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County or areaEssex
Postcode districtCM5
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 41 min4:40 am – 9:21 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 48 min8:03 am – 3:51 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
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°C616 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October44 days of air frost, 22 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 8°CJFebruary: 2 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: 8 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 landmarksGreensted Hallhistoric site · 1.5 miAbbotswickhistoric site · 2.9 miLangford Bottomvalley · 1.5 miBeacon Hillhill · 1.9 miLady's Pondpond · 1.2 miIcehouse Woodwoodland · under a mileAspen Woodwoodland · under a mileGipsy Bottomvalley · 2.3 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesToot Hill Golf Clubgolf course · 1.0 mi · 46 haCripsey Brook Nature Reservepark · 1.6 miGreat Stony Parkpark · 2.2 miWeald Country Parkpark · 4.0 mi · 175 haCastle Street Allotmentsallotments · 1.8 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 202042 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 9 Feb 202315 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 8.0 · PM2.5 7.1 · 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
Elevation57 m187 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 35 to 77 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSt Margarets Hospital4.2 miGP surgeryOngar Health Centre2.6 miPharmacyChipping Ongar Pharmacy2 pharmacies within 2 miles1.9 miDentistHigh Street Dental Practice1.9 miPolice stationRomford Police Station7.2 miCash machineMFG - Four Wantz (CZC) (MRH)2.4 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryChipping Ongar Primary Schoolages 4-11, 208 pupils1.3 miSecondaryThe Ongar Academyages 11-18, 467 pupils2.6 miCollegeHarlow College7.8 miUniversityAnglia Ruskin University11.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Stansted Airport STN14 miRailway stationBrentwood6.0 miUndergroundEpping Underground Station4.5 miBus stationCommunity HospitalShenfield6.0 miFerryBarking Riverside PierCreekmouth12 miBus stops2 within a mileEV chargingInstaVolt Charging StationNorth Weald Bassett3.0 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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