Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 43 min4:39 am – 9:22 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 46 min8:03 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 2°C628 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October46 days of air frost, 17 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 spacesHatfield Forestpark · 1.0 mi · 371 haVillage Greenpark · 2.8 mi · 5 haNewton Greenpark · 3.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes10 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 22 Sep 202041 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 9 Feb 202319 mi away, Bicknacre, EssexSource: 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 8.0 · PM2.5 7.0 · 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
Elevation102 m335 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 83 to 105 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalHerts And Essex Hospital3.9 miGP surgeryMse Icb Adhd Elixir Medics1.9 miPharmacyYogi Pharmacyright hereDentistDental Smilesunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryRoseacres Primary Schoolages 4-11, 194 pupilsunder a milePrimaryTakeley Primary Schoolages 4-11, 350 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryForest Hall Schoolages 11-16, 506 pupils3.1 miCollegeHarlow College9.8 miUniversityAnglia Ruskin University12.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Stansted Airport STN1.8 miRailway stationStansted Airport1.5 miBus stationCoach StationStansted Airport1.4 miFerryBarking Riverside PierCreekmouth25 miBus stops38 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CM22 postcode district.
