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County or areaEssex
Postcode districtCM8
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 42 min4:38 am – 9:19 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 47 min8:01 am – 3:48 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,552 residentsin the Great Totham, Wickham Bishops & Woodham census areaMedian age 50.83,042 households85% of homes owner-occupied51% owned outright7% social rented, 8% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.0% unemployment rate55% of adults are economically active, 3,366 in work, 33% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, construction 13%, health and social work 10%Getting to work: 42% work from home, 51% go by car, 3% take public transport, 3% walk or cycle44% 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 higher16% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C565 mm of rain a year, 13 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October39 days of air frost, 18 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 8°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 5 to 14°CAMay: 8 to 17°CMJune: 11 to 21°CJJuly: 13 to 23°CJAugust: 13 to 23°CASeptember: 11 to 20°CSOctober: 8 to 15°CONovember: 5 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 landmarksThe Lakelake · 2.3 miBeacon Hillhill · 1.1 miMain Lakelake · 2.7 miColemans Reservoirreservoir · 2.4 miMope Woodwoodland · under a mileLikely Woodwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesChurch Greenpark · under a mileBenton Hall Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 69 haJames Cooke Woodpark · 1.2 mi · 5 haWitham Town Parkpark · 1.8 miSauls Bridge Sports Groundplaying field · 1.7 miWitham Hockey and Cricket Clubplaying field · 1.7 mi · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes10 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 May 201547 mi away, Ramsgate, KentMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 1 May 202642 mi away, Southern North SeaSource: 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 7.1 · PM2.5 6.9 · PM10 11 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband79% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,365 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation69 m226 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 11 to 78 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalMaldon - St Peters Hospital3.2 miGP surgeryKelvedon Road Surgery6 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyBorno Chemists Limited3 pharmacies within 2 miles1.9 miDentistDental Surgery1.9 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi6 schools5 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryGreat Totham Primary Schoolages 4-11, 431 pupilsunder a milePrimaryHowbridge Church of England Junior Schoolages 7-11, 356 pupils1.7 miSecondaryLift Maltingsages 11-16, 787 pupils2.0 miCollegeChelmsford College9.3 miUniversityAnglia Ruskin University8.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Southend Airport SEN14 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN20 miRailway stationWitham (Essex)2.3 miBus stationBeaulieu Park Railway Station6.5 miFerryBurnham Yacht Harbour (Landing)Burnham-on-Crouch12 miBus stops15 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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