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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People8,744 residentsin the Sawbridgeworth census areaMedian age 45.73,657 households76% of homes owner-occupied41% owned outright9% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.2% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 4,175 in work, 27% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 13%, health and social work 12%, education 11%Getting to work: 41% work from home, 47% go by car, 5% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle56% 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 higher15% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C646 mm of rain a year, 13 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October45 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 landmarksGravel Pit Coppicewoodland · under a mileHenley Herne Springwoodland · under a mileHatfield Forestforest · 3.7 miFiddlers' Brook (West Arm)river · 3.2 miLatton Islandisland · 3.8 miGolden Brookriver · 3.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesSouthern Parkland Country Parkpark · 1.1 mi · 25 haGeorge Greenpark · under a milePishiobury Parkpark · 2.0 mi · 36 haLeventhorpe Leisure Centresports ground · 1.0 miBullfieldsallotments · 1.1 miTown Fieldsplaying field · 1.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes24 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 22 Sep 202036 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202547 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 13 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband83% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,139 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation55 m180 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 48 to 84 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalHerts And Essex Hospital2.2 miGP surgeryCentral Surgery2 surgeries within 2 miles1.6 miPharmacyVillage Pharmacy3 pharmacies within 2 miles1.6 miDentistDental Surgery1.5 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi11 schools8 primary, 2 secondary, 1 independentPrimarySpellbrook CofE Primary Schoolages 3-11, 105 pupilsright hereSecondaryThe Bishop's Stortford High Schoolages 11-18, 1,279 pupils1.0 miPrimaryLittle Hallingbury Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary Schoolages 5-11, 119 pupils1.0 miCollegeHarlow College5.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Stansted Airport STN4.8 miRailway stationSawbridgeworth1.5 miBus stationInterchangeBishops Stortford2.1 miFerryBarking Riverside PierCreekmouth22 miBus stops16 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CM23 postcode district.
