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County or areaEssex
Postcode districtSS3
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 39 min4:39 am – 9:18 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 49 min8:00 am – 3:49 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,930 residentsin the Great Wakering & Foulness census areaMedian age 45.03,250 households76% of homes owner-occupied39% owned outright11% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.2% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 3,765 in work, 25% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 14%, construction 12%Getting to work: 30% work from home, 60% go by car, 5% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle64% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages20% of adults hold a degree or higher21% have no qualifications, 7% 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°C539 mm of rain a year, 11 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October34 days of air frost, 17 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 8°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 4 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: 5 to 11°CNDecember: 3 to 8°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksPotton Islandisland · 1.7 miBarlinghall Creektidal water · under a mileRushley Islandisland · 2.1 miWeir Pondpond · under a mileStannetts Creekwater · 1.1 miBullman's Reachtidal water · 1.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesFriars Parkpark · 2.1 mi · 8 haBournes Green Parkpark · 2.4 mi · 5 haGunners Parkpark · 3.1 mi · 32 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes12 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 May 201534 mi away, Ramsgate, KentMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 1 May 202645 mi away, Southern North SeaSource: 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 low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 7.4 · PM2.5 6.9 · 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
Broadband86% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,485 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation7 m23 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -2 to 12 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSpire Wellesley Hospital2.8 miGP surgeryWakering Medical Ctr.1.3 miPharmacyGreat Wakering Pharmacy1.7 miDentistDrewsteignton (Dental Surgery)2.3 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools2 primary, 1 independentPrimaryBarling Magna Primary Academyages 4-11, 167 pupilsunder a milePrimaryGreat Wakering Primary Academyages 4-11, 412 pupils1.5 miSecondarySouthchurch High Schoolages 11-16, 722 pupils2.6 miCollegeSouth Essex College of Further and Higher Education3.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Southend Airport SEN3.9 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN32 miRailway stationThorpe Bay2.6 miBus stationBus StationBasildon Town Centre14 miFerryWallasea Island Ferry LandingCanewdon3.5 miBus stops16 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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