Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 44 min4:38 am – 9:21 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 45 min8:03 am – 3:48 pm
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People6,279 residentsin the Panfield, Finchingfield & Bardfield census areaMedian age 51.72,674 households74% of homes owner-occupied43% owned outright12% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.0% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 3,110 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, construction 13%, health and social work 9%Getting to work: 37% work from home, 57% go by car, 2% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle31% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages30% of adults hold a degree or higher16% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C638 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October42 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)
Parks and green spacesPiper's Meadowpark · under a mileThe Greenpark · 2.2 miStoneley Parkpark · 3.1 mi · 2 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes14 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 1 May 202650 mi away, Southern North SeaSource: 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 5.9 · 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
Broadband67% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,948 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation66 m217 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 54 to 90 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBraintree Community Hospital6.4 miGP surgeryThe Freshford Practice3 surgeries within 2 miles1.6 miPharmacyThaxted Pharmacy4.0 miDentistThaxted Dental4.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryGreat Bardfield Primary Schoolages 4-11, 117 pupilsright herePrimaryFinchingfield St John the Baptist CofE Primary Academyages 4-11, 71 pupils1.5 miCollegeWrittle College Limited14.6 miUniversityAnglia Ruskin University14.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Stansted Airport STN9.7 miRailway stationBraintree7.2 miBus stationBus InterchangeBraintree Town Centre7.0 miFerryEast Mersea Ferry Landing26 miBus stops20 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CM7 postcode district.
