Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 44 min4:37 am – 9:21 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 45 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 2°C609 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month August51 days of air frost, 18 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 landmarksGainsford End Mill, Toppesfieldhistoric site · 1.7 miCornish Hall Endhistoric site · 3.5 miThe Lakelake · 3.3 miBerwickhall Woodwoodland · under a mileElm's Woodwoodland · 1.0 miBailey Hillhill · 2.8 miBull's Hillhill · 3.0 miThe Waverwater · 3.0 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesThe Greenpark · 2.1 miCage Greenpark · 2.1 miChapel Greenpark · 2.3 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 199441 mi away, Norwich, NorfolkMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 1 May 202646 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 5.0 · 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
Elevation86 m282 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 55 to 86 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalHalstead Hospital6.1 miGP surgeryGreat Yeldham Surgery1.5 miPharmacyDay Lewis Pharmacy3.3 miDentistMr N R Chappell And Associates6.1 miPolice stationMinistry of Defence Police3.4 miCash machineJai & Sons Service Station (ESSO)3.3 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimarySt Margaret's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Toppesfieldages 4-11, 63 pupilsright herePrimarySt Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Great Yeldhamages 4-11, 139 pupils1.5 miSecondaryHedingham School and Sixth Formages 11-18, 1,177 pupils2.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Stansted Airport STN15 miRailway stationSudbury (Suffolk)8.9 miBus stationBus StationHaverhill6.4 miFerryEast Mersea Ferry Landing25 miBus stops2 within a mileEV chargingbp PulseSuffolk6.4 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CO9 postcode district.
