Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 43 min4:39 am – 9:22 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 46 min8:04 am – 3:49 pm
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People14,839 residentsin the Stansted Mountfitchet & Elsenham census areaMedian age 42.45,949 households75% of homes owner-occupied35% owned outright10% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.7% unemployment rate67% of adults are economically active, 7,615 in work, 21% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 13%, construction 11%, health and social work 10%Getting to work: 41% work from home, 50% go by car, 5% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle46% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages37% of adults hold a degree or higher12% 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 7°C, lows 2°C654 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October46 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)
Nearby landmarksPark Woodwoodland · under a mileMill Woodwoodland · under a mileHatfield Forestforest · 3.8 miOld Holewater · 2.7 miBroxted Hillhill · 3.0 miCrabtree Hillhill · 3.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesHatfield Forestpark · 3.2 mi · 371 haElms Farm Allotmentsallotments · 1.8 miBat Willow Hurst Country Parkpark · 3.3 mi · 5 haMountfitchet Romeera Leisure Centresports ground · 2.0 miRed White and Bluepark · 3.6 mi · 8 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes13 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 22 Sep 202039 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202550 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 7.9 · PM2.5 7.0 · 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
Broadband88% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)6,188 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation94 m308 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 73 to 110 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalHerts And Essex Hospital4.3 miGP surgeryPeacock Surgery - Elsenham Branch3 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyPeacock Pharmacy1.8 miDentistUnit 2 Castle Maltings1.8 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools4 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryElsenham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary Schoolages 4-11, 403 pupilsright herePrimaryHenham and Ugley Primary and Nursery Schoolages 3-11, 213 pupils1.1 miSecondaryForest Hall Schoolages 11-16, 506 pupils1.9 miCollegeHarlow College11.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Stansted Airport STN2.0 miRailway stationElsenhamunder a mileBus stationCoach StationStansted Airport2.1 miFerryBarking Riverside PierCreekmouth28 miBus stops21 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CM22 postcode district.
