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County or areaEssex
Postcode districtCM3
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 41 min4:38 am – 9:19 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 48 min8:01 am – 3:49 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People10,388 residentsin the Mayland, Althorne & Cold Norton census areaMedian age 50.74,202 households83% of homes owner-occupied48% owned outright7% social rented, 10% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.5% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 5,057 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: construction 16%, retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 10%Getting to work: 32% work from home, 60% go by car, 3% take public transport, 3% walk or cycle39% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages23% of adults hold a degree or higher21% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C563 mm of rain a year, 11 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October37 days of air frost, 19 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 8°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 5 to 14°CAMay: 8 to 17°CMJune: 11 to 20°CJJuly: 13 to 23°CJAugust: 13 to 23°CASeptember: 11 to 20°CSOctober: 8 to 15°CONovember: 5 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 landmarksCressing Temple Barnshistoric site · 1.8 miMundon Wash (South Branch)water · under a mileBeacon Hillhill · 1.0 miSpar Hillhill · 1.1 miLime Brook (South Arm)river · 2.0 miMarine Lakelake · 3.1 miRookery Grovewoodland · under a mileRHS Hyde Hallhistoric site · 4.0 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesThree Rivers Golf and Country Clubgolf course · under a mile · 83 haMarsh Farm Country Parkpark · 3.1 mi · 176 haPromenade Parkpark · 2.9 mi · 21 haFalkland Greenpark · 2.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes11 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 May 201543 mi away, Ramsgate, KentMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 1 May 202645 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 7.1 · PM2.5 6.9 · 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
Broadband88% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,425 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation36 m118 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 7 to 69 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalMaldon - St Peters Hospital3.1 miGP surgeryBlackwater Medical Centre3.1 miPharmacyBlackwater Pharma3.1 miDentistCarmelite Dental Practice3.2 miPolice stationMaldon Police3.3 miCash machineLondis Country Produce, Cold Norton1.2 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryPurleigh Community Primary Schoolages 4-11, 206 pupilsunder a milePrimaryCold Norton Primary Schoolages 4-11, 157 pupils1.0 miSecondaryPlume Schoolages 11-18, 1,789 pupils3.1 miCollegeChelmsford College8.9 miUniversityAnglia Ruskin University9.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Southend Airport SEN8.0 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN23 miRailway stationNorth Fambridge2.6 miBus stationBeaulieu Park Railway Station8.0 miFerryWallasea Island Ferry LandingCanewdon7.1 miBus stops12 within a mileCar parkNorth Farmbridge Station Car ParkNorth Fambridge2.6 miEV chargingRoam Charging StationSouthminster5.0 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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