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County or areaHertfordshire
Postcode districtSG12
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 42 min4:40 am – 9:22 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 47 min8:04 am – 3:51 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
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 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C649 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October48 days of air frost, 21 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 8°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 4 to 14°CAMay: 7 to 18°CMJune: 10 to 21°CJJuly: 13 to 23°CJAugust: 13 to 23°CASeptember: 10 to 20°CSOctober: 8 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 landmarksHunsdon Househistoric site · 1.8 miMuch Hadham Palacehistoric site · 2.5 miFiddlers' Brook (West Arm)river · 1.2 miEastwick Brook (West Arm)river · 1.6 miLilley's Woodwoodland · under a mileBlocks Woodwoodland · under a mileLatton Islandisland · 3.2 miThrifts Lakelake · 3.7 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesPrivateplaying field · under a milePishiobury Parkpark · 3.6 mi · 36 haTerlings Parkpark · 3.0 mi · 10 haJean McAlpine Parkpark · 3.9 mi · 26 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes28 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 22 Sep 202032 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202543 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 6.9 · 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
Elevation80 m262 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 43 to 87 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalCapio Rivers Hospital3.2 miGP surgeryHunsdon Village Hall3 surgeries within 2 miles1.0 miPharmacyThe Village Pharmacy3.3 miDentistMuch Hadham Dental Surgery2.4 miPolice stationSawbridge Police StationSawbridgeworth3.8 miCash machineCashpoint 29 Broad WalkHarlow3.9 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools2 primary, 2 specialPrimaryWidford Schoolages 4-11, 65 pupilsright herePrimaryHunsdon Junior Mixed and Infant Schoolages 4-11, 93 pupils1.0 miSecondaryBurnt Mill Academyages 11-16, 959 pupils3.7 miCollegeHarlow College3.9 miUniversityUniversity of Hertfordshire13.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Stansted Airport STN8.7 miRailway stationHarlow Town3.2 miBus stationTemp Bus StationHarlow Town Centre3.7 miFerryBarking Riverside PierCreekmouth21 miBus stops14 within a mileEV chargingbp PulseWare3.0 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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