Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 42 min4:38 am – 9:20 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 47 min8:02 am – 3:49 pm
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People8,139 residentsin the Witham South, Hatfield Peverel & White Notley census areaMedian age 46.53,398 households70% of homes owner-occupied38% owned outright14% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.3% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 3,939 in work, 27% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, construction 12%, health and social work 11%Getting to work: 34% work from home, 55% go by car, 5% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle48% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages28% of adults hold a degree or higher19% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C603 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October42 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 landmarksTerling Windmillhistoric site · 1.4 miLavender Lakelake · 2.2 miLodge Lakelake · 2.5 miCressing Temple Barnshistoric site · 3.3 miMill Streamriver · 2.2 miSludelands Woodwoodland · under a mileParson's Woodwoodland · under a mileIrrigationwater · 1.8 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesGreat Notley Country Parkpark · 1.9 mi · 40 haJohn Ray Millennium Greenpark · 2.0 miPanners Fieldpark · 2.2 miThe Recreational Area for Teenagerssports ground · 1.8 miBlack Notley Allotmentsallotments · 2.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes6 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 2.0 on 1 May 202647 mi away, Southern North SeaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 1 May 202647 mi away, Southern North SeaSource: 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 6.4 · PM2.5 6.8 · 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
Broadband95% 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)3,932 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation68 m223 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 56 to 76 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSt Michael's Hospital3.2 miGP surgeryGt Notley Garden Village Surgery1.8 miPharmacyTesco In-Store Pharmacy1.7 miDentistBraintree Dental Studio1.7 miPolice stationEssex Police - Braintree District3.3 miCash machineBP - Braintree SF Connect, Notely Cross2.4 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryGreat Leighs Primary Schoolages 5-11, 197 pupils1.2 miPrimaryWhite Court Schoolages 2-11, 550 pupils1.8 miSecondaryNotley High School and Braintree Sixth Formages 11-19, 1,210 pupils2.4 miCollegeChelmsford College8.0 miUniversityAnglia Ruskin University6.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Stansted Airport STN13 miRailway stationCressing2.3 miBus stationBus InterchangeBraintree Town Centre3.2 miFerryBurnham Yacht Harbour (Landing)Burnham-on-Crouch18 miBus stops5 within a mileEV chargingGridserveBraintree1.4 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CM3 postcode district.
