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 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C650 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October45 days of air frost, 23 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 · under a mileHarlowbury Chapelhistoric site · 1.7 miLatton Islandisland · 1.5 miGolden Brookriver · 1.4 miFiddlers' Brook (West Arm)river · 1.5 miThe Grovewoodland · under a mileRowney Woodwoodland · under a mileRose Lakelake · 3.9 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesPishiobury Parkpark · under a mile · 36 haFair Greenpark · 1.3 miTerlings Parkpark · 1.7 mi · 10 haHigh Wych Allotmentsallotments · under a mileTown Fieldsplaying field · 1.2 miBullfieldsplaying field · 1.3 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 202035 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202546 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 8.0 · PM2.5 7.1 · 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
Elevation72 m236 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 50 to 80 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalCapio Rivers Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryGardens And Jacobs Medical Partnership5 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyBell Pharmacy3 pharmacies within 2 miles1.2 miDentistDental Surgery1.2 miPolice stationSawbridge Police StationSawbridgeworth1.3 miCash machineSayona News2.3 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi8 schools7 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryHigh Wych Church of England Primary Schoolages 3-11, 224 pupilsunder a milePrimaryMandeville Primary Schoolages 3-11, 318 pupils1.2 miSecondaryLeventhorpeages 11-18, 1,463 pupils1.5 miCollegeHarlow College2.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Stansted Airport STN7.2 miRailway stationHarlow Mill1.4 miBus stationTemp Bus StationHarlow Town Centre2.8 miFerryBarking Riverside PierCreekmouth20 miBus stops14 within a mileCar parkBell Street Car ParkSawbridgeworth1.2 miEV chargingbp PulseHarlow1.8 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CM21 postcode district.
