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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People6,662 residentsin the Much Hadham & Hunsdon census areaMedian age 44.02,571 households70% of homes owner-occupied35% owned outright16% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.6% unemployment rate63% of adults are economically active, 3,242 in work, 22% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 13%, construction 13%, health and social work 11%Getting to work: 42% work from home, 49% go by car, 4% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle49% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages36% of adults hold a degree or higher17% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C625 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October47 days of air frost, 22 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 landmarksBeckingham Palacehistoric site · 2.1 miMuch Hadham Palacehistoric site · 2.3 miFiddlers' Brook (West Arm)river · 1.5 miAllensgreen Woodwoodland · under a mileGolden Brookriver · 2.2 miLatton Islandisland · 2.9 miThe Canalcanal · 2.3 miStony Hillhill · 2.3 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesSouthern Parkland Country Parkpark · 1.8 mi · 25 haPishiobury Parkpark · 2.1 mi · 36 haGreat Hadham Golf Coursegolf course · 1.5 mi · 86 haFair Greenpark · 2.2 miHECC Sprts Centre for Cricketsports ground · 1.1 miBullfieldsplaying field · 1.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes25 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 22 Sep 202034 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202545 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 6.9 · PM2.5 6.9 · 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
Broadband60% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband94% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,647 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation84 m276 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 68 to 88 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalCapio Rivers Hospital1.9 miGP surgerySt Elizabeths Centre4 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyBell Pharmacy2.1 miDentistDental Surgery2.0 miPolice stationSawbridge Police StationSawbridgeworth1.9 miCash machineCashpoint 20 North StreetBishops Stortford3.5 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools2 primary, 1 secondary, 2 specialPrimaryMandeville Primary Schoolages 3-11, 318 pupils1.8 miPrimaryHigh Wych Church of England Primary Schoolages 3-11, 224 pupils1.8 miSecondaryLeventhorpeages 11-18, 1,463 pupils1.8 miCollegeHarlow College4.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Stansted Airport STN6.5 miRailway stationSawbridgeworth2.4 miBus stationInterchangeBishops Stortford3.4 miFerryBarking Riverside PierCreekmouth22 miBus stops4 within a mileCar parkBell Street Car ParkSawbridgeworth2.1 miEV chargingbp PulseHarlow3.4 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CM21 postcode district.
