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County or areaEssex
Postcode districtCM23
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 43 min4:39 am – 9:22 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 46 min8:04 am – 3:50 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People14,839 residentsin the Stansted Mountfitchet & Elsenham census areaMedian age 42.45,949 households75% of homes owner-occupied35% owned outright10% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.7% unemployment rate67% of adults are economically active, 7,615 in work, 21% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 13%, construction 11%, health and social work 10%Getting to work: 41% work from home, 50% go by car, 5% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle46% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages37% of adults hold a degree or higher12% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C634 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October45 days of air frost, 18 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 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 23°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 landmarksStart Hillhill · under a mileHatfield Forestforest · 2.2 miDigby Woodwoodland · under a mileTotgrove Springwoodland · under a mileHockerill Cutdock · 1.8 miThe Marshwetland · 4.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesHatfield Forestpark · 1.5 mi · 371 haBishop's Stortford Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 55 haBat Willow Hurst Country Parkpark · 1.1 mi · 5 haRed White and Bluepark · 1.2 mi · 8 haMountfitchet Romeera Leisure Centresports ground · under a mileElms Farm Allotmentsallotments · 1.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes13 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 22 Sep 202038 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202548 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 10 · PM2.5 7.5 · PM10 15 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for NO2 and PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband88% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)6,188 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation93 m305 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 60 to 101 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalHerts And Essex Hospital1.6 miGP surgeryPeacock Surgery11 surgeries within 2 miles1.3 miPharmacyJe Williamson Chemist5 pharmacies within 2 miles1.1 miDentistChapel Hill Dental1.3 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi14 schools8 primary, 5 secondary, 1 specialPrimaryBirchanger Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary Schoolages 4-11, 93 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryForest Hall Schoolages 11-16, 506 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt Mary's CofE Foundation Primary Schoolages 5-11, 255 pupilsunder a mileCollegeHarlow College8.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Stansted Airport STN1.6 miRailway stationStansted Mountfitchet1.3 miBus stationInterchangeBishops Stortford1.8 miFerryBarking Riverside PierCreekmouth26 miBus stops45 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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