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Great Chishill, United Kingdom

England · United Kingdom

Great Chishill is a small town in England, United Kingdom with a population of 921. Elevation: 449 ft (137 m). Average temperature: 52°F (11°C).

Data updated June 2026

4.1 /5.0
A Great
921 Population 2/sq mi density
449 ft Elevation 137 meters
52°F Avg Temperature 11°C
30.7 in Annual Rain
Europe / London Timezone
$49,944 Median Income
A
Overall
4.1 / 5.0
Great overall score based on economy, affordability, safety and education
B
Economy
3.3 / 5.0
$49,944 median income, 4.8% unemployment
B+
Affordability
3.9 / 5.0
$249,800 home value, $1,249/mo rent
A+
Education
5.0 / 5.0
50.0% bachelor's degree or higher

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Full City Profile

People

Population921
Median Age40.6 yrs
Density2/mi²
Male / Female50% / 51%

Economy

B
Median Income$49,944
Per Capita$49,944
Unemployment4.8%

Housing

B+
Home Value$249,800
Rent$1,249
Ownership63.0%
Housing Units368

Climate

Avg Temp52°F (11°C)
Rain30.7 in/yr
Sunny Days225/yr
Elevation449 ft (137 m)

Education

A+
Bachelor's+50.0%
High School+84.0%

Community

Population921
Population Density2 / sq mi
Elevation449 ft (137 m)
Coordinates52.0297°, 0.0719°
TimezoneEurope/London
Country🇬🇧 United Kingdom
State / ProvinceEngland
Average Temperature52°F (11°C)
January Average40°F (5°C)
July Average62°F (17°C)
Annual Precipitation30.7 inches (780 mm)
Annual Snowfall4.5 inches (11 cm)
Median Household Income$49,944
Median Age40.6 years

About Great Chishill

Great Chishill is a small town in United Kingdom (England) with a population of 921. The city sits at an elevation of 449 feet (137 meters) above sea level. The average annual temperature is 52°F (11°C). Temperatures range from 40°F in January to 62°F in July. Annual precipitation averages 30.7 inches. The timezone is Europe/London.

Great Chishill has a population of 921 with a density of 2 people per square mile, spread across 575.3 square miles. The median age is 40.6 years, 4% older than the national median of 38.9. The gender split is 50.5% female and 49.5% male. English is the primary language spoken at home by 90% of residents. 21.4% of residents have a disability (above the 13.0% national average).

Population

921
Total Population
2
People / sq mi
40.6yrs
Median Age
4% above United Kingdom avg
575.3mi²
Land Area

Gender Distribution

Male 49.5%
Female 50.5%

Language Spoken at Home

English Only 90.0%
15% above United Kingdom avg
Other Languages 10.0%

Social Characteristics

Great Chishill vs United Kingdom Average

The median household income in Great Chishill is $49,944, which is 34% below the national average of $75,149. Per capita income is $49,944 (above the $39,052 national figure). The average weekly wage is $960, 33% lower than the U.S. average. The unemployment rate is 4.8% (above the 3.6% US average). The area has 84 business establishments. 24.0% of workers work from home (above the 15.2% national rate).

Income: Great Chishill vs United Kingdom

Commute Mode

Income

Median HH Income$49,944
34% below United Kingdom avg
Per Capita Income$49,944
Avg Weekly Wage$960

Employment & Poverty

Unemployment4.8%
32% above United Kingdom avg
Establishments (County)84

Business (County)

Tax & Cost of Living

Commute & Transportation

Drive Alone60.0%
Public Transit18.0%
Work from Home24.0%

Walkability

The median home value in Great Chishill is $249,800, 11% below the national median of $281,900. Monthly rent averages $1,249 (7% above the national average of $1,163). 63.0% of housing units are owner-occupied. There are 368 total housing units in the city. The home price-to-income ratio is 5x.

Home Value Sources

Ownership Split

Home Values

Census Median$249,800
11% below United Kingdom avg

Real Estate Market (Redfin)

Rental Costs

Census Median Rent$1,249
7% above United Kingdom avg

Ownership & Property

Homeownership63.0%
Owner-Occupied63.0%
Renter-Occupied37.0%
Housing Units368

Property Tax

Great Chishill experiences four distinct seasons with an average annual temperature of 52°F (11°C). Winters average 40°F in January while summers reach 62°F in July. The area gets 225 sunny days per year, above the national average. Annual precipitation totals 30.7 inches. The area receives 4.5 inches of snow annually. The city sits at an elevation of 449 feet.

Temperature

40°F Jan (5°C) 62°F Jul (17°C)
Annual Average51.8°F
4% below United Kingdom avg
January Average40°F (5°C)
July Average62°F (17°C)
Sunny Days225 days/yr

Geography

Elevation449 ft (137 m)
Area575.3 sq mi (1,490.0 km²)
Population Density2/sq mi
Coordinates52.0297°N, 0.0719°W
TimezoneEurope/London

Precipitation & Snow

Annual Rainfall 30.7"
19% below United Kingdom avg
Snowfall 4.5"
Wettest Month (Oct) 2.20"
Driest Month (Feb) 1.46"

Air Quality

Earthquake History

34 earthquakes (M2.5+) within 150 km since 1990. Strongest: M4.6. Most recent: M3.2 on Feb 21, 2022.

Apr 28, 2007 1 km WNW of Lympne, United Kingdom M4.6 123 km
Feb 15, 1994 7 km ESE of Thetford, United Kingdom M4.4 66 km
Oct 28, 2001 5 km E of Long Clawson, United Kingdom M4.2 110 km
Jan 23, 2007 57 km ENE of Broadstairs, United Kingdom M4.1 148 km
Sep 23, 2000 1 km WSW of Warwick, United Kingdom M4.0 118 km
Sep 15, 1994 38 km NE of Broadstairs, United Kingdom M3.9 126 km
Jan 28, 2015 2 km WSW of Market Overton, United Kingdom M3.8 94 km
May 12, 1994 4 km S of Shipston on Stour, United Kingdom M3.7 117 km
May 22, 2015 3 km SSE of Ramsgate, United Kingdom M3.7 124 km
Feb 8, 1990 2 km E of Mansfield, United Kingdom M3.6 149 km
Mar 3, 2009 1 km ENE of Hawkinge, United Kingdom M3.5 127 km
Apr 18, 2014 3 km WSW of Market Overton, United Kingdom M3.5 94 km
Feb 17, 1992 1 km W of Warboys, United Kingdom M3.4 43 km
Feb 27, 2019 3 km SE of Dorking, United Kingdom M3.3 95 km
Jan 21, 1999 4 km ENE of Old Leake, United Kingdom M3.3 113 km
Feb 21, 2022 5 km N of Hockley, United Kingdom M3.2 148 km
Nov 5, 1994 5 km N of Debenham, United Kingdom M3.0 81 km
Feb 15, 1994 4 km NNE of Banham, United Kingdom M2.9 85 km
Jan 18, 2013 0 km NE of Hathern, United Kingdom M2.9 124 km
Jul 16, 2005 3 km WSW of Southwater, United Kingdom M2.9 118 km
Source: USGS (M2.5+, 1990–2025)

Tsunami History

1 tsunami recorded within 500 km. Highest wave on record: 0.9 m (3 ft).

Year Location Cause Max Wave Deaths Distance
1911 FOLKSTONE, ENGLAND Meteorological 0.9 m 131 km
Source: NOAA/NCEI Historical Tsunami Database. Sorted by wave height.

Monthly Weather

Month Avg Temperature Precipitation Summary
January 40°F (5°C) 2.1 in
February 39°F (4°C) 1.5 in Coldest, Driest
March 43°F (6°C) 1.8 in
April 46°F (8°C) 1.7 in
May 52°F (11°C) 1.7 in
June 58°F (14°C) 2.1 in
July 62°F (17°C) 1.7 in
August 62°F (17°C) 2.0 in Warmest
September 58°F (14°C) 2.1 in
October 51°F (11°C) 2.2 in Wettest
November 44°F (7°C) 2.2 in
December 41°F (5°C) 2.1 in

Great Chishill has a seasonal temperature swing of 23°F / from 39°F in February to 62°F in August. Total annual precipitation is 23.1 inches, with October being the wettest month (2.2") and February the driest (1.5").

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50.0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 48% above the national average of 33.7%. 84.0% have completed high school.

Education

Bachelor's Degree+50.0%
48% above United Kingdom avg
High School+84.0%
A+ Education Grade (5.0/5.0)

Area & Infrastructure

Population Density2/sq mi
Total Area575.3 sq mi

Services

Commute & Transportation

Drive Alone60.0%
Public Transit18.0%
Work from Home24.0%

Radio Stations near Great Chishill

30 stations within ~55 km.

Station Genre Quality
Smooth Country country, country music AAC 48 kbps
Cam FM 97.2 MP3
CDNX Radio MP3 128 kbps
BBC 1 XTRA UNKNOWN
Greatest Hits Radio (Essex) 70's, 80's AAC+ 48 kbps
Forest Gold classic hits, golden oldies AAC 128 kbps
Classic Hits Forest Radio 1950s, 1960s AAC 128 kbps
Cambridge Radio jazz, pop MP3 128 kbps
Mix 92.6 (backup) MP3 128 kbps
Bloomberg UK business, news UNKNOWN
Banita Maxx Radio edm, hardstyle MP3
Lyca Radio MP3 192 kbps
Black Cat Radio (US) MP3 128 kbps
Retro Mix Radio 70s, 80s AAC+ 48 kbps
HearMe - Love songs love songs MP3
The Voice Of Doom death metal, doom metal AAC 320 kbps
Hospital Radio Colchester MP3
LoversRockRadio MP3 192 kbps
Heart Cambridge 103.0 hot adult contemporary MP3 128 kbps
Oldskool UK dnb, hardcore MP3 128 kbps
Chelmsford Community Radio independent MP3 128 kbps
Radio Xtra 2000s, 2010s MP3
Mix 92.6 community radio MP3
City Sound pop MP3 128 kbps
GlitterBeam Radio MP3 128 kbps
Phoenix FM community radio MP3 128 kbps
IANL islam, islamic MP3 96 kbps
GlitterBeam Italia lgbt, lgbtqia+ MP3 192 kbps
Hospital Radio Chelmsford MP3 128 kbps
Voices MP3 128 kbps

Museums in Great Chishill

NameTypeAddressPhoneAnnual Revenue
Airborne Assault
American Air Museum
Anglesey Abbey
Ashdon Village Museum
Ashdon Village Museum
Ashwell Village Museum
Bishop's Stortford Museum
Bottisham Airfield Museum
British Airliner Collection
Cambridge Museum of Technology
Cambridge Science Centre
Challis House
Datchworth Museum
Fitzwilliam Museum
Henry Moore Studios & Gardens
Hertford Museum
House on the Hill Museum
Imperial War Museum Duxford 1940 Operations Room
IWM Duxford
Land Warfare Hall
Milstein Exhibition Centre
Much Hadham Forge Museum
Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
Museum of Classical Archaeology and Faculty of Classics, University of Cambridge
Museum of Zoology
Prior's Hall Barn
Royal Anglian Regiment Museum
Royston and District Museum
Royston and District Museum
Saffron Walden Museum
Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences
Shell House
Stansted Mountfitchet Castle
The Centre for Computing History
The Douglas Finlay Museum of College Life
The Museum of Cambridge
The Polar Museum
Ware Museum
Waterbeach Military Heritage Museum
Whipple Museum of the History Of Science

Libraries in Great Chishill

NameAddressStaffAnnual VisitsCirculationCollectionPrograms
Arbury Court Library0.0
Bar Hill Library0.0
Barnwell Library0.0
Bartlam Library / Quarry Whitehouse Auditorium0.0
Betty and Gordon Moore Library0.0
Bishops Stortford Library0.0
Buntingford Library0.0
Cambourne Library0.0
Cambridge Central Library and Learning Centre0.0
Cambridge University Library0.0
Cherry Hinton Library0.0
Christ's College Library0.0
Churchill College Library0.0
College Library0.0
Comberton Library0.0
Emmanuel College Library0.0
Forbes Mellon Library0.0
Girton College Library0.0
Gonville and Caius College Library and Archives0.0
Great Shelford Library0.0
Hertford Library0.0
Histon Library0.0
Homerton College Library0.0
Hughes Hall Library0.0
Linton Library0.0
Maitland Robinson Library0.0
Melbourn Library (in The Hub)0.0
Milton Road Library0.0
Murray Edwards College Library0.0
Newnham College Library0.0
Old Harlow Library0.0
Papworth Library0.0
Parker Library0.0
Pembroke College Library0.0
Pepys Library0.0
Perne Library0.0
Peterhouse Library and Theatre0.0
Queens' College Library0.0
Quincentenary Library0.0
Robinson College Library0.0
Rock Road Library0.0
Royston Library0.0
Royston Town Library0.0
Saffron Walden Library0.0
Sawbridgeworth Library0.0
Sawston Library0.0
Shakeshaft Library0.0
Sherlock Library0.0
Sidney Sussex Library0.0
Squire Law Library0.0
St John's College Library0.0
Stansted Library0.0
Stevenage Mobile Library0.0
Stevenage Mobile Library0.0
Study Centre0.0
Swifts Library & Meeting Room0.0
Taylor Library0.0
The Luzio Building0.0
The New Library0.0
Third Court Library0.0
Ware Library0.0
West Hub Library0.0
Wren Library0.0
Zoology Library0.0

Farmers Markets in Great Chishill

NameAddressSeasonHoursOrganicWebsite
Food Park
Market Square
Market Square

Breweries in Great Chishill

NameTypeAddressPhoneWebsite
Calverley's Brewery
Cambridge Moonshine
Hadham Brewery
McMullen's Brewery
Milton Brewery
Redchurch Brewery
Saffron Brewery

Stadiums & Teams in Great Chishill

TeamLeagueDivision

Ski Resorts Near Great Chishill

4 ski resorts within range.

Resort Slopes (km) Lifts Peak (m) Price Season Night Park
Chatham Ski & Snowboard Centre 0.0 $0
The Snow Centre Hemel Hempstead 0.0 $0
Better Ski & Board Centre 0.0 $0
InPiste 0.0 $0

Airports Near Great Chishill

50 airports within the area.

AirportIATAType
London Heathrow AirportLHRLarge Airport
London Luton AirportLTNLarge Airport
London Stansted AirportSTNLarge Airport
Cambridge City AirportCBGMedium Airport
Cranfield AirportMedium Airport
London Biggin Hill AirportBQHMedium Airport
London City AirportLCYMedium Airport
London Southend AirportSENMedium Airport
RAF HoningtonBEQMedium Airport
RAF LakenheathLKZMedium Airport
RAF MarhamKNFMedium Airport
RAF MildenhallMHZMedium Airport
RAF NortholtNHTMedium Airport
RAF WitteringMedium Airport
Andrewsfield AerodromeSmall Airport
Armshold Farm AirstripSmall Airport
Audley End AirfieldSmall Airport
Bakersfield AirstripSmall Airport
Barling AirfieldSmall Airport
Barnards FarmSmall Airport
Barnfield Farm AirstripSmall Airport
Bedford AerodromeSmall Airport
Bedwell Hey Farm AirstripSmall Airport
Benington AirfieldSmall Airport
Bensons Farm AirstripSmall Airport
Blooms Farm AirstripSmall Airport
Boughton North AirfieldSmall Airport
Bovingdon AirstripSmall Airport
Brickwall Farm AirstripSmall Airport
Brooklands AerodromeSmall Airport
Brooklands Farm AirstripSmall Airport
Bury Farm AirstripSmall Airport
Cardington AirstripSmall Airport
Chatteris AirfieldSmall Airport
Cheddington AirstripSmall Airport
Chesham Vale AirstripSmall Airport
Chipstead Private AirstripSmall Airport
Clees Hall AirstripSmall Airport
Coldharbour Farm AirstripSmall Airport
Coleman Green AirstripSmall Airport
Cottered AirstripSmall Airport
Cowbit AirstripSmall Airport
Crosbie Field ULSmall Airport
Crowland Glider FieldSmall Airport
Cuckoo Tye Farm AirstripSmall Airport
Dalkeith Farm AirstripSmall Airport
Damyns Hall AerodromeSmall Airport
Deenethorpe AirfieldSmall Airport
Denham AerodromeSmall Airport
Drayton Home Farm AirstripSmall Airport

Churches & Religious Organizations in Great Chishill

4 religious organizations (IRS tax-exempt data).

NameAddress
Great Chishill (1694) with Barley URC Church
Saint Swithin, Great Chishill
St John the Evangelist, Langley Upper Green
St Nicholas (Little Chishill Parish Church)

Quick Facts

Timezone
Europe/London

🇬🇧 About United Kingdom

Capital London
Population 66,488,991
Area 244,820 km²
GDP (USD) $3,420,796,653,789
GDP per capita $49,944
HDI 0.940
Life expectancy 81.2 years
Internet users 96.3%
Urban population 83.2%
Currency GBP (Pound)
Languages English
Calling code +44
TLD .uk
Driving side left

Public Holidays in United Kingdom

14 public holidays this year

Date Holiday Local Name
Jan 1 New Year's Day New Year's Day
Jan 2 2 January 2 January
Mar 17 Saint Patrick's Day Saint Patrick's Day
Apr 3 Good Friday Good Friday
Apr 6 Easter Monday Easter Monday
May 4 Early May Bank Holiday Early May Bank Holiday
May 25 Spring Bank Holiday Spring Bank Holiday
Jun 15 World Cup Bank Holiday World Cup Bank Holiday
Jul 13 Battle of the Boyne Battle of the Boyne
Aug 3 Summer Bank Holiday Summer Bank Holiday
Aug 31 Summer Bank Holiday Summer Bank Holiday
Nov 30 Saint Andrew's Day Saint Andrew's Day
Dec 25 Christmas Day Christmas Day
Dec 28 St. Stephen's Day Boxing Day

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Frequently Asked Questions About Great Chishill

What is the population of Great Chishill?

Great Chishill has a population of 921 residents and is located in United Kingdom. The population density is 2 people per square mile, spread across 575.3 square miles. The median age of residents is 40.6 years. The population is 50.5% female and 49.5% male.

Is Great Chishill expensive to live in?

The median household income is $49,944, 34% below the national average of $75,149. The median home value is $249,800 (11% below the U.S. median). Renters pay a median of $1,249 per month. The home price-to-income ratio is 5x, indicating housing is reasonably affordable relative to local income levels.

What is the weather like in Great Chishill?

Great Chishill has a four-season climate with an average annual temperature of 52°F (11°C). Winter temperatures average 40°F in January, while summers reach an average of 62°F in July. The area receives 225 sunny days per year. Annual rainfall totals 30.7 inches, with 4.5 inches of snow.

How is the job market in Great Chishill?

Great Chishill has a healthy job market with an unemployment rate of 4.8%, near the national average of 3.6%. The average weekly wage is $960. There are 84 business establishments in the area.

How much does housing cost in Great Chishill?

The median home value in Great Chishill is $249,800. For renters, the median monthly rent is $1,249. The homeownership rate is 63.0%.

How are the schools in Great Chishill?

50.0% of adults in Great Chishill hold a bachelor's degree or higher, above the national average of 33.7%. 84.0% have completed high school.

What are the demographics of Great Chishill?

90% of residents speak only English at home. 21.4% of residents have a disability.

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