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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CM3 postcode district.

County or areaEssex
Postcode districtCM3
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 42 min4:39 am – 9:21 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 47 min8:03 am – 3:49 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
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°C612 mm of rain a year, 13 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October46 days of air frost, 18 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 5 to 14°CAMay: 8 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 20°CJJuly: 12 to 23°CJAugust: 12 to 22°CASeptember: 10 to 19°CSOctober: 8 to 15°CONovember: 4 to 10°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 landmarksHolme's Poollake · 1.6 miLodge Lakelake · 2.3 miPenden Hillhill · 1.7 miThe Warewater · 1.6 miMill Racewater · 1.8 miHartford End Springwoodland · under a mileThe Gorsewoodland · under a mileChurch End Mill, Great Dunmowhistoric site · 4.3 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesWellstye Greenpark · 2.5 miGreat Notley Country Parkpark · 4.4 mi · 40 haChurch Greenpark · 4.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes7 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 22 Sep 202048 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: 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 6.2 · 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
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
Elevation60 m197 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 38 to 84 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBroomfield Hospital3.8 miGP surgeryThe Felsted Surgery2.3 miPharmacyBrook Hill Pharmacy3.3 miDentistTwyford Court Dental Surgery4.2 miPolice stationDunmow Police Station3.5 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Dunmow4.4 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryFord End Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 47 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryChelmer Valley High Schoolages 11-18, 1,200 pupils4.0 miCollegeWrittle College Limited6.0 miUniversityAnglia Ruskin University6.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Stansted Airport STN9.3 miRailway stationBeaulieu Park6.0 miBus stationChelmer Valley Park-and-RideBroomfield4.1 miFerryWallasea Island Ferry LandingCanewdon21 miBus stops12 within a mileEV chargingbp PulseGreat Dunmow4.3 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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