Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 45 min4:37 am – 9:21 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 44 min8:03 am – 3:47 pm
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People5,971 residentsin the Bures Hamlet, Maplestead & Belchamp census areaMedian age 53.42,587 households77% of homes owner-occupied47% owned outright9% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.9% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 2,899 in work, 30% retiredMain industries: construction 14%, retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 10%Getting to work: 38% work from home, 56% go by car, 2% take public transport, 3% walk or cycle33% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages33% of adults hold a degree or higher15% 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°C600 mm of rain a year, 13 days with 10 mm or morewettest month August49 days of air frost, 21 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 landmarksDollery Woodwoodland · under a mileThe Lakelake · 4.1 miLangley Woodwoodland · 1.2 miThe Waverwater · 2.7 miMelford Hallhistoric site · 5.0 miLong Melford Hallhistoric site · 5.2 miStour Valevalley · 3.0 miWesborough Hillhill · 3.4 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesClare Castle Country Parkpark · 2.2 mi · 10 haLower Commonpark · 2.6 mi · 7 haThe Greenpark · 2.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes12 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 15 Feb 199437 mi away, Norwich, NorfolkMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 1 May 202643 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 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
Broadband86% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.9% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,704 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation75 m246 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 60 to 84 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSt Leonards Hospital5.1 miGP surgeryStonehall Surgery2.4 miPharmacyClare Pharmacy2.5 miDentistBoon Clifft And Mcgrath4.7 miPolice stationSudbury Police Station5.0 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Clare, Clare2.5 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryBelchamp St Paul Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 46 pupilsright hereSecondaryStour Valley Community Schoolages 11-16, 569 pupils2.4 miCollegeWest Suffolk College14.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Stansted Airport STN20 miRailway stationSudbury (Suffolk)5.1 miBus stationBus StationSudbury5.0 miFerryEast Mersea Ferry Landing24 miBus stops4 within a mileEV chargingbp PulseSuffolk7.8 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CO10 postcode district.
