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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CM1 postcode district.

County or areaEssex
Postcode districtCM1
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 41 min4:39 am – 9:20 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 48 min8:02 am – 3:50 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People8,309 residentsin the Writtle & Highwood census areaMedian age 48.43,533 households76% of homes owner-occupied46% owned outright14% social rented, 10% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.3% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 3,760 in work, 30% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 12%, education 12%, health and social work 12%Getting to work: 40% work from home, 50% go by car, 4% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle55% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages33% of adults hold a degree or higher18% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C602 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October53 days of air frost, 18 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 8°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 4 to 14°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 20°CJJuly: 12 to 23°CJAugust: 12 to 23°CASeptember: 10 to 20°CSOctober: 7 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 landmarksThe Gorewater · 1.5 miLee Woodwoodland · under a mileLittle Edney Woodwoodland · under a mileWear Pondpond · 2.0 miForest Woodforest · 4.0 miBottom Lakelake · 4.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesHylands Parkpark · 1.5 mi · 207 haHylands Golf Complexgolf course · 1.6 mi · 68 haWrittle Greenpark · 1.9 miBrewhouse Hoppittpark · 2.0 mi · 2 haHawthornssports ground · 1.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes16 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 22 Sep 202048 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 9 Feb 20239 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 7.0 · PM2.5 6.9 · 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
Broadband92% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)2.3% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,727 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation82 m269 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 57 to 94 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalChelmsford & Essex Hospital3.6 miGP surgeryThe Writtle Surgery2.0 miPharmacyThe Village Pharmacy1.9 miDentistDental Surgery2.1 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools3 primaryPrimaryHighwood Primary Schoolages 4-11, 66 pupilsunder a milePrimaryWrittle Infant Schoolages 4-7, 178 pupils1.7 miSecondaryHylands Schoolages 11-18, 614 pupils2.4 miCollegeWrittle College Limited2.2 miUniversityAnglia Ruskin University4.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Stansted Airport STN14 miRailway stationIngatestone3.3 miBus stationBus StationChelmsford City Centre3.6 miFerryBarking Riverside PierCreekmouth18 miBus stops10 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CM1 postcode district.


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