Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 39 min4:40 am – 9:19 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 49 min8:01 am – 3:51 pm
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People9,044 residentsin the Langdon Hills census areaMedian age 41.43,568 households77% of homes owner-occupied36% owned outright9% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.3% unemployment rate66% of adults are economically active, 4,630 in work, 22% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 13%, construction 13%, finance and insurance 12%Getting to work: 41% work from home, 46% go by car, 8% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle55% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages29% of adults hold a degree or higher16% have no qualifications, 5% 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 3°C616 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October36 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)
Nearby landmarksOne Tree Hillhill · under a mileWestley Heightshill · under a mileCobblers Mede Lakelake · 2.1 miNorthlands Woodwoodland · under a mileGreat Sutton Woodwoodland · under a mileUpper Horseisland · 4.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesLangdon Hills Country Parkpark · within reach · 171 haGloucester Parkpark · 1.8 mi · 50 haGreat Gregorie Parkpark · 1.3 miBasildon Golf Clubgolf course · 1.3 mi · 61 haProven Gymsports ground · 1.1 miManor House Recreation Groundplaying field · 1.9 miSource: 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 202310 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 11 · PM2.5 7.5 · PM10 13 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for NO2 and PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband75% 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)3,675 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation77 m253 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 19 to 117 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBraintree Community Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryCommisceo Primary Care Solutions Ooh26 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyWell10 pharmacies within 2 miles1.1 miDentistG H S Partners Dental Surgery1.1 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi18 schools15 primary, 3 secondaryPrimaryChapel Hill Primary School & Nurseryages 4-11, 356 pupilsunder a milePrimaryLee Chapel Primary Schoolages 2-11, 1,062 pupils1.1 miSecondaryMossbourne Fobbing Academyages 11-18, 859 pupils1.2 miCollegeUSP College6.3 miUniversityAnglia Ruskin University13.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Southend Airport SEN11 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN25 miRailway stationLaindon1.4 miBus stationBus StationBasildon Town Centre1.6 miFerryTilbury Ferry Terminal7.5 miBus stops13 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SS16 postcode district.
