Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 44 min4:36 am – 9:21 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 45 min8:02 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 13°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C653 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November41 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 landmarksAbbas Hallhistoric site · 1.8 miMill Streamriver · under a mileBrakemoor Hillhill · under a mileKedington Hillhill · under a mileBallingdon bridgebridge · 1.6 miThe Grovewoodland · under a mileKone Valevalley · 1.6 miPriory Greenhistoric site · 4.3 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesShalford Meadowpark · under a mile · 36 haGreat Cornardpark · under a mile · 14 haFriar's Meadowpark · 1.4 mi · 7 haSudbury Rugby Union Football Clubplaying field · under a mile · 3 haBatt Hall Allotmentsallotments · 1.9 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 Sep 199449 mi away, Offshore Harwich, EssexMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 1 May 202637 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 5.7 · PM2.5 6.8 · 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
Elevation22 m72 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 19 to 76 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSt Leonards Hospital1.8 miGP surgeryGreat Cornard Surgery3 surgeries within 2 miles1.4 miPharmacyBoots4 pharmacies within 2 miles1.5 miDentistAmmaad Jamilunder a milePolice stationSudbury Police Station2.0 miCash machineEast of England Co-op GREAT CORNARD, Great Cornard1.3 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools3 primary, 1 secondary, 1 specialSecondaryThomas Gainsborough Schoolages 11-18, 1,603 pupils1.1 miPrimaryWells Hall Primary Schoolages 2-11, 494 pupils1.1 miPrimaryPot Kiln Primary Schoolages 3-11, 236 pupils1.5 miCollegeColchester Institute10.5 miUniversityUniversity of Essex12.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Stansted Airport STN23 miRailway stationSudbury (Suffolk)1.6 miBus stationBus StationSudbury1.7 miFerryEast Mersea Ferry Landing19 miBus stops9 within a mileCar parkGirling Street Car ParkSudbury1.9 miEV chargingWater Street, Lavenham7.0 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CO10 postcode district.
