Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 39 min4:41 am – 9:20 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 49 min8:02 am – 3:51 pm
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People8,234 residentsin the Cranham East census areaMedian age 43.03,246 households81% of homes owner-occupied46% owned outright7% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.6% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 3,833 in work, 27% retiredMain industries: education 13%, construction 12%, retail and wholesale 12%Getting to work: 39% work from home, 41% go by car, 15% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle53% 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 higher19% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 96%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C593 mm of rain a year, 13 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October37 days of air frost, 22 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)
Parks and green spacesHarold Wood Parkpark · 1.5 mi · 113 haCranham Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 37 haClockhouse Gardenspark · under a mileUpminster Hall Playing Fieldsplaying field · under a mile · 13 haGaynes Parkwaypark · 1.4 mi · 8 haAshvale Gardens Allotmentsallotments · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes18 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 22 Sep 202047 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 9 Feb 202315 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 13 · PM2.5 8.0 · 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
Broadband89% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,416 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation17 m56 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 9 to 46 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalPrivate Hospitals2.5 miGP surgeryCranham Village Surgery10 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyGovani Chemists9 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistDental Surgeryunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi17 schools8 primary, 5 secondary, 1 independent, 2 special, 1 otherSecondaryHall Mead Schoolages 11-16, 1,068 pupilsunder a milePrimaryThe James Oglethorpe Primary Schoolages 4-11, 407 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryThe Coopers' Company and Coborn Schoolages 11-18, 1,568 pupilsunder a mileCollegeBarking and Dagenham College4.0 miUniversityUniversity of East London9.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon City Airport LCY9.9 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN22 miRailway stationUpminsterunder a mileUndergroundUpminster Underground Stationunder a mileBus stationCommunity HospitalShenfield4.7 miFerryBarking Riverside PierCreekmouth7.2 miBus stops48 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the RM14 postcode district.
