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 – 3:49 pm
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People7,825 residentsin the Great Baddow North & East census areaMedian age 48.13,366 households83% of homes owner-occupied48% owned outright6% social rented, 10% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.2% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 3,698 in work, 32% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 12%, education 11%Getting to work: 39% work from home, 49% go by car, 4% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle55% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages33% of adults hold a degree or higher16% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C567 mm of rain a year, 12 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October43 days of air frost, 22 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)
Parks and green spacesNoakes Parkpark · under a mile · 5 haChelmer Village Greenpark · 1.1 mi · 4 haHylands Parkpark · 2.0 mi · 207 haChelmsford Golf Clubgolf course · 1.5 mi · 45 haBaddow Hall Parkplaying field · under a mile · 4 haHamptons Sports and Leisuresports ground · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes8 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 May 201550 mi away, Ramsgate, KentMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 9 Feb 20235 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 9.3 · PM2.5 7.4 · 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
Broadband87% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,502 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation34 m112 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 17 to 59 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBaddow Hospital1.0 miGP surgeryBaddow Village Surgery18 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyThe Pillbox Pharmacy11 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDental Surgeryunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi37 schools21 primary, 6 secondary, 4 independent, 5 special, 1 nurseryPrimaryMeadgate Primary Schoolages 4-11, 210 pupilsunder a milePrimaryLarkrise Primary Schoolages 4-11, 174 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryGreat Baddow High Schoolages 11-18, 1,516 pupilsunder a mileCollegeChelmsford College1.1 miUniversityAnglia Ruskin University1.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Southend Airport SEN14 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN16 miRailway stationChelmsfordChelmsford City Centre1.4 miBus stationBus StationChelmsford City Centre1.5 miFerryWallasea Island Ferry LandingCanewdon15 miBus stops116 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CM2 postcode district.
