Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 42 min4:39 am – 9:22 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 46 min8:04 am – 3:50 pm
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People7,793 residentsin the Hatfield Heath, Hallingburys & Rodings census areaMedian age 47.33,034 households73% of homes owner-occupied37% owned outright12% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.8% unemployment rate64% of adults are economically active, 3,905 in work, 23% retiredMain industries: construction 13%, retail and wholesale 13%, health and social work 9%Getting to work: 41% work from home, 52% go by car, 3% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle40% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages32% of adults hold a degree or higher15% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C629 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October45 days of air frost, 19 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Parks and green spacesHatfield Forestpark · under a mile · 371 haBishop's Stortford Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 55 haCastle Gardenspark · 1.7 mi · 16 haGeorge Greenpark · 1.3 miBeldams Lane Sports Centresports ground · under a mile · 4 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes13 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 22 Sep 202038 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202549 mi away, Thornborough, BucksSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at High risk within 500 m of the centrea 1 in 30 chance of flooding in any year, or greaterAlso medium, low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 8.3 · PM2.5 7.0 · PM10 13 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband87% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,061 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation85 m279 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 60 to 96 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalHerts And Essex Hospital1.1 miGP surgerySouth Street Branch Surgery9 surgeries within 2 miles1.1 miPharmacyHobbs Pharmacy4 pharmacies within 2 miles1.1 miDentistThe Orthodontic Practice1.6 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi14 schools8 primary, 4 secondary, 1 independent, 1 specialIndependentHowe Green House Schoolages 2-11, 130 pupilsunder a milePrimaryThorn Grove Primary Schoolages 3-11, 223 pupils1.1 miSecondaryThe Hertfordshire & Essex High School and Science Collegeages 11-18, 1,508 pupils1.3 miCollegeHarlow College7.1 miUniversityAnglia Ruskin University14.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Stansted Airport STN2.7 miRailway stationBishops Stortford1.5 miBus stationInterchangeBishops Stortford1.4 miFerryBarking Riverside PierCreekmouth24 miBus stops11 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CM22 postcode district.
