Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 42 min4:38 am – 9:20 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 46 min8:02 am – 3:49 pm
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People9,861 residentsin the Great Leighs & the Walthams census areaMedian age 39.03,882 households69% of homes owner-occupied31% owned outright18% social rented, 10% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.6% unemployment rate65% of adults are economically active, 4,793 in work, 20% retiredMain industries: health and social work 16%, retail and wholesale 13%, construction 11%Getting to work: 39% work from home, 50% go by car, 5% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle51% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages35% of adults hold a degree or higher14% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 96%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C597 mm of rain a year, 12 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October40 days of air frost, 18 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 landmarksLavender Lakelake · 1.8 miLodge Lakelake · 2.1 miMilch Hillhill · 1.2 miMill Streamriver · 2.2 miBushy Woodwoodland · under a milePaul's Woodwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesGreat Notley Country Parkpark · under a mile · 40 haPanners Fieldpark · 1.2 miMarshalls Parkpark · 1.9 mi · 12 haThe Recreational Area for Teenagerssports ground · under a mileOak Meadowplaying field · 1.9 mi · 4 haBlack Notley Allotmentsallotments · 1.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes8 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 2.0 on 1 May 202647 mi away, Southern North SeaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 1 May 202647 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 7.0 · PM2.5 6.9 · PM10 13 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband89% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.3% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,824 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation75 m246 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 60 to 81 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSt Michael's Hospital2.4 miGP surgeryGt Notley Garden Village Surgeryunder a milePharmacyTesco In-Store Pharmacyunder a mileDentistBraintree Dental Studiounder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi6 schools5 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryWhite Court Schoolages 2-11, 550 pupilsunder a milePrimaryNotley Green Primary Schoolages 4-11, 401 pupils1.3 miSecondaryNotley High School and Braintree Sixth Formages 11-19, 1,210 pupils1.8 miCollegeWrittle College Limited8.6 miUniversityAnglia Ruskin University7.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Stansted Airport STN13 miRailway stationCressing2.4 miBus stationBus InterchangeBraintree Town Centre2.5 miFerryBurnham Yacht Harbour (Landing)Burnham-on-Crouch19 miBus stops32 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CM3 postcode district.
