Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 40 min4:40 am – 9:20 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 48 min8:02 am – 3:51 pm
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People9,866 residentsin the Kelvedon Hatch & Doddinghurst census areaMedian age 49.73,832 households84% of homes owner-occupied48% owned outright8% social rented, 7% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.5% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 4,613 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: construction 15%, retail and wholesale 12%, health and social work 11%Getting to work: 39% work from home, 52% go by car, 5% take public transport, 3% walk or cycle40% 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 higher19% 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 8°C, lows 2°C617 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October46 days of air frost, 19 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 landmarksBeacon Hillhill · under a mileThe Coppicewoodland · under a mileThe Forestforest · 2.7 miGipsy Bottomvalley · 1.6 miPole's Woodwoodland · under a mileLady's Pondpond · 2.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesBentley Golf Clubgolf course · 1.0 mi · 43 haWeald Country Parkpark · 2.3 mi · 175 haThe Greenplaying field · 1.2 miBishops Hall Parkpark · 2.5 mi · 3 haBlackmore Millenium Fieldpark · 2.5 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 202044 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 9 Feb 202313 mi away, Bicknacre, EssexSource: 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 7.8 · PM2.5 7.1 · 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
Broadband94% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,989 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation96 m315 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 69 to 105 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalNuffield Hospital3.6 miGP surgeryDeal Tree Health Centreunder a milePharmacyVillage Pharmacy1.1 miDentistHigh Street Dental Practice2.7 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools4 primaryPrimaryKelvedon Hatch Community Primary Schoolages 4-11, 147 pupilsunder a milePrimaryDoddinghurst Church of England Junior Schoolages 7-11, 223 pupils1.0 miSecondaryBecket Keys Church of England Free Schoolages 11-19, 1,152 pupils3.2 miCollegeWrittle College Limited8.1 miUniversityAnglia Ruskin University10.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon City Airport LCY15 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN15 miRailway stationShenfield3.6 miBus stationCommunity HospitalShenfield3.7 miFerryBarking Riverside PierCreekmouth13 miBus stops25 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CM15 postcode district.
