Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 45 min4:37 am – 9:22 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 44 min8:03 am – 3:48 pm
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People7,021 residentsin the Steeple Bumpstead & Great Yeldham census areaMedian age 49.92,881 households77% of homes owner-occupied42% owned outright12% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.8% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 3,469 in work, 27% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, construction 13%, health and social work 11%Getting to work: 33% work from home, 62% go by car, 1% take public transport, 3% walk or cycle26% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages29% of adults hold a degree or higher18% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C607 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month August54 days of air frost, 19 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 landmarksBaythorne Deepswater · under a mileThe Waverwater · 1.4 miStour Valevalley · 1.8 miHickslay Grovewoodland · under a mileBailey Hillhill · 2.2 miFrance Grovewoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesThe Greenpark · 1.2 miChapel Greenpark · 1.3 miCage Greenpark · 1.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes11 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 15 Feb 199438 mi away, Norwich, NorfolkMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 1 May 202647 mi away, Southern North SeaSource: 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 4.9 · PM2.5 6.7 · 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
Broadband92% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,060 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation52 m171 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 47 to 85 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalHalstead Hospital9.2 miGP surgeryKedington2.7 miPharmacyClare Pharmacy3.2 miDentistHaverhill Dental Centre3.7 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryRidgewell Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 55 pupils1.6 miSecondarySamuel Ward Academyages 11-18, 1,076 pupils3.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Stansted Airport STN17 miRailway stationSudbury (Suffolk)9.6 miBus stationBus StationHaverhill3.5 miFerryEast Mersea Ferry Landing28 miBus stops9 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CO9 postcode district.
