Local servicesHospitalMaldon - St Peters Hospital5.7 miGP surgeryDouglas Grove Surgery7 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyBoots5 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDentalogicaunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi13 schools8 primary, 2 secondary, 3 specialPrimaryWitham Oaks Academyages 7-11, 290 pupilsunder a milePrimaryAcorn Infant Academyages 3-7, 196 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryLift Maltingsages 11-16, 787 pupilsunder a mileCollegeChelmsford College8.7 miUniversityAnglia Ruskin University7.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Southend Airport SEN17 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN17 miRailway stationWitham (Essex)under a mileBus stationBeaulieu Park Railway Station5.5 miFerryBurnham Yacht Harbour (Landing)Burnham-on-Crouch15 miBus stops62 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CM8 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 42 min4:38 am – 9:20 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 47 min8:02 am – 3:48 pm
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People5,742 residentsin the West Witham census areaMedian age 36.82,240 households54% of homes owner-occupied22% owned outright31% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting6.1% unemployment rate67% of adults are economically active, 2,788 in work, 16% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 17%, health and social work 14%, construction 12%Getting to work: 21% work from home, 60% go by car, 6% take public transport, 13% walk or cycle53% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages19% of adults hold a degree or higher22% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 96%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C599 mm of rain a year, 13 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October40 days of air frost, 21 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 spacesWitham Town Parkpark · 1.0 miRivenhall Oaks Golf Centregolf course · 1.5 mi · 46 haJames Cooke Woodpark · 1.9 mi · 5 haRecreation Ground Rickstones Roadplaying field · under a mile · 4 haRivenhall Oakpark · 1.9 miWitham Hockey and Cricket Clubplaying field · 1.1 mi · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes8 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 May 201549 mi away, Ramsgate, KentMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 1 May 202644 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 7.2 · PM2.5 7.0 · 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
Broadband96% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)2,270 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation36 m118 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 15 to 51 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
