Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 41 min4:40 am – 9:22 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 47 min8:04 am – 3:51 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People8,817 residentsin the Roydon, Lower Nazeing & Epping Green census areaMedian age 48.33,497 households81% of homes owner-occupied45% owned outright8% social rented, 10% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.8% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 4,396 in work, 26% retiredMain industries: construction 15%, retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 9%Getting to work: 36% work from home, 53% go by car, 6% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle53% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages28% of adults hold a degree or higher21% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 96%1% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C612 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October42 days of air frost, 22 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 spacesTithelands Parkpark · under a mile · 5 haJean McAlpine Parkpark · 1.3 mi · 26 haNazeing Golf Clubgolf course · 1.0 mi · 65 haGreygoose Parkpark · 1.1 miParingdon Sports and Social Clubsports ground · under a mile · 7 haRectory Field Playing Fieldplaying field · 1.2 mi · 2 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes26 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 22 Sep 202034 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202545 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 8.8 · PM2.5 7.2 · 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
Broadband90% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband91% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,823 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation63 m207 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 50 to 90 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalThe Princess Alexandra Hospital2.1 miGP surgeryBarbara Castle Health Centre3 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyMedicare Pharmacy3 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistBarbara Castle Health Centreunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi15 schools12 primary, 2 secondary, 1 specialPrimaryWater Lane Primary Academyages 4-11, 198 pupilsunder a milePrimaryKatherines Primary Academy and Nurseryages 3-11, 234 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryStewards Academy - Science Specialist, Harlowages 11-16, 978 pupils1.4 miCollegeHarlow College2.4 miUniversityUniversity of Hertfordshire13.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Stansted Airport STN12 miRailway stationRoydon2.3 miUndergroundEpping Underground Station4.3 miBus stationBus StationHarlow Town Centre2.3 miFerryBarking Riverside PierCreekmouth16 miBus stops34 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the EN9 postcode district.
