Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 39 min4:40 am – 9:19 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 49 min8:01 am – 3:50 pm
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People10,068 residentsin the Laindon West & Southfields census areaMedian age 37.74,284 households60% of homes owner-occupied26% owned outright28% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.7% unemployment rate63% of adults are economically active, 4,794 in work, 20% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 13%, construction 13%Getting to work: 32% work from home, 53% go by car, 8% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle55% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages24% of adults hold a degree or higher23% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 95%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 3°C574 mm of rain a year, 13 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October39 days of air frost, 18 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 spacesVictoria Parkpark · under a mile · 16 haGloucester Parkpark · 1.4 mi · 50 haGreat Berry Open Spacepark · under a mile · 5 haManor House Recreation Groundplaying field · under a mileForest Glade Football Clubplaying field · 1.6 mi · 38 haBasildon Sporting Villagesports ground · 1.2 mi · 22 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes15 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 May 201548 mi away, Ramsgate, KentMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 9 Feb 20239 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 12 · PM2.5 7.6 · PM10 12 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for NO2 and PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband92% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,390 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation42 m138 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 30 to 64 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBraintree Community Hospital1.8 miGP surgeryLaindon Medical Group19 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyWell8 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentist1 Danacre [Dental Surgery]under a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi15 schools13 primary, 2 secondaryPrimaryMerrylands Primary Schoolages 2-11, 542 pupilsunder a milePrimaryThe Phoenix Primary Schoolages 3-11, 717 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryThe James Hornsby Schoolages 11-16, 1,040 pupilsunder a mileCollegeUSP College7.1 miUniversityAnglia Ruskin University11.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Southend Airport SEN12 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN23 miRailway stationLaindonunder a mileBus stationBus StationBasildon Town Centre1.8 miFerryTilbury Ferry Terminal8.8 miBus stops91 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SS15 postcode district.
