Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 41 min4:40 am – 9:21 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 48 min8:03 am – 3:50 pm
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People7,373 residentsin the Fyfield, High Ongar & Stapleford Abbotts census areaMedian age 48.52,836 households75% of homes owner-occupied42% owned outright10% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.8% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 3,584 in work, 23% retiredMain industries: construction 16%, retail and wholesale 13%, health and social work 9%Getting to work: 40% work from home, 52% go by car, 4% take public transport, 2% walk or cycle29% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages27% of adults hold a degree or higher21% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C609 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October47 days of air frost, 21 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 landmarksMill Streamriver · under a mileBridge Lakelake · 1.7 miTop Lakelake · 1.8 miGreensted Hallhistoric site · 3.1 miFishermans Hillhill · 1.6 miWhite Roding Windmillhistoric site · 3.7 miWitney Woodwoodland · 1.0 miNor Woodwoodland · 1.0 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesChurch Allotmentsallotments · under a mileGreat Stony Parkpark · 2.2 miCripsey Brook Nature Reservepark · 2.9 miBlackmore Millenium Fieldpark · 3.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes17 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 22 Sep 202042 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 9 Feb 202314 mi away, Bicknacre, EssexSource: 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 6.7 · 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
Broadband83% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband94% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,040 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation51 m167 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 44 to 72 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSt Margarets Hospital6.8 miGP surgeryOngar Health Centre1.9 miPharmacyWell2.7 miDentistHigh Street Dental Practice2.7 miPolice stationHatfield Heath Police Station5.5 miCash machineMFG - Four Wantz (CZC) (MRH)2.1 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryDr Walker's CofE Primary Schoolages 4-11, 50 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryThe Ongar Academyages 11-18, 467 pupils1.9 miCollegeWrittle College Limited6.7 miUniversityAnglia Ruskin University8.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Stansted Airport STN10 miRailway stationHarlow Mill6.9 miBus stationBus StationHarlow Town Centre7.8 miFerryBarking Riverside PierCreekmouth17 miBus stops8 within a mileEV chargingInstaVolt Charging StationNorth Weald Bassett4.2 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CM5 postcode district.
