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County or areaHertfordshire
Postcode districtSG11
Telephone code01279
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 43 min4:40 am – 9:22 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 46 min8:04 am – 3:50 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People10,830 residentsin the Bishop's Stortford West & Braughing census areaMedian age 42.24,197 households76% of homes owner-occupied35% owned outright9% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.8% unemployment rate67% of adults are economically active, 5,529 in work, 20% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 13%, professional and scientific services 11%, education 11%Getting to work: 47% work from home, 44% go by car, 4% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle44% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages43% of adults hold a degree or higher11% have no qualifications, 4% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 96%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C669 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October50 days of air frost, 18 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 7°CJFebruary: 1 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 4 to 14°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 20°CJJuly: 12 to 23°CJAugust: 12 to 23°CASeptember: 10 to 19°CSOctober: 7 to 15°CONovember: 4 to 11°CNDecember: 2 to 8°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksHadham Hallhistoric site · 1.5 miMuch Hadham Palacehistoric site · 3.0 miConduit Pondpond · under a mileKitcher's Pondpond · under a mileNew Woodlandswoodland · under a mileThreecornered Springwoodland · under a milePentlow Hillhill · 2.4 miLarks Hillhill · 2.8 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesAsh Valley Golf Coursegolf course · 1.4 mi · 77 haSouthern Parkland Country Parkpark · 3.9 mi · 25 haCastle Gardenspark · 3.7 mi · 16 haRed White and Bluepark · 3.7 mi · 8 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes19 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 22 Sep 202033 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202543 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 5.9 · PM2.5 6.7 · 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
Broadband80% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,866 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation102 m335 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 77 to 124 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalHerts And Essex Hospital4.6 miGP surgeryThe Buntingford & Puckeridge Med Prac.2.8 miPharmacyTesco Instore Pharmacy2.8 miDentistMuch Hadham Dental Surgery3.0 miPolice stationBishops Stortford Police StationBishop's Stortford3.7 miCash machineCashpoint 20 North StreetBishops Stortford3.8 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryLittle Hadham Primary Schoolages 3-11, 151 pupils1.2 miSecondaryRalph Sadleir Schoolages 9-13, 283 pupils2.8 miCollegeHertford Regional College8.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Stansted Airport STN6.6 miRailway stationBishops Stortford4.2 miBus stationInterchangeBishops Stortford4.1 miFerryBarking Riverside PierCreekmouth27 miBus stops6 within a mileEV chargingbp PulseStansted4.8 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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