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Local servicesHospitalBraintree Community Hospital3.2 miGP surgeryEssex Icb Provide Pod Surg - Facemed12 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyTesco Instore Pharmacy8 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistSmile Dental Centre1.6 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi12 schools8 primary, 2 secondary, 2 specialPrimaryCrays Hill Primary Schoolages 4-11, 82 pupilsunder a milePrimaryWhitmore Primary School and Nurseryages 3-11, 633 pupils1.4 miSecondaryHarris Academy Wickfordages 11-18, 1,181 pupils1.4 miCollegeUSP College5.4 miUniversityAnglia Ruskin University9.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Southend Airport SEN9.6 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN22 miRailway stationWickford2.1 miBus stationBus StationBasildon Town Centre2.4 miFerryTilbury Ferry Terminal11 miBus stops25 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CM11 postcode district.

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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CM11 postcode district.

County or areaEssex
Postcode districtCM11
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 40 min4:40 am – 9:19 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 49 min8:01 am – 3:50 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People6,443 residentsin the Bursteads census areaMedian age 46.02,558 households87% of homes owner-occupied48% owned outright3% social rented, 10% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.2% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 3,126 in work, 27% retiredMain industries: construction 15%, retail and wholesale 12%, health and social work 11%Getting to work: 38% work from home, 51% go by car, 6% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle54% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages26% of adults hold a degree or higher17% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C596 mm of rain a year, 13 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October35 days of air frost, 21 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 8°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 5 to 14°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 20°CJJuly: 13 to 23°CJAugust: 13 to 23°CASeptember: 10 to 20°CSOctober: 8 to 15°CONovember: 4 to 11°CNDecember: 2 to 8°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksDoeshillhill · under a mileKent Hillhill · 1.6 miNutton's Woodwoodland · under a mileNoke Woodwoodland · 1.0 miThe Dellvalley · 2.3 miHanningfield Reservoirreservoir · 3.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesGloucester Parkpark · 1.6 mi · 50 haNorthlands Parkpark · 1.8 mi · 21 haForest Glade Football Clubplaying field · 1.3 mi · 38 haNorsey Woodpark · 2.4 mi · 76 haHoly Cross Recreation Groundplaying field · 1.2 mi · 15 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes15 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 May 201546 mi away, Ramsgate, KentMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 9 Feb 20236 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 9.8 · PM2.5 7.4 · PM10 13 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband83% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband94% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,706 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation46 m151 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 13 to 49 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50





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