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County or areaHertfordshire
Postcode districtAL4
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 44 min4:40 am – 9:23 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 45 min8:05 am – 3:50 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People9,319 residentsin the Buntingford & Great Hormead census areaMedian age 42.33,694 households75% of homes owner-occupied37% owned outright13% social rented, 10% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.3% unemployment rate64% of adults are economically active, 4,538 in work, 24% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, construction 14%, education 12%Getting to work: 35% work from home, 57% go by car, 2% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle24% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages31% of adults hold a degree or higher16% 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 1°C657 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October50 days of air frost, 17 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 7°CJFebruary: 1 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 4 to 14°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 20°CJJuly: 12 to 23°CJAugust: 12 to 22°CASeptember: 10 to 19°CSOctober: 7 to 15°CONovember: 4 to 10°CNDecember: 2 to 8°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksTire Hillhill · under a mileThistley Valevalley · under a mileHaley Hillhill · 1.0 miWestminster Pondpond · under a mileBuckland Bottomvalley · 2.3 miCamp Woodwoodland · 1.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesLayston Court Gardenspark · under a mileErmine Street Allotmentsallotments · under a mileChurchend Greenpark · 3.9 miGannock Greenpark · 4.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes22 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 22 Sep 202028 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202538 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 6.3 · PM2.5 6.8 · 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
Broadband89% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,986 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation101 m331 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 84 to 129 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalRoyston Hospital6.5 miGP surgeryBuntingford Medical Centreunder a milePharmacyBuntingford Pharmacy2 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistBuntingford Dental Clinicunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools3 primary, 2 secondarySecondaryEdwinstree Church of England Middle Schoolages 9-13, 486 pupilsunder a milePrimaryMillfield First and Nursery Schoolages 3-9, 311 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryFreman Collegeages 13-18, 1,049 pupilsunder a mileCollegeNorth Hertfordshire College8.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Stansted Airport STN12 miRailway stationAshwell & MordenOdsey6.9 miBus stationBus StationRoyston6.9 miFerryCamden Lock WaterbusCamden Town29 miBus stops19 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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