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County or areaEssex
Postcode districtCM17
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 42 min4:40 am – 9:21 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 47 min8:03 am – 3:50 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People9,281 residentsin the North Weald, Matching & Sheering census areaMedian age 45.13,956 households71% of homes owner-occupied36% owned outright12% social rented, 17% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.9% unemployment rate64% of adults are economically active, 4,709 in work, 24% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, construction 13%, health and social work 11%Getting to work: 35% work from home, 54% go by car, 7% 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 languages27% of adults hold a degree or higher19% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C638 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October47 days of air frost, 21 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 8°CJFebruary: 1 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 4 to 14°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 20°CJJuly: 12 to 23°CJAugust: 12 to 23°CASeptember: 10 to 20°CSOctober: 7 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 landmarksHatfield Heath War Memorialhistoric site · 1.7 miWhite Roding Windmillhistoric site · 2.5 miMatching Pondpond · under a mileThe Gorsewoodland · under a mileThe Gorse Woodwoodland · under a mileTop Lakelake · 4.5 miBridge Lakelake · 4.6 miLatton Islandisland · 4.2 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesPishiobury Parkpark · 2.7 mi · 36 haSheering Village Playing Fieldsplaying field · 1.5 miHarlow Commonpark · 3.4 mi · 33 haFair Greenpark · 2.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes19 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 9 Feb 202318 mi away, Bicknacre, EssexSource: 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 7.2 · PM2.5 7.0 · 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
Broadband81% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband96% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,194 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation74 m243 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 52 to 88 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalCapio Rivers Hospital3.6 miGP surgeryThe Eden Surgeries1.8 miPharmacyVillage Pharmacy3.0 miDentistDentistry 19 LTD3.0 miPolice stationHatfield Heath Police Station1.6 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Hatfield Heath, Hatfield Heath1.7 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools3 primaryPrimaryMatching Green Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary Schoolages 4-11, 92 pupils1.3 miPrimarySheering Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary Schoolages 4-11, 62 pupils1.5 miSecondaryMark Hall Academyages 11-16, 867 pupils3.4 miCollegeHarlow College4.8 miUniversityAnglia Ruskin University11.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Stansted Airport STN6.8 miRailway stationSawbridgeworth2.7 miBus stationBus StationHarlow Town Centre5.0 miFerryBarking Riverside PierCreekmouth19 miBus stops3 within a mileCar parkSawbridgeworth Station Car Park2.7 miEV chargingbp PulseHarlow3.1 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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