Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 41 min4:40 am – 9:20 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 48 min8:02 am – 3:50 pm
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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 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C615 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October50 days of air frost, 18 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 landmarksMill Green Phone Boxhistoric site · 2.9 miFryerning Millhistoric site · 3.2 miBridge Lakelake · 3.0 miBottom Lakelake · 3.0 miMill Streamriver · 2.4 miHorsfrithpark Woodwoodland · under a mileStockfield Springwoodland · 1.4 miMount Fitchet Castlecastle · 5.5 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesBlackmore Millenium Fieldpark · 1.3 miThe Greenpark · 1.6 miGreat Stony Parkpark · 3.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes17 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 22 Sep 202045 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 9 Feb 202311 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 7.1 · PM2.5 6.9 · 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
Elevation96 m315 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 71 to 100 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBrentwood Community Hospital6.3 miGP surgeryOngar Health Centre3.2 miPharmacyWell3.3 miDentistHigh Street Dental Practice3.3 miPolice stationChelmsford Police Station6.7 miCash machineChelmsford Star Coop Blackmore, Blackmore1.5 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryBlackmore Primary Schoolages 4-11, 166 pupils1.5 miSecondaryThe Ongar Academyages 11-18, 467 pupils3.1 miCollegeWrittle College Limited4.8 miUniversityAnglia Ruskin University6.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Stansted Airport STN12 miRailway stationIngatestone4.3 miBus stationCommunity HospitalShenfield6.3 miFerryBarking Riverside PierCreekmouth16 miBus stops2 within a mileEV chargingInstaVolt Charging StationNorth Weald Bassett6.1 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CM4 postcode district.
