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County or areaEssex
Postcode districtCO7
Telephone code01962
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 42 min4:36 am – 9:19 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 46 min8:00 am – 3:47 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People8,507 residentsin the Alresford, Great Bentley & Thorrington census areaMedian age 48.93,535 households85% of homes owner-occupied51% owned outright4% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.8% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 3,913 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, construction 15%, health and social work 13%Getting to work: 30% work from home, 61% go by car, 3% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle48% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages25% of adults hold a degree or higher18% have no qualifications, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C571 mm of rain a year, 11 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November39 days of air frost, 17 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 8°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 5 to 14°CAMay: 8 to 17°CMJune: 11 to 20°CJJuly: 13 to 23°CJAugust: 13 to 23°CASeptember: 11 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 landmarksTenpenny Hillhill · 1.0 miMill Damwater · 1.2 miRat Islandisland · 2.5 miBrightlingsea Beachbeach · 3.1 miCrestland Woodwoodland · under a mileLittle Wapping Hillhill · 1.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesThe Greenpark · 2.2 miChurch Greenpark · 2.5 miMartin's Farm Country Parkpark · 3.4 mi · 37 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes15 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 May 201542 mi away, Ramsgate, KentMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 1 May 202627 mi away, Southern North SeaSource: 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 6.6 · PM2.5 6.6 · PM10 11 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband66% 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)4,352 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation27 m89 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 4 to 30 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalColchester - Hospital Road5.5 miGP surgeryCoach Road Surgery3 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyBoots2.2 miDentistDental Distinction1.9 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryAlresford Primary Schoolages 4-11, 216 pupilsunder a milePrimaryMillfields Primary Schoolages 4-11, 217 pupils1.5 miSecondaryColne Community Schoolages 11-16, 1,289 pupils2.1 miCollegeColchester Institute5.7 miUniversityUniversity of Essex3.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Southend Airport SEN23 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN33 miRailway stationAlresford (Essex)under a mileBus stationColchester North Park-and-RideMile End7.0 miFerryBrightlingsea Ferry Landing3.2 miBus stops15 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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