Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 41 min4:39 am – 9:21 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 47 min8:03 am – 3:50 pm
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People7,373 residentsin the Fyfield, High Ongar & Stapleford Abbotts census areaMedian age 48.52,836 households75% of homes owner-occupied42% owned outright10% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.8% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 3,584 in work, 23% retiredMain industries: construction 16%, retail and wholesale 13%, health and social work 9%Getting to work: 40% work from home, 52% go by car, 4% take public transport, 2% walk or cycle29% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages27% of adults hold a degree or higher21% 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 8°C, lows 2°C607 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October48 days of air frost, 20 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 landmarksBridge Lakelake · 1.1 miBottom Lakelake · 1.1 miMill Streamriver · 1.6 miSpains Woodwoodland · under a mileStockfield Springwoodland · under a mileFishermans Hillhill · 3.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesSkreens Park Activity Centresports ground · 1.8 mi · 23 haChurch Allotmentsallotments · 1.5 miBlackmore Millenium Fieldpark · 3.2 miGreat Stony Parkpark · 3.4 miThe Greenpark · 3.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes17 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 202312 mi away, Bicknacre, EssexSource: 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 6.6 · 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
Broadband83% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband94% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,040 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation76 m249 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 49 to 81 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalChelmsford & Essex Hospital6.9 miGP surgeryOngar Health Centre3.3 miPharmacyWell3.8 miDentistHigh Street Dental Practice3.8 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryDr Walker's CofE Primary Schoolages 4-11, 50 pupils1.7 miSecondaryThe Ongar Academyages 11-18, 467 pupils3.2 miCollegeWrittle College Limited5.0 miUniversityAnglia Ruskin University7.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Stansted Airport STN10 miRailway stationIngatestone6.1 miBus stationBus StationChelmsford City Centre6.7 miFerryBarking Riverside PierCreekmouth18 miBus stops8 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CM5 postcode district.
