Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 41 min4:38 am – 9:19 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 47 min8:01 am – 3:49 pm
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People7,552 residentsin the Great Totham, Wickham Bishops & Woodham census areaMedian age 50.83,042 households85% of homes owner-occupied51% owned outright7% social rented, 8% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.0% unemployment rate55% of adults are economically active, 3,366 in work, 33% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, construction 13%, health and social work 10%Getting to work: 42% work from home, 51% go by car, 3% take public transport, 3% walk or cycle44% 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 higher16% have no qualifications, 6% 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°C564 mm of rain a year, 12 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October36 days of air frost, 20 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)
Nearby landmarksMain Lakelake · 2.2 miChigborough Merelake · 2.4 miBeacon Hillhill · 1.5 miEastland Woodwoodland · under a mileMaypole Woodwoodland · under a mileMill Beachbeach · 3.4 miFullbridge, Maldon, ESSEXbridge · 2.4 miS C H Groundworks & Buildersbridge · 2.5 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesChurch Greenpark · under a mileBenton Hall Golf Clubgolf course · 1.1 mi · 69 haElms Farm Parkpark · 1.6 mi · 14 haJames Cooke Woodpark · 1.5 mi · 5 haKing George's Playing Fieldsplaying field · 1.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes10 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 May 201546 mi away, Ramsgate, KentMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 1 May 202643 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 6.8 · 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
Broadband79% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,365 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation39 m128 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 7 to 63 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalMaldon - St Peters Hospital2.5 miGP surgeryKelvedon Road Surgery2 surgeries within 2 miles1.1 miPharmacyHeybridge Pharmacy2.0 miDentistDental Surgery2.0 miPolice stationMaldon Police2.4 miCash machineEast of England Co-op WOOD ROAD (CZC), Heybridge1.8 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryGreat Totham Primary Schoolages 4-11, 431 pupils1.0 miSecondaryPlume Schoolages 11-18, 1,789 pupils2.6 miCollegeChelmsford College9.1 miUniversityAnglia Ruskin University8.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Southend Airport SEN14 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN20 miRailway stationWitham (Essex)3.0 miBus stationBeaulieu Park Railway Station6.4 miFerryBurnham Yacht Harbour (Landing)Burnham-on-Crouch11 miBus stops14 within a mileCar parkParking space on Carraways, CM8Witham2.0 miEV chargingRoam Charging StationWitham1.7 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CM10 postcode district.
