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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CM6 postcode district.

County or areaEssex
Postcode districtCM6
Telephone code01371
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 44 min4:38 am – 9:22 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 45 min8:04 am – 3:49 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People8,312 residentsin the Thaxted, Great Sampford & Radwinter census areaMedian age 45.43,289 households69% of homes owner-occupied37% owned outright13% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.7% unemployment rate63% of adults are economically active, 4,118 in work, 23% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 13%, construction 11%, health and social work 11%Getting to work: 40% work from home, 50% go by car, 2% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle39% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages36% of adults hold a degree or higher14% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C620 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 yearJanuary: 1 to 7°CJFebruary: 1 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 10°CMApril: 4 to 14°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 20°CJJuly: 12 to 23°CJAugust: 12 to 22°CASeptember: 10 to 19°CSOctober: 7 to 15°CONovember: 4 to 10°CNDecember: 2 to 8°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksBroxted Hillhill · 2.3 miPlummer Woodwoodland · 1.1 miBrown's Woodwoodland · 1.3 miSnow Hillhill · 3.0 miOld Holewater · 3.3 miSmithfield Bottomvalley · 4.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesMargaret Gardenspark · under a milePiper's Meadowpark · 3.9 miParsonage Downspark · 4.8 mi · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes14 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 22 Sep 202044 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 9 Feb 202322 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 6.1 · 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
Broadband71% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband96% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.5% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,480 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation81 m266 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 68 to 113 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSaffron Walden Community Hospital6.2 miGP surgeryThaxted Surgeryunder a milePharmacyThaxted Pharmacyright hereDentistThaxted Dentalright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryThaxted Primary Schoolages 5-11, 228 pupilsright hereAll-throughHelena Romanes Schoolages 4-18, 1,265 pupils5.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Stansted Airport STN6.6 miRailway stationElsenham5.5 miBus stationCoach StationStansted Airport5.6 miFerryBurnham Yacht Harbour (Landing)Burnham-on-Crouch30 miBus stops10 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CM6 postcode district.


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