Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 41 min4:38 am – 9:19 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 47 min8:01 am – 3:49 pm
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People7,552 residentsin the Great Totham, Wickham Bishops & Woodham census areaMedian age 50.83,042 households85% of homes owner-occupied51% owned outright7% social rented, 8% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.0% unemployment rate55% of adults are economically active, 3,366 in work, 33% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, construction 13%, health and social work 10%Getting to work: 42% work from home, 51% go by car, 3% take public transport, 3% walk or cycle44% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages32% of adults hold a degree or higher16% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C564 mm of rain a year, 12 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October37 days of air frost, 20 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 spacesElms Farm Parkpark · under a mile · 14 haOak Tree Meadowpark · 1.0 mi · 4 haMaldon Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 18 haPromenade Parkpark · 2.0 mi · 21 haKing George's Playing Fieldsplaying field · 1.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes11 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 May 201545 mi away, Ramsgate, KentMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 1 May 202643 mi away, Southern North SeaSource: 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 7.0 · PM2.5 6.9 · 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
Broadband79% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,365 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation6 m20 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -2 to 24 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalMaldon - St Peters Hospital1.4 miGP surgeryCommunity Nursing Services6 surgeries within 2 miles1.4 miPharmacyTesco In-Store Pharmacy5 pharmacies within 2 miles1.2 miDentistDental Surgery1.4 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi8 schools5 primary, 1 secondary, 1 independent, 1 otherPrimarySt Francis Catholic Primary School, Maldonages 4-11, 196 pupils1.2 miIndependentMaldon Court Preparatory Schoolages 1-11, 142 pupils1.3 miSecondaryPlume Schoolages 11-18, 1,789 pupils1.5 miCollegeChelmsford College8.5 miUniversityAnglia Ruskin University8.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Southend Airport SEN12 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN21 miRailway stationHatfield Peverel3.6 miBus stationBeaulieu Park Railway Station6.2 miFerryBurnham Yacht Harbour (Landing)Burnham-on-Crouch10 miBus stops20 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CM9 postcode district.
