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 – 3:51 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°C626 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October46 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 landmarksHunsdon Househistoric site · 1.0 miEastwick Brook (West Arm)river · under a mileFiddlers' Brook (West Arm)river · 1.3 mi1914-18 War Memorialhistoric site · 2.9 miHorseshoe Lakelake · 3.0 miRose Lakelake · 3.0 miLatton Islandisland · 2.7 miBlocks Woodwoodland · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesPrivateplaying field · under a mileTerlings Parkpark · 2.4 mi · 10 haJean McAlpine Parkpark · 3.0 mi · 26 haBriggens Parkgolf course · 1.7 mi · 13 haThe Greenpark · 2.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes28 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 7.4 · 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
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
Elevation73 m240 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 59 to 87 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalPrincess Alexandra Hospital2.9 miGP surgeryHunsdon Village Hall2 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyDees Pharmacy2.7 miDentistDental Surgery2.5 miPolice stationHarlow Police Station3.3 miCash machineCashpoint 29 Broad WalkHarlow3.2 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools2 primary, 2 specialPrimaryHunsdon Junior Mixed and Infant Schoolages 4-11, 93 pupilsright herePrimaryWidford Schoolages 4-11, 65 pupils1.0 miSecondaryBurnt Mill Academyages 11-16, 959 pupils3.1 miCollegeHarlow College3.2 miUniversityUniversity of Hertfordshire13.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Stansted Airport STN9.2 miRailway stationRoydon2.5 miBus stationTemp Bus StationHarlow Town Centre3.0 miFerryBarking Riverside PierCreekmouth20 miBus stops13 within a mileCar parkRoydon Station Car Park2.5 miEV chargingSmart Charge Charging StationHarlow2.9 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SG12 postcode district.
