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Theatres 11 Art Galleries 10 Museums 9 Aquariums 8 Lakes 5 Holiday Parks 4 Golf Courses 4 Golf Driving Ranges 4 Stadiums 3 Nature Reserves 3 Exhibition and Trade Centres 2 Go Karting 2 Cathedrals 1 Park and Gardens 1 Zoos 1

Local servicesHospitalSt Leonards Hospital2.4 miGP surgerySiam Surgery2 surgeries within 2 miles1.6 miPharmacySupremus Pharmacy3 pharmacies within 2 miles1.6 miDentistPerfect Smile Clinic2.4 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi6 schools4 primary, 1 secondary, 1 specialPrimaryActon Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary Schoolages 4-11, 196 pupilsunder a milePrimaryGreat Waldingfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary Schoolages 4-11, 203 pupils1.3 miSecondaryOrmiston Sudbury Academyages 11-19, 710 pupils2.0 miCollegeWest Suffolk College12.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Stansted Airport STN26 miRailway stationSudbury (Suffolk)2.6 miBus stationBus StationSudbury2.6 miFerryEast Mersea Ferry Landing22 miBus stops12 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CO10 postcode district.

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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CO10 postcode district.

County or areaSuffolk
Postcode districtCO10
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 45 min4:36 am – 9:21 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 44 min8:02 am – 3:47 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People6,121 residentsin the Acton, Great Waldingfield & Bures census areaMedian age 50.52,606 households78% of homes owner-occupied48% owned outright10% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.6% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 2,808 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, health and social work 13%, construction 12%Getting to work: 32% work from home, 61% go by car, 2% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle47% 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 higher17% 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, 13 days with 10 mm or morewettest month August45 days of air frost, 20 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 1 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 4 to 14°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 20°CJJuly: 12 to 23°CJAugust: 12 to 23°CASeptember: 10 to 19°CSOctober: 8 to 15°CONovember: 4 to 10°CNDecember: 2 to 8°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksLittle Bear's Hillhill · 1.9 miGreat Bear's Hillhill · 1.9 miActon Woodwoodland · under a mileAsh Fennwoodland · 1.1 miHorse Pondpond · 1.7 miMill Streamriver · 3.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesDyehouse Meadowpark · 1.8 mi · 12 haNorth Meadow Commonpark · 2.1 mi · 17 haMelford Greenpark · 1.8 mi · 2 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes14 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 15 Sep 199450 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: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 5.4 · PM2.5 6.9 · 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
Broadband81% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,081 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation57 m187 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 40 to 73 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50





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Lakes

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