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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CM5 postcode district.

County or areaEssex
Postcode districtCM5
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 41 min4:40 am – 9:21 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 48 min8:03 am – 3:50 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
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°C609 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October46 days of air frost, 21 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: 8 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 landmarksGreensted Hallhistoric site · 1.7 miFishermans Hillhill · 1.1 miMill Streamriver · 1.9 miWestlands Springwoodland · under a mileThistlelands Springwoodland · under a mileAbbotswickhistoric site · 4.2 miBridge Lakelake · 3.7 miBottom Lakelake · 3.8 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesGreat Stony Parkpark · under a mileCripsey Brook Nature Reservepark · 1.0 miCastle Street Allotmentsallotments · under a mileBlackmore Millenium Fieldpark · 2.3 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 202043 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 9 Feb 202314 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 7.8 · PM2.5 7.1 · 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
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
Elevation52 m171 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 39 to 72 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSt Margarets Hospital6.0 miGP surgeryOngar Health Centreunder a milePharmacyWell2 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistHigh Street Dental Practiceunder a milePolice stationHatfield Heath Police Station7.4 miCash machineMFG - Four Wantz (CZC) (MRH)under a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools4 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryHigh Ongar Primary Schoolages 4-11, 111 pupilsright hereSecondaryThe Ongar Academyages 11-18, 467 pupilsunder a milePrimaryOngar Primary Schoolages 4-11, 158 pupils1.2 miCollegeWrittle College Limited7.3 miUniversityAnglia Ruskin University9.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Stansted Airport STN12 miRailway stationIngatestone5.9 miBus stationCommunity HospitalShenfield6.4 miFerryBarking Riverside PierCreekmouth15 miBus stops20 within a mileEV chargingInstaVolt Charging StationNorth Weald Bassett3.8 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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