Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 41 min4:40 am – 9:22 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 47 min8:04 am – 3:51 pm
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People6,592 residentsin the Great Parndon & Katherines census areaMedian age 42.62,777 households65% of homes owner-occupied33% owned outright22% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting6.0% unemployment rate64% of adults are economically active, 3,219 in work, 23% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 19%, health and social work 14%, construction 12%Getting to work: 21% work from home, 67% go by car, 5% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle64% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages22% of adults hold a degree or higher23% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 92%2% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C612 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October42 days of air frost, 22 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 spacesJean McAlpine Parkpark · under a mile · 26 haGreygoose Parkpark · within reachTithelands Parkpark · under a mile · 5 haCanons Brook Golf Clubgolf course · 1.0 mi · 63 haRectory Field Playing Fieldplaying field · under a mile · 2 haWater Lane Allotmentsallotments · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes25 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 22 Sep 202034 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: 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 9.9 · PM2.5 7.4 · 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
Broadband99% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)2,743 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation57 m187 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 42 to 80 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalThe Princess Alexandra Hospital1.0 miGP surgeryLister Medical Centre9 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyMetwest Pharmacy10 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistLister House Dental Centreunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi31 schools22 primary, 6 secondary, 2 special, 1 otherPrimaryJerounds Primary Academyages 3-11, 390 pupilsunder a milePrimaryKatherines Primary Academy and Nurseryages 3-11, 234 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryStewards Academy - Science Specialist, Harlowages 11-16, 978 pupilsunder a mileCollegeHarlow College1.3 miUniversityUniversity of Hertfordshire13.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Stansted Airport STN11 miRailway stationHarlow Town1.8 miUndergroundEpping Underground Station4.6 miBus stationBus StationHarlow Town Centre1.1 miFerryBarking Riverside PierCreekmouth17 miBus stops92 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CM19 postcode district.
