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County or areaEssex
Postcode districtEN9
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 41 min4:41 am – 9:21 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 48 min8:03 am – 3:51 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People6,071 residentsin the Waltham Abbey West & Outer census areaMedian age 45.52,723 households67% of homes owner-occupied41% owned outright11% social rented, 20% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.5% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 2,885 in work, 24% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, construction 12%, health and social work 10%Getting to work: 31% work from home, 52% go by car, 10% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle57% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages26% of adults hold a degree or higher27% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 94%1% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C657 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October42 days of air frost, 22 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 8°CJFebruary: 2 to 9°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 5 to 15°CAMay: 8 to 18°CMJune: 10 to 21°CJJuly: 13 to 23°CJAugust: 13 to 23°CASeptember: 10 to 20°CSOctober: 8 to 15°CONovember: 4 to 11°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 landmarksCopped Hallhistoric site · under a mileTemple Hillhill · under a mileWest Hillhill · under a mileEpping Forestforest · 2.0 miWaltham Common Lockhistoric site · 3.1 miFriday Lakelake · 3.1 miSeventy Acres Lakelake · 3.1 miOxleys Woodwoodland · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesLee Valley Country Parkpark · 2.0 mi · 992 haGunpowder Parkpark · 2.4 mi · 88 haAbbey Gardenspark · 2.3 mi · 9 haTheydon Bois Golf Clubgolf course · 1.8 mi · 28 haLongfields Allotmentsallotments · 1.1 miWaltham Abbey Leisure Centresports ground · 1.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes26 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 22 Sep 202035 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202546 mi away, Thornborough, BucksSource: 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 10 · PM2.5 7.5 · PM10 13 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
Broadband71% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,013 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation81 m266 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 31 to 113 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSt Margarets Hospital3.2 miGP surgeryMaynard Court Surgery1.5 miPharmacyReliance Pharmacy1.4 miDentistCobbins Brook Dental Practice1.9 miPolice stationMet Police Air Support Unit, Lippitts HillLondon2.9 miCash machinePost OfficeWaltham Abbey1.0 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools3 primary, 2 secondaryPrimaryUpshire Primary Foundation Schoolages 4-11, 198 pupilsunder a milePrimaryHillhouse CofE Primary Schoolages 4-11, 341 pupils1.3 miSecondaryKing Harold Business & Enterprise Academyages 11-16, 812 pupils1.7 miCollegeCapel Manor College4.8 miUniversityLondon Metropolitan University11.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon City Airport LCY13 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN16 miRailway stationCheshunt3.4 miUndergroundTheydon Bois Underground Station2.5 miBus stationTesco Drop Off PointWaltham Abbey2.2 miFerryBarking Riverside PierCreekmouth12 miBus stops10 within a mileCar parkTheydon Bois Station Car Park (TfL)Epping Forest2.5 miEV chargingInstaVolt Charging StationWaltham Abbey2.5 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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