Local servicesHospitalBrentwood Community Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryRockleigh Court Surgery14 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyRockleigh Court Chemist10 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistTalbot House Dental Careunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi20 schools12 primary, 5 secondary, 1 independent, 2 specialPrimaryShenfield St. Mary's Church of England Primary Schoolages 5-11, 420 pupilsright hereIndependentBrentwood Schoolages 3-19, 1,853 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryBecket Keys Church of England Free Schoolages 11-19, 1,152 pupilsunder a mileCollegeBarking and Dagenham College7.8 miUniversityAnglia Ruskin University10.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon City Airport LCY14 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN18 miRailway stationShenfieldunder a mileBus stationCommunity HospitalShenfieldunder a mileFerryBarking Riverside PierCreekmouth12 miBus stops54 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CM15 postcode district.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CM15 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 40 min4:40 am – 9:20 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 49 min8:02 am – 3:51 pm
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People10,618 residentsin the Shenfield & Hutton Mount census areaMedian age 46.64,199 households85% of homes owner-occupied48% owned outright2% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.9% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 4,788 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: finance and insurance 21%, professional and scientific services 12%, health and social work 11%Getting to work: 57% work from home, 29% go by car, 10% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle40% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages44% of adults hold a degree or higher10% have no qualifications, 3% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 96%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C627 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October44 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 landmarksThe Forestforest · 1.9 miHall Woodwoodland · under a mileMill Pondpond · 1.0 miSix Acre Springwoodland · under a mileScrub Hillhill · 2.3 miBarrack Reservoirreservoir · 2.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesMerrymeads Country Parkpark · under a mile · 14 haShenfield Commonpark · under a mile · 13 haWeald Country Parkpark · 1.7 mi · 175 haCourage Cricket Groundplaying field · under a mileThe Courage Sports Centresports ground · under a mile · 19 haKing Georges Playing Fieldsplaying field · 1.2 mi · 20 haSource: 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 202047 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 9 Feb 202311 mi away, Bicknacre, EssexSource: 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 11 · PM2.5 7.5 · 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
Broadband88% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,518 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation89 m292 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 60 to 108 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
