Local servicesHospitalMaldon - St Peters Hospital4.5 miGP surgeryMaylandsea Medical Centre2 surgeries within 2 miles1.8 miPharmacyVision Pharmacy1.8 miDentistQuest Dental Care4.3 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryChristchurch Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 109 pupilsunder a milePrimaryMaylandsea Primary Schoolages 5-11, 217 pupils1.9 miSecondaryPlume Schoolages 11-18, 1,789 pupils4.3 miCollegeSouth Essex College of Further and Higher Education9.2 miUniversityAnglia Ruskin University11.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Southend Airport SEN7.1 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN25 miRailway stationAlthorne2.2 miBus stationBeaulieu Park Railway Station10 miFerryBurnham Yacht Harbour (Landing)Burnham-on-Crouch4.7 miBus stops14 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CM3 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 40 min4:38 am – 9:19 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 48 min8:01 am – 3:49 pm
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People10,388 residentsin the Mayland, Althorne & Cold Norton census areaMedian age 50.74,202 households83% of homes owner-occupied48% owned outright7% social rented, 10% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.5% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 5,057 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: construction 16%, retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 10%Getting to work: 32% work from home, 60% go by car, 3% take public transport, 3% walk or cycle39% 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 higher21% have no qualifications, 7% 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°C583 mm of rain a year, 13 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October36 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 landmarksStamfords Hillhill · 1.4 miBridgemarsh Islandisland · 2.4 miKit's Hillhill · 1.6 miMundon Wash (South Branch)water · 2.0 miSnorehamall Grovewoodland · under a mileMarine Lakelake · 4.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesKing George's Fieldplaying field · under a mileLawling Playing Fieldplaying field · 1.7 mi · 10 haMarsh Farm Country Parkpark · 4.0 mi · 176 haPromenade Parkpark · 3.7 mi · 21 haVillage Greenpark · 3.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes12 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 May 201540 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
Broadband88% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,425 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation6 m20 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 2 to 14 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
