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County or areaEssex
Postcode districtCM5
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 41 min4:40 am – 9:21 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 47 min8:03 am – 3:50 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,373 residentsin the Fyfield, High Ongar & Stapleford Abbotts census areaMedian age 48.52,836 households75% of homes owner-occupied42% owned outright10% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.8% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 3,584 in work, 23% retiredMain industries: construction 16%, retail and wholesale 13%, health and social work 9%Getting to work: 40% work from home, 52% go by car, 4% take public transport, 2% walk or cycle29% 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 higher21% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C638 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October45 days of air frost, 21 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 8°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 4 to 14°CAMay: 7 to 18°CMJune: 10 to 21°CJJuly: 13 to 23°CJAugust: 13 to 23°CASeptember: 10 to 20°CSOctober: 8 to 15°CONovember: 4 to 11°CNDecember: 2 to 8°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksHarlowbury Chapelhistoric site · 2.9 miBelsnam Woodwoodland · under a mile1914-18 War Memorialhistoric site · 3.8 miOverflow Reservoirreservoir · 2.7 miRushymead Springwoodland · 1.1 miThe Lakelake · 4.1 miLatton Islandisland · 3.9 miThe Lower Forestforest · 3.9 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesHarlow Commonpark · 1.7 mi · 33 haPishiobury Parkpark · 3.5 mi · 36 haEast Parkpark · 2.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes20 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 22 Sep 202039 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202550 mi away, Thornborough, BucksSource: 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
Broadband83% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband94% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,040 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation86 m282 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 67 to 91 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalCapio Rivers Hospital4.2 miGP surgerySt Clare Hospice1.9 miPharmacyPotter Street Pharmacy2.2 miDentistFlorence Nightingale Health2.4 miPolice stationEssex Police - Harlow District3.9 miCash machineShell Harlow (082)2.4 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryMoreton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary Schoolages 4-11, 191 pupils1.9 miPrimaryHenry Moore Primary Schoolages 5-11, 555 pupils1.9 miSecondaryPassmores Academyages 11-16, 1,199 pupils2.6 miCollegeHarlow College3.8 miUniversityAnglia Ruskin University12.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Stansted Airport STN9.1 miRailway stationHarlow Mill3.2 miBus stationBus StationHarlow Town Centre3.9 miFerryBarking Riverside PierCreekmouth17 miBus stops8 within a mileEV chargingInstaVolt Charging StationNorth Weald Bassett2.2 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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