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County or areaEssex
Postcode districtCM23
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
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 – 3:50 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
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 1°C634 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October48 days of air frost, 17 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 7°CJFebruary: 1 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 19°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 landmarksHadham Hallhistoric site · 1.9 miForest Hallhistoric site · 2.3 miHome Woodwoodland · under a mileBailey Hillswoodland · under a mileStart Hillhill · 3.5 miEasingwell Pondpond · 2.8 miKitcher's Pondpond · 2.8 miHatfield Forestforest · 4.8 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesRed White and Bluepark · 1.6 mi · 8 haBat Willow Hurst Country Parkpark · 1.6 mi · 5 haCastle Gardenspark · 2.0 mi · 16 haGrange Paddocks Leisure Centresports ground · 1.8 mi · 13 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes17 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 22 Sep 202035 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202546 mi away, Thornborough, BucksSource: 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 6.3 · PM2.5 6.8 · 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
Elevation101 m331 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 66 to 116 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalHerts And Essex Hospital2.9 miGP surgeryBishop's Park Health Centre1.9 miPharmacyTesco Instore Pharmacy1.9 miDentistBarrett House Dental Centre2.2 miPolice stationBishops Stortford Police StationBishop's Stortford2.2 miCash machineCashpoint 20 North StreetBishops Stortford2.2 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi6 schools5 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryFarnham Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 9 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryAvanti Grange Secondary Schoolages 11-18, 660 pupils1.3 miPrimaryAvanti Meadows Primary Schoolages 3-11, 315 pupils1.3 miCollegeHarlow College9.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Stansted Airport STN4.1 miRailway stationStansted Mountfitchet2.5 miBus stationInterchangeBishops Stortford2.6 miFerryBarking Riverside PierCreekmouth27 miCar parkParking 4 StanstedStansted Mountfitchet2.2 miEV chargingbp PulseStansted2.3 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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