Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 44 min4:39 am – 9:23 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 45 min8:04 am – 3:50 pm
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People8,966 residentsin the Newport, Littlebury & Clavering census areaMedian age 47.93,666 households74% of homes owner-occupied40% owned outright13% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.1% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 4,361 in work, 26% retiredMain industries: professional and scientific services 12%, retail and wholesale 11%, education 11%Getting to work: 49% work from home, 44% go by car, 3% take public transport, 3% walk or cycle38% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages43% of adults hold a degree or higher12% have no qualifications, 4% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C640 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October49 days of air frost, 17 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 spacesHill Greenpark · under a mileColes Greenpark · 1.4 miThe Commonpark · 3.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes21 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 22 Sep 202035 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202546 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 5.4 · PM2.5 6.7 · 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
Broadband71% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.5% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,841 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation89 m292 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 82 to 116 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSaffron Walden Community Hospital6.3 miGP surgeryNewport Surgery3.0 miPharmacyNewport Pharmacy3.3 miDentistChapel Hill Dental5.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryClavering Primary Schoolages 5-11, 179 pupilsright hereSecondaryJoyce Frankland Academy, Newportages 11-18, 865 pupils3.3 miCollegeHertford Regional College13.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Stansted Airport STN6.8 miRailway stationNewport (Essex)3.2 miBus stationInterchangeBishops Stortford6.9 miBus stops23 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CB11 postcode district.
