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County or areaEssex
Postcode districtCM18
Telephone code01279
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 41 min4:40 am – 9:22 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 47 min8:03 am – 3:51 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,846 residentsin the Staple Tye & Latton Bush census areaMedian age 35.63,089 households53% of homes owner-occupied23% owned outright33% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting6.0% unemployment rate66% of adults are economically active, 3,742 in work, 17% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 19%, health and social work 17%, construction 11%Getting to work: 19% work from home, 64% go by car, 7% take public transport, 9% walk or cycle63% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages23% of adults hold a degree or higher22% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 89%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°C611 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October42 days of air frost, 21 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 8°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 4 to 14°CAMay: 7 to 18°CMJune: 10 to 21°CJJuly: 13 to 23°CJAugust: 13 to 23°CASeptember: 10 to 20°CSOctober: 8 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 landmarks1914-18 War Memorialhistoric site · 1.8 miWillow Lakelake · 2.0 miRose Lakelake · 2.0 miRye Hillhill · 1.0 miHarlowbury Chapelhistoric site · 3.0 miLatton Islandisland · 2.6 miSteward's Woodwoodland · under a mileMill Streamriver · 2.3 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesJean McAlpine Parkpark · 1.1 mi · 26 haTown Parkpark · 1.6 mi · 39 haHarlow Commonpark · 1.6 mi · 33 haGoldings Playing Fieldplaying field · under a mileBarn Mead Playing Fieldplaying field · under a mile · 4 haHoney Hill Allotmentsallotments · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes24 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 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 202547 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 9.0 · PM2.5 7.4 · PM10 13 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband98% 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)3,215 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation71 m233 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 50 to 109 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalThe Princess Alexandra Hospital1.5 miGP surgeryLister Medical Centre17 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyMetwest Pharmacy12 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistB M Mehta And Associatesunder a milePolice stationEssex Police - Harlow District1.2 miCash machineSpar2 within half a mileunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi34 schools25 primary, 6 secondary, 2 special, 1 otherPrimaryLongwood Primary Academyages 3-11, 423 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryStewards Academy - Science Specialist, Harlowages 11-16, 978 pupilsunder a milePrimaryAbbotsweld Primary Academyages 5-11, 307 pupilsunder a mileCollegeHarlow College1.3 miUniversityUniversity of Hertfordshire14.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Stansted Airport STN11 miRailway stationHarlow Town2.0 miUndergroundEpping Underground Station4.1 miBus stationBus StationHarlow Town Centre1.3 miFerryBarking Riverside PierCreekmouth16 miBus stops84 within a mileCar parkNCPHarlow1.3 miEV chargingIONITY Harlow1.4 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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