Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 42 min4:40 am – 9:22 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 46 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 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C650 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October46 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 landmarksThorley Woodwoodland · under a mileHenley Herne Springwoodland · under a mileFiddlers' Brook (West Arm)river · 3.3 miHatfield Forestforest · 3.8 miStony Hillhill · 3.0 miThe Canalcanal · 3.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesSouthern Parkland Country Parkpark · under a mile · 25 haGeorge Greenpark · 1.3 miCastle Gardenspark · 1.9 mi · 16 haHECC Sprts Centre for Cricketsports ground · 1.6 miBullfieldsallotments · 1.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes18 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19703 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: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 7.1 · 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
Elevation79 m259 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 51 to 90 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalHerts And Essex Hospital1.8 miGP surgeryThorley Health Centre10 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyAllied Pharmacy Thorley5 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistThorley Dental Practiceunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi17 schools10 primary, 4 secondary, 2 independent, 1 specialSecondaryThe Bishop's Stortford High Schoolages 11-18, 1,279 pupilsunder a milePrimaryRichard Whittington Primary Schoolages 3-11, 273 pupilsunder a milePrimaryManor Fields Primary Schoolages 3-11, 449 pupilsunder a mileCollegeHarlow College5.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Stansted Airport STN4.7 miRailway stationBishops Stortford1.6 miBus stationInterchangeBishops Stortford1.6 miFerryBarking Riverside PierCreekmouth23 miBus stops37 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CM23 postcode district.
