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County or areaEssex
Postcode districtCM2
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 41 min4:39 am – 9:20 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 48 min8:02 am – 3:50 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People10,349 residentsin the Waterhouse Lane & Admirals Park census areaMedian age 37.44,237 households58% of homes owner-occupied25% owned outright20% social rented, 21% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.4% unemployment rate69% of adults are economically active, 5,510 in work, 16% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, retail and wholesale 12%, education 9%Getting to work: 40% work from home, 40% go by car, 8% take public transport, 12% walk or cycle62% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages40% of adults hold a degree or higher14% have no qualifications, 4% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 90%2% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C570 mm of rain a year, 13 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October48 days of air frost, 23 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: 7 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 landmarksThe Gorewater · 1.6 miMoulsham Thrift Woodwoodland · under a mileWear Pondpond · 1.2 miForest Woodforest · 3.2 miWrittle Woodwoodland · under a mileStock Hillhill · 4.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesHylands Parkpark · under a mile · 207 haChelmsford Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 45 haOaklands Parkpark · under a mile · 5 haAdmirals Parkpark · 1.0 mi · 21 haParadise Road Playing Fieldplaying field · under a mile · 13 haJ Shennan Recreation Groundplaying field · under a mile · 7 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes13 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 27 Feb 201949 mi away, Newdigate, SurreyMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 9 Feb 20236 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 11 · PM2.5 7.3 · 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
Broadband96% 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)4,491 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation41 m135 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 26 to 62 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalChelmsford & Essex Hospital1.1 miGP surgeryWhitley House Surgery17 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyWrittle Road Pharmacy11 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistRedmayne House Dental Surgeryunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi33 schools19 primary, 5 secondary, 3 independent, 5 special, 1 nurseryIndependentWidford Lodge Schoolages 2-11, 179 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryHylands Schoolages 11-18, 614 pupilsunder a mileIndependentSt Cedd's Schoolages 3-11, 321 pupilsunder a mileCollegeChelmsford Collegeunder a mileUniversityAnglia Ruskin University1.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Stansted Airport STN15 miRailway stationChelmsfordChelmsford City Centre1.3 miBus stationBus StationChelmsford City Centre1.2 miFerryWallasea Island Ferry LandingCanewdon16 miBus stops56 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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