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 – 3:49 pm
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People10,620 residentsin the Takeley, Airport & Mountfitchet South census areaMedian age 40.54,008 households70% of homes owner-occupied30% owned outright14% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.2% unemployment rate68% of adults are economically active, 5,383 in work, 19% retiredMain industries: construction 14%, retail and wholesale 13%, health and social work 11%Getting to work: 35% work from home, 56% go by car, 4% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle45% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages32% of adults hold a degree or higher15% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 96%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C654 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October48 days of air frost, 16 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 spacesSaffron Walden Rugby Clubplaying field · 1.7 mi · 4 haMargaret Gardenspark · 3.2 miParsonage Downspark · 3.6 mi · 3 haNewton Greenpark · 4.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes12 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 22 Sep 202041 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 9 Feb 202321 mi away, Bicknacre, EssexSource: 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 6.9 · PM2.5 6.8 · 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
Broadband93% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,144 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation106 m348 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 69 to 113 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalHerts And Essex Hospital6.3 miGP surgeryPeacock Surgery - Elsenham Branch2.8 miPharmacyThaxted Pharmacy3.2 miDentistThaxted Dental3.2 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryHenham and Ugley Primary and Nursery Schoolages 3-11, 213 pupils2.0 miAll-throughHelena Romanes Schoolages 4-18, 1,265 pupils3.7 miCollegeHarlow College13.2 miUniversityAnglia Ruskin University14.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Stansted Airport STN3.5 miRailway stationStansted Airport2.6 miBus stationCoach StationStansted Airport2.4 miFerryBarking Riverside PierCreekmouth29 miBus stops10 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CM6 postcode district.
