Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 41 min4:40 am – 9:21 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 47 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°C638 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October46 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)
Parks and green spacesHarlow Commonpark · 2.8 mi · 33 haPishiobury Parkpark · 4.2 mi · 36 haGreat Stony Parkpark · 3.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes18 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 22 Sep 202040 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 9 Feb 202317 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 7.1 · PM2.5 6.9 · 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
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
Elevation72 m236 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 58 to 88 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalCapio Rivers Hospital4.9 miGP surgerySt Clare Hospice3.0 miPharmacyPotter Street Pharmacy3.3 miDentistFlorence Nightingale Health3.4 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryMoreton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary Schoolages 4-11, 191 pupils1.2 miPrimaryMatching Green Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary Schoolages 4-11, 92 pupils1.5 miSecondaryThe Ongar Academyages 11-18, 467 pupils3.2 miCollegeHarlow College4.9 miUniversityAnglia Ruskin University11.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Stansted Airport STN8.9 miRailway stationHarlow Mill4.1 miBus stationBus StationHarlow Town Centre5.0 miFerryBarking Riverside PierCreekmouth17 miBus stops6 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CM5 postcode district.
