Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 40 min4:40 am – 9:20 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 48 min8:02 am – 3:50 pm
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People9,866 residentsin the Kelvedon Hatch & Doddinghurst census areaMedian age 49.73,832 households84% of homes owner-occupied48% owned outright8% social rented, 7% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.5% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 4,613 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: construction 15%, retail and wholesale 12%, health and social work 11%Getting to work: 39% work from home, 52% go by car, 5% take public transport, 3% walk or cycle40% 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 higher19% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C626 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October47 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 landmarksAbbotswickhistoric site · 2.6 miMountnessing Windmillhistoric site · 3.3 miMount Fitchet Castlecastle · 3.9 miBeacon Hillhill · 1.8 miOak Woodwoodland · under a milePickett's Woodwoodland · under a mileThe Forestforest · 3.6 miGipsy Bottomvalley · 2.6 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesBlackmore Millenium Fieldpark · 1.4 miThe Greenpark · 1.5 miWeald Country Parkpark · 3.2 mi · 175 haSource: 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 202312 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 7.5 · 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
Broadband94% 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)3,989 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation81 m266 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 60 to 98 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalNuffield Hospital4.0 miGP surgeryDeal Tree Health Centreunder a milePharmacyVillage Pharmacyunder a mileDentistHigh Street Dental Practice2.6 miPolice stationBillericay Police Station6.7 miCash machineChelmsford Star Coop Blackmore, Blackmore1.6 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools4 primaryPrimaryDoddinghurst Church of England Junior Schoolages 7-11, 223 pupils1.0 miPrimaryDoddinghurst Infant Schoolages 4-7, 177 pupils1.0 miSecondaryThe Ongar Academyages 11-18, 467 pupils3.1 miCollegeWrittle College Limited7.1 miUniversityAnglia Ruskin University8.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Stansted Airport STN14 miRailway stationShenfield3.8 miBus stationCommunity HospitalShenfield4.1 miFerryBarking Riverside PierCreekmouth14 miBus stops34 within a mileEV chargingOsprey Charging StationBrentwood4.3 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CM15 postcode district.
