Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 43 min4:38 am – 9:21 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 46 min8:03 am – 3:49 pm
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People6,279 residentsin the Panfield, Finchingfield & Bardfield census areaMedian age 51.72,674 households74% of homes owner-occupied43% owned outright12% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.0% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 3,110 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, construction 13%, health and social work 9%Getting to work: 37% work from home, 57% go by car, 2% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle31% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages30% of adults hold a degree or higher16% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 12°CColdest month February: highs 8°C, lows 2°C627 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October40 days of air frost, 17 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)
Parks and green spacesStoneley Parkpark · 2.6 mi · 2 haPiper's Meadowpark · 2.7 miThe Greenpark · 3.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes14 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 22 Sep 202048 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 1 May 202650 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 5.7 · PM2.5 6.7 · 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
Broadband67% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,948 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation88 m289 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 78 to 96 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBraintree Community Hospital4.5 miGP surgeryThe Freshford Practice3.9 miPharmacyRopers The Chemist4.6 miDentistMarket Place Dental4.5 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeWrittle College Limited12.2 miUniversityAnglia Ruskin University11.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Stansted Airport STN9.3 miRailway stationBraintree5.3 miBus stationBus InterchangeBraintree Town Centre5.1 miFerryBurnham Yacht Harbour (Landing)Burnham-on-Crouch25 miBus stops2 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CM7 postcode district.
