Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 43 min4:37 am – 9:20 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 46 min8:02 am – 3:48 pm
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People9,340 residentsin the Bocking Churchstreet & Blackwater census areaMedian age 45.63,683 households80% of homes owner-occupied42% owned outright8% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.6% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 4,485 in work, 27% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, construction 13%, health and social work 12%Getting to work: 28% work from home, 62% go by car, 3% 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 languages24% 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 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C614 mm of rain a year, 13 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October39 days of air frost, 21 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 spacesStistedhall Parkgolf course · under a mile · 45 haBraintree Rugby Clubplaying field · 1.8 mi · 3 haMarshalls Parkpark · 3.2 mi · 12 haBoars Tye Greenpark · 3.0 miBrian Tebbutts Gardenpark · 3.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes10 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 15 Feb 199447 mi away, Norwich, NorfolkMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 1 May 202643 mi away, Southern North SeaSource: 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 6.5 · 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)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,210 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation54 m177 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 31 to 68 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSt Michael's Hospital3.4 miGP surgeryChurch Lane Surgery2.6 miPharmacyMeadows Pharmacy2.7 miDentistAlba Dental Care2.9 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryStisted Church of England Primary Academyages 4-11, 103 pupilsunder a milePrimaryLyons Hall Schoolages 4-11, 558 pupils1.7 miSecondaryAlec Hunter Academyages 11-16, 1,058 pupils2.3 miCollegeColchester Institute11.5 miUniversityAnglia Ruskin University12.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Stansted Airport STN16 miRailway stationBraintree Freeport2.6 miBus stationBus InterchangeBraintree Town Centre2.9 miFerryEast Mersea Ferry Landing18 miBus stops8 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CM7 postcode district.
