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Widford Essex

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Aquariums 10 Lakes 10 Golf Courses 8 Art Galleries 8 Museums 8 Exhibition and Trade Centres 6 Theatres 5 Park and Gardens 5 Nature Reserves 4 Theme Parks 3 Go Karting 3 Golf Driving Ranges 3 Cathedrals 2 Holiday Parks 2 Racecourses 1 Stadiums 1

Local servicesHospitalChelmsford & Essex Hospital1.1 miGP surgeryWhitley House Surgery17 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyWrittle Road Pharmacy11 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistRedmayne House Dental Surgeryunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi33 schools19 primary, 5 secondary, 3 independent, 5 special, 1 nurseryIndependentWidford Lodge Schoolages 2-11, 179 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryHylands Schoolages 11-18, 614 pupilsunder a mileIndependentSt Cedd's Schoolages 3-11, 321 pupilsunder a mileCollegeChelmsford Collegeunder a mileUniversityAnglia Ruskin University1.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Stansted Airport STN15 miRailway stationChelmsfordChelmsford City Centre1.3 miBus stationBus StationChelmsford City Centre1.2 miFerryWallasea Island Ferry LandingCanewdon16 miBus stops56 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CM2 postcode district.

Local Information

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CM2 postcode district.

County or areaEssex
Postcode districtCM2
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 41 min4:39 am – 9:20 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 48 min8:02 am – 3:50 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People10,349 residentsin the Waterhouse Lane & Admirals Park census areaMedian age 37.44,237 households58% of homes owner-occupied25% owned outright20% social rented, 21% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.4% unemployment rate69% of adults are economically active, 5,510 in work, 16% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, retail and wholesale 12%, education 9%Getting to work: 40% work from home, 40% go by car, 8% take public transport, 12% walk or cycle62% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages40% of adults hold a degree or higher14% have no qualifications, 4% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 90%2% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C570 mm of rain a year, 13 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October48 days of air frost, 23 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 8°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 4 to 14°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 20°CJJuly: 12 to 23°CJAugust: 12 to 23°CASeptember: 10 to 20°CSOctober: 7 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 landmarksThe Gorewater · 1.6 miMoulsham Thrift Woodwoodland · under a mileWear Pondpond · 1.2 miForest Woodforest · 3.2 miWrittle Woodwoodland · under a mileStock Hillhill · 4.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesHylands Parkpark · under a mile · 207 haChelmsford Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 45 haOaklands Parkpark · under a mile · 5 haAdmirals Parkpark · 1.0 mi · 21 haParadise Road Playing Fieldplaying field · under a mile · 13 haJ Shennan Recreation Groundplaying field · under a mile · 7 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes13 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 27 Feb 201949 mi away, Newdigate, SurreyMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 9 Feb 20236 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 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
Broadband96% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,491 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation41 m135 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 26 to 62 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50





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