Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 43 min4:39 am – 9:22 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 46 min8:04 am – 3:50 pm
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People10,620 residentsin the Takeley, Airport & Mountfitchet South census areaMedian age 40.54,008 households70% of homes owner-occupied30% owned outright14% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.2% unemployment rate68% of adults are economically active, 5,383 in work, 19% retiredMain industries: construction 14%, retail and wholesale 13%, health and social work 11%Getting to work: 35% work from home, 56% go by car, 4% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle45% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages32% of adults hold a degree or higher15% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 96%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C636 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October44 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 landmarksBrickkiln Springwoodland · under a mileStart Hillhill · 2.1 miHatfield Forestforest · 3.1 miBlackcurrant Springwoodland · under a mileHockerill Cutdock · 2.7 miCrabtree Hillhill · 4.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesBat Willow Hurst Country Parkpark · 1.4 mi · 5 haElms Farm Allotmentsallotments · under a mileRed White and Bluepark · 1.7 mi · 8 haHatfield Forestpark · 2.5 mi · 371 haMountfitchet Romeera Leisure Centresports ground · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes13 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 22 Sep 202038 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202548 mi away, Thornborough, BucksSource: 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 8.4 · PM2.5 7.1 · 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
Broadband93% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,144 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation80 m262 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 61 to 102 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalHerts And Essex Hospital2.6 miGP surgeryPeacock Surgery3 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyPeacock Pharmacy2 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistUnit 2 Castle Maltingsright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi10 schools8 primary, 2 secondaryPrimaryMagna Carta Primary Academyages 4-11, 194 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt Mary's CofE Foundation Primary Schoolages 5-11, 255 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryForest Hall Schoolages 11-16, 506 pupilsunder a mileCollegeHarlow College9.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Stansted Airport STN1.8 miRailway stationStansted Mountfitchetunder a mileBus stationInterchangeBishops Stortford2.7 miFerryBarking Riverside PierCreekmouth27 miBus stops35 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CM24 postcode district.
