Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 42 min4:40 am – 9:23 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 46 min8:04 am – 3:51 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°C656 mm of rain a year, 15 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 landmarksSacombe Lakelake · 1.6 miHighcross Hillhill · under a mileThrifts Lakelake · 2.7 miTyler's Hillhill · 1.5 miDuckett's Woodwoodland · under a mileUpper Millfield Woodwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesWodson Park Leisure Centresports ground · 1.0 mi · 11 haKing George's Fieldplaying field · 1.8 mi · 2 haBuryfield Recreation Groundplaying field · 1.9 miThe Ridgeway Local Parkpark · 4.1 miChampions Greenpark · 4.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes30 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 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 202539 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 7.3 · PM2.5 7.1 · 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
Elevation51 m167 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 46 to 96 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalHertford County Hospital3.9 miGP surgeryWestgate House2 surgeries within 2 miles1.6 miPharmacyTesco Instore Pharmacy3 pharmacies within 2 miles2.0 miDentistHerts Orthodontics1.9 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi8 schools7 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryThundridge Church of England Primary Schoolages 3-11, 91 pupilsright herePrimaryPuller Memorial, Church of England, Voluntary Aided Primary Schoolages 3-11, 45 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryThe Chauncy Schoolages 11-18, 1,515 pupils1.8 miCollegeHertford Regional College2.2 miUniversityUniversity of Hertfordshire10.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Stansted Airport STN12 miRailway stationWare2.2 miBus stationBus StationHertford3.5 miFerryCamden Lock WaterbusCamden Town21 miBus stops10 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SG12 postcode district.
