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County or areaHertfordshire
Postcode districtSG11
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 43 min4:40 am – 9:23 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 46 min8:05 am – 3:50 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People10,830 residentsin the Bishop's Stortford West & Braughing census areaMedian age 42.24,197 households76% of homes owner-occupied35% owned outright9% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.8% unemployment rate67% of adults are economically active, 5,529 in work, 20% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 13%, professional and scientific services 11%, education 11%Getting to work: 47% work from home, 44% go by car, 4% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle44% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages43% of adults hold a degree or higher11% have no qualifications, 4% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 96%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C655 mm of rain a year, 13 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October49 days of air frost, 20 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 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 11°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 landmarksPentlow Hillhill · under a mileLarks Hillhill · under a mileStandon Prioryhistoric site · 2.7 miBuntingford Manor Househistoric site · 3.4 miBingles Woodwoodland · under a mileSacombe Woodwoodland · under a mileConduit Pondpond · 1.7 miKitcher's Pondpond · 2.0 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesEast Herts Golf Clubgolf course · 1.3 mi · 51 haLayston Court Gardenspark · 3.4 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 6.1 · 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
Broadband80% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,866 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation90 m295 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 65 to 112 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalHerts And Essex Hospital6.8 miGP surgeryThe Buntingford & Puckeridge Med Prac.1.5 miPharmacyRidge House Pharmacy1.4 miDentistElegance Dental1.9 miPolice stationHerfordshire ConstabularyBuntingford3.5 miCash machineMFG - Buntingford (MRH)3.1 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools3 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryJenyns First School and Nurseryages 3-9, 66 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryRalph Sadleir Schoolages 9-13, 283 pupils1.5 miPrimaryRoger De Clare First CofE Schoolages 3-9, 211 pupils1.5 miCollegeHertford Regional College7.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Stansted Airport STN8.8 miRailway stationBishops Stortford6.4 miBus stationInterchangeBishops Stortford6.3 miFerryCamden Lock WaterbusCamden Town27 miBus stops11 within a mileEV chargingbp PulseWare6.2 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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