Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 41 min4:39 am – 9:20 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 48 min8:02 am – 3:50 pm
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People7,231 residentsin the Margaretting, Stock & Ramsden census areaMedian age 51.02,920 households81% of homes owner-occupied50% owned outright8% social rented, 10% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.8% unemployment rate52% of adults are economically active, 3,116 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: construction 14%, retail and wholesale 13%, finance and insurance 11%Getting to work: 43% work from home, 48% go by car, 5% take public transport, 3% walk or cycle50% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages29% of adults hold a degree or higher17% 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°C620 mm of rain a year, 13 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October49 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)
Nearby landmarksForest Woodforest · 2.0 miChapel Woodwoodland · under a mileKing Woodwoodland · under a mileStock Hillhill · 2.6 miThe Gorewater · 2.6 miWear Pondpond · 2.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesHylands Parkpark · 1.1 mi · 207 haHylands Golf Complexgolf course · under a mile · 68 haGalleywood Commonpark · 1.7 mi · 45 haHawthornssports ground · under a mileBrewhouse Hoppittpark · 2.5 mi · 2 haSeymour Fieldplaying field · 1.6 mi · 4 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes14 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19703 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 9 Feb 20237 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 9.2 · PM2.5 7.3 · PM10 15 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband51% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband89% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,239 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation64 m210 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 33 to 88 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalThe Chelmsford Private Day Surgery Hospital3.5 miGP surgeryThe New Folly Surgery2.1 miPharmacyShadforth Pharmaceutical Co LTD2.0 miDentistStart Smiling Dental Practice2.1 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryMargaretting Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary Schoolages 4-11, 70 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryAnglo European Schoolages 11-19, 1,533 pupils1.9 miCollegeChelmsford College3.1 miUniversityAnglia Ruskin University4.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Southend Airport SEN15 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN15 miRailway stationIngatestone2.3 miBus stationBus StationChelmsford City Centre3.7 miFerryTilbury Ferry Terminal17 miBus stops10 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CM4 postcode district.
