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County or areaEssex
Postcode districtCO7
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 43 min4:36 am – 9:19 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 46 min8:01 am – 3:47 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People6,108 residentsin the Elmstead Market & Ardleigh census areaMedian age 46.92,440 households81% of homes owner-occupied43% owned outright7% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.4% unemployment rate62% of adults are economically active, 3,021 in work, 25% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, construction 13%, health and social work 13%Getting to work: 33% work from home, 59% go by car, 2% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle56% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages28% of adults hold a degree or higher17% have no qualifications, 6% 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°C591 mm of rain a year, 13 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October46 days of air frost, 19 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: 8 to 17°CMJune: 11 to 20°CJJuly: 13 to 23°CJAugust: 13 to 23°CASeptember: 11 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 landmarksPalegate Woodwoodland · under a mileMoney Woodwoodland · under a mileArdleigh Reservoirreservoir · 3.0 miTenpenny Hillhill · 2.7 miJohn de Bois Hillhill · 2.8 miHythe Marsheswetland · 2.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesThe Greenpark · under a mileHigh Woods Country Parkpark · 3.5 mi · 154 haChurch Greenpark · 3.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes15 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 May 201544 mi away, Ramsgate, KentMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 1 May 202627 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 7.5 · 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
Broadband90% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,900 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation32 m105 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 24 to 34 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalColchester - Hospital Road4.4 miGP surgeryElmstead Surgery3 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyBoots1.5 miDentistWivenhoe Dental Practice1.7 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi6 schools5 primary, 1 specialPrimaryElmstead Primary Schoolages 4-11, 211 pupilsunder a milePrimaryMillfields Primary Schoolages 4-11, 217 pupils1.7 miSecondaryColchester Academyages 11-16, 879 pupils2.5 miCollegeColchester Institute4.6 miUniversityUniversity of Essex2.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Southend Airport SEN25 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN32 miRailway stationAlresford (Essex)1.8 miBus stationColchester North Park-and-RideMile End5.2 miFerryBrightlingsea Ferry Landing5.3 miBus stops10 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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