Maitland Robinson Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Melbourn Library (in The Hub) | 0.0 | |||||
| Milton Road Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Murray Edwards College Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Newnham College Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Old Harlow Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Papworth Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Parker Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Pembroke College Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Pepys Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Perne Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Peterhouse Library and Theatre | 0.0 | |||||
| Queens' College Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Quincentenary Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Robinson College Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Rock Road Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Royston Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Royston Town Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Saffron Walden Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Sawbridgeworth Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Sawston Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Shakeshaft Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Sherlock Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Sidney Sussex Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Squire Law Library | 0.0 | |||||
| St John's College Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Stansted Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Stevenage Central Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Stevenage Mobile Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Stevenage Mobile Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Stevenage Old Town Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Study Centre | 0.0 | |||||
| Swifts Library & Meeting Room | 0.0 | |||||
| Taylor Library | 0.0 | |||||
| The Luzio Building | 0.0 | |||||
| The New Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Third Court Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Ware Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Welwyn Garden City Central Library | 0.0 | |||||
| West Hub Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Woodhall Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Wren Library | 0.0 | |||||
| Zoology Library | 0.0 |
Farmers Markets in Barley
| Name | Address | Season | Hours | Organic | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Food Park | |||||
| Market Square | |||||
| Market Square | |||||
| Stevenage Indoor Market |
Breweries in Barley
| Name | Type | Address | Phone | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calverley's Brewery | ||||
| Cambridge Moonshine | ||||
| Hadham Brewery | ||||
| McMullen's Brewery | ||||
| Milton Brewery | ||||
| Redchurch Brewery | ||||
| Saffron Brewery |
Stadiums & Teams in Barley
| Team | League | Division |
|---|---|---|
Ski Resorts Near Barley
4 ski resorts within range.
| Resort | Slopes (km) | Lifts | Peak (m) | Price | Season | Night | Park |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chatham Ski & Snowboard Centre | 0.0 | — | — | $0 | — | — | — |
| The Snow Centre Hemel Hempstead | 0.0 | — | — | $0 | — | — | — |
| Better Ski & Board Centre | 0.0 | — | — | $0 | — | — | — |
| InPiste | 0.0 | — | — | $0 | — | — | — |
Airports Near Barley
50 airports within the area.
| Airport | IATA | Type |
|---|---|---|
| London Heathrow Airport | LHR | Large Airport |
| London Luton Airport | LTN | Large Airport |
| London Stansted Airport | STN | Large Airport |
| Cambridge City Airport | CBG | Medium Airport |
| Cranfield Airport | — | Medium Airport |
| London Biggin Hill Airport | BQH | Medium Airport |
| London City Airport | LCY | Medium Airport |
| London Southend Airport | SEN | Medium Airport |
| RAF Honington | BEQ | Medium Airport |
| RAF Lakenheath | LKZ | Medium Airport |
| RAF Marham | KNF | Medium Airport |
| RAF Mildenhall | MHZ | Medium Airport |
| RAF Northolt | NHT | Medium Airport |
| RAF Wittering | — | Medium Airport |
| Andrewsfield Aerodrome | — | Small Airport |
| Armshold Farm Airstrip | — | Small Airport |
| Audley End Airfield | — | Small Airport |
| Bakersfield Airstrip | — | Small Airport |
| Barnards Farm | — | Small Airport |
| Barnfield Farm Airstrip | — | Small Airport |
| Bedford Aerodrome | — | Small Airport |
| Bedwell Hey Farm Airstrip | — | Small Airport |
| Benington Airfield | — | Small Airport |
| Bensons Farm Airstrip | — | Small Airport |
| Blooms Farm Airstrip | — | Small Airport |
| Boughton North Airfield | — | Small Airport |
| Bovingdon Airstrip | — | Small Airport |
| Brickwall Farm Airstrip | — | Small Airport |
| Brooklands Aerodrome | — | Small Airport |
| Brooklands Farm Airstrip | — | Small Airport |
| Bury Farm Airstrip | — | Small Airport |
| Cardington Airstrip | — | Small Airport |
| Chatteris Airfield | — | Small Airport |
| Cheddington Airstrip | — | Small Airport |
| Chesham Vale Airstrip | — | Small Airport |
| Chipstead Private Airstrip | — | Small Airport |
| Clees Hall Airstrip | — | Small Airport |
| Coldharbour Farm Airstrip | — | Small Airport |
| Coleman Green Airstrip | — | Small Airport |
| Cottered Airstrip | — | Small Airport |
| Cowbit Airstrip | — | Small Airport |
| Crosbie Field UL | — | Small Airport |
| Crowland Glider Field | — | Small Airport |
| Cuckoo Tye Farm Airstrip | — | Small Airport |
| Dalkeith Farm Airstrip | — | Small Airport |
| Damyns Hall Aerodrome | — | Small Airport |
| Deenethorpe Airfield | — | Small Airport |
| Denham Aerodrome | — | Small Airport |
| Drayton Home Farm Airstrip | — | Small Airport |
| Duxford Aerodrome | — | Small Airport |
Churches & Religious Organizations in Barley
1 religious organizations (IRS tax-exempt data).
| Name | Address |
|---|---|
| Saint Margaret of Antioch (Barley Parish Church) |
Quick Facts
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Public Holidays in United Kingdom
14 public holidays this year
Frequently Asked Questions About Barley
What is the population of Barley?
Barley has a population of 662 residents and is located in United Kingdom. The population density is 1 people per square mile, spread across 575.3 square miles. The median age of residents is 42.6 years, which is older than the national median of 38.9 years. The population is 51.4% female and 48.6% male.
Is Barley expensive to live in?
The median household income is $62,514, 17% below the national average of $75,149. The median home value is $517,211 (83% above the U.S. median). Renters pay a median of $1,563 per month, above the national average of $1,163. The home price-to-income ratio is 8.3x, which means housing is a stretch relative to local earnings.
What is the weather like in Barley?
Barley has a four-season climate with an average annual temperature of 52°F (11°C). Winter temperatures average 40°F in January, while summers reach an average of 62°F in July. The area receives 225 sunny days per year. Annual rainfall totals 30.7 inches, with 4.5 inches of snow.
How is the job market in Barley?
Barley has a healthy job market with an unemployment rate of 4.1%, near the national average of 3.6%. The average weekly wage is $1,202. There are 60 business establishments in the area.
How much does housing cost in Barley?
The median home value in Barley is $517,211. For renters, the median monthly rent is $1,563. The homeownership rate is 65.9%.
How are the schools in Barley?
41.5% of adults in Barley hold a bachelor's degree or higher, above the national average of 33.7%. 57.0% have completed high school.
What are the demographics of Barley?
The racial and ethnic makeup of Barley is 6.1% White, 1.8% Black or African American, 7.3% Asian. 94% of residents speak only English at home. 3.2% of the population are military veterans. 3.9% of residents have a disability.