Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 43 min4:40 am – 9:23 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 46 min8:04 am – 3:50 pm
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People6,245 residentsin the Puckeridge & Thundridge census areaMedian age 44.02,524 households76% of homes owner-occupied38% owned outright12% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.4% unemployment rate66% of adults are economically active, 3,188 in work, 23% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, construction 14%, education 12%Getting to work: 35% work from home, 57% go by car, 3% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle37% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages32% of adults hold a degree or higher17% have no qualifications, 6% 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 2°C636 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October48 days of air frost, 20 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 landmarksWickham Hillhill · under a mileLarks Hillhill · 1.6 miBowl's Dellwoodland · under a mileGatesbury Woodwoodland · under a mileThe Canalcanal · 2.9 miSacombe Lakelake · 4.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesEast Herts Golf Clubgolf course · 1.4 mi · 51 haLayston Court Gardenspark · 4.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes21 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 22 Sep 202030 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202541 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 6.8 · 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
Broadband95% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.3% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,699 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation62 m203 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 58 to 101 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalHerts And Essex Hospital6.4 miGP surgeryThe Buntingford & Puckeridge Med Prac.under a milePharmacyRidge House Pharmacyunder a mileDentistElegance Dentalunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools3 primary, 1 secondary, 1 independentPrimaryRoger De Clare First CofE Schoolages 3-9, 211 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryRalph Sadleir Schoolages 9-13, 283 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary Schoolages 3-11, 112 pupilsunder a mileCollegeHertford Regional College5.8 miUniversityUniversity of Hertfordshire14.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Stansted Airport STN8.9 miRailway stationWare5.7 miBus stationInterchangeBishops Stortford6.0 miFerryCamden Lock WaterbusCamden Town25 miBus stops20 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SG11 postcode district.
