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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SG11 postcode district.

County or areaHertfordshire
Postcode districtSG11
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
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
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
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°C654 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 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 landmarksSacombe Lakelake · 1.6 miHighcross Hillhill · under a mileStandon Prioryhistoric site · 2.4 miHardmead Lockhistoric site · 3.2 miTyler's Hillhill · 1.2 miBroad Waterlake · 3.1 miMarshalls Woodwoodland · under a mileGravelpit Woodwoodland · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesWhitehill Golf Centregolf course · 1.5 mi · 52 haWodson Park Leisure Centresports ground · 1.6 mi · 11 haThe Ridgeway Local Parkpark · 4.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes32 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 202540 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 7.8 · PM2.5 7.1 · PM10 13 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
Elevation84 m276 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 47 to 101 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalHertford County Hospital4.4 miGP surgeryWestgate House2.1 miPharmacyTesco Instore Pharmacy2.5 miDentistHerts Orthodontics2.4 miPolice stationHertford Police Station4.4 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Bengeo, Bengeo3.8 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools4 primaryPrimaryPuller Memorial, Church of England, Voluntary Aided Primary Schoolages 3-11, 45 pupilsunder a milePrimaryThundridge Church of England Primary Schoolages 3-11, 91 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryThe Chauncy Schoolages 11-18, 1,515 pupils2.4 miCollegeHertford Regional College2.8 miUniversityUniversity of Hertfordshire11.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Stansted Airport STN11 miRailway stationWare2.7 miBus stationBus StationHertford4.1 miFerryCamden Lock WaterbusCamden Town22 miBus stops10 within a mileCar parkParking space on Crib Street, SG12Ware2.3 miEV chargingbp PulseWare1.8 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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