Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 42 min4:40 am – 9:22 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 47 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°C646 mm of rain a year, 13 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October45 days of air frost, 21 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)
Nearby landmarksHatfield Heath War Memorialhistoric site · 2.2 miBeckingham Palacehistoric site · 2.7 miHatfield Forestforest · 2.9 miGravel Pit Coppicewoodland · under a mileSpill Timbers Woodwoodland · 1.1 miStart Hillhill · 2.7 miLatton Islandisland · 4.3 miFiddlers' Brook (West Arm)river · 4.0 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesGeorge Greenpark · under a mileWright's Greenpark · under a mileSouthern Parkland Country Parkpark · 1.7 mi · 25 haBullfieldsallotments · 1.4 miLeventhorpe Leisure Centresports ground · 1.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes21 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 22 Sep 202037 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202548 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 7.7 · PM2.5 7.0 · PM10 12 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
Elevation55 m180 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 48 to 74 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalHerts And Essex Hospital2.0 miGP surgeryThorley Health Centre2 surgeries within 2 miles2.0 miPharmacyVillage Pharmacy3 pharmacies within 2 miles2.0 miDentistDental Surgery1.9 miPolice stationSawbridge Police StationSawbridgeworth1.8 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Hatfield Heath, Hatfield Heath2.2 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi11 schools8 primary, 2 secondary, 1 independentPrimaryLittle Hallingbury Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary Schoolages 5-11, 119 pupilsunder a milePrimarySpellbrook CofE Primary Schoolages 3-11, 105 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryThe Bishop's Stortford High Schoolages 11-18, 1,279 pupils1.3 miCollegeHarlow College5.6 miUniversityAnglia Ruskin University14.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Stansted Airport STN4.2 miRailway stationSawbridgeworth1.6 miBus stationInterchangeBishops Stortford2.0 miFerryBarking Riverside PierCreekmouth22 miBus stops18 within a mileCar parkSawbridgeworth Station Car Park1.6 miEV chargingGridserveBishop's Stortford2.6 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CM22 postcode district.
