Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 42 min4:40 am – 9:22 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 46 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°C651 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October48 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 landmarksThe Canalcanal · under a mileStony Hillhill · under a mileFiddlers' Brook (West Arm)river · 2.2 miSidehill Woodwoodland · under a mileDane Woodwoodland · under a mileEastwick Brook (West Arm)river · 3.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesGreat Hadham Golf Coursegolf course · 1.0 mi · 86 haSouthern Parkland Country Parkpark · 2.8 mi · 25 haPrivateplaying field · 1.8 miPishiobury Parkpark · 4.0 mi · 36 haCastle Gardenspark · 4.2 mi · 16 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes27 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 22 Sep 202032 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202544 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 6.6 · 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
Elevation54 m177 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 49 to 93 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalCapio Rivers Hospital3.7 miGP surgeryMuch Hadham Health Centre2 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyAllied Pharmacy Thorley3.2 miDentistMuch Hadham Dental Surgeryunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools2 primary, 2 specialPrimarySt Andrew's CE Primary School and Nurseryages 3-11, 213 pupilsunder a milePrimaryWidford Schoolages 4-11, 65 pupils1.7 miSecondaryThe Bishop's Stortford High Schoolages 11-18, 1,279 pupils3.5 miCollegeHertford Regional College5.2 miUniversityUniversity of Hertfordshire14.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Stansted Airport STN7.5 miRailway stationBishops Stortford4.2 miBus stationInterchangeBishops Stortford4.2 miFerryBarking Riverside PierCreekmouth23 miBus stops21 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SG10 postcode district.
