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°C632 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October46 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 landmarksHatfield Forest NThistoric site · under a mileStansted Mountfitchet Windmillhistoric site · 1.6 miHatfield Forestforest · under a mileStart Hillhill · 1.7 miStreet Coppicewoodland · under a mileSpittlemore Coppicewoodland · under a mileThe Marshwetland · 2.6 miCox Hillhill · 4.0 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesHatfield Forestpark · under a mile · 371 haVillage Greenpark · 2.6 mi · 5 haCastle Gardenspark · 3.5 mi · 16 haSource: 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 202040 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 9 Feb 202320 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 11 · PM2.5 7.3 · PM10 14 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for NO2 and 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
Elevation83 m272 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 78 to 103 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalHerts And Essex Hospital3.1 miGP surgeryMse Icb Adhd Elixir Medics1.1 miPharmacyYogi Pharmacyunder a mileDentistDental Smilesunder a milePolice stationRye Police StationBishop's Stortford3.6 miCash machineBP - Stansted SF Connectunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryRoseacres Primary Schoolages 4-11, 194 pupils1.0 miPrimaryTakeley Primary Schoolages 4-11, 350 pupils1.5 miSecondaryForest Hall Schoolages 11-16, 506 pupils2.5 miCollegeHarlow College9.2 miUniversityAnglia Ruskin University13.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Stansted Airport STN1.3 miRailway stationStansted Airport1.5 miBus stationCoach StationStansted Airport1.6 miFerryBarking Riverside PierCreekmouth25 miBus stops34 within a mileCar parkHampton by Hilton London Stansted Airport Car Park1.3 miEV chargingInstaVolt Charging StationStansted1.5 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CM22 postcode district.
