Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 42 min4:38 am – 9:21 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 47 min8:02 am – 3:49 pm
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People9,861 residentsin the Great Leighs & the Walthams census areaMedian age 39.03,882 households69% of homes owner-occupied31% owned outright18% social rented, 10% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.6% unemployment rate65% of adults are economically active, 4,793 in work, 20% retiredMain industries: health and social work 16%, retail and wholesale 13%, construction 11%Getting to work: 39% work from home, 50% go by car, 5% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle51% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages35% of adults hold a degree or higher14% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 96%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C596 mm of rain a year, 12 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October42 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 landmarksHolme's Poollake · 1.0 miLodge Lakelake · 1.1 miPenden Hillhill · 1.6 miTerling Windmillhistoric site · 3.9 miWood Springwoodland · under a mileGreat Hyde Woodwoodland · under a mileMilch Hillhill · 2.2 miMill Racewater · 2.4 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesGreat Notley Country Parkpark · 3.1 mi · 40 haPanners Fieldpark · 3.8 miWellstye Greenpark · 3.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes6 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 22 Sep 202049 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 1 May 202650 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 6.1 · PM2.5 6.8 · 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
Broadband89% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.3% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,824 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation57 m187 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 34 to 71 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBroomfield Hospital3.6 miGP surgeryThe Felsted Surgery2.5 miPharmacyBrook Hill Pharmacy2.7 miDentistBraintree Dental Studio3.3 miPolice stationEssex Police WorkshopBoreham4.3 miCash machineBP - Braintree SF Connect, Notely Cross4.3 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryFord End Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 47 pupils1.3 miPrimaryGreat Leighs Primary Schoolages 5-11, 197 pupils1.9 miSecondaryChelmer Valley High Schoolages 11-18, 1,200 pupils3.8 miCollegeWrittle College Limited6.3 miUniversityAnglia Ruskin University5.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Stansted Airport STN11 miRailway stationCressing5.2 miBus stationChelmer Valley Park-and-RideBroomfield3.5 miFerryBurnham Yacht Harbour (Landing)Burnham-on-Crouch20 miBus stops6 within a mileEV chargingGridserveBraintree3.0 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CM3 postcode district.
