Local servicesHospitalSt Leonards Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryHardwicke House Group Practice5 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyBoots6 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistFriars Street Dental Practiceunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi11 schools7 primary, 2 secondary, 2 specialPrimarySt Gregory Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary Schoolages 3-11, 227 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt Joseph's Catholic Primary Schoolages 4-11under a mileSecondaryOrmiston Sudbury Academyages 11-19, 710 pupils1.1 miCollegeColchester Institute12.0 miUniversityUniversity of Essex14.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Stansted Airport STN23 miRailway stationSudbury (Suffolk)under a mileBus stationBus StationSudburyunder a mileFerryEast Mersea Ferry Landing20 miBus stops38 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CO10 postcode district.
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
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People11,622 residentsin the Sudbury census areaMedian age 47.25,466 households57% of homes owner-occupied36% owned outright19% social rented, 23% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting6.7% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 5,272 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 19%, health and social work 15%, construction 11%Getting to work: 22% work from home, 57% go by car, 2% take public transport, 19% walk or cycle57% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages24% of adults hold a degree or higher22% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 96%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C655 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November42 days of air frost, 22 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 landmarksKone Valevalley · under a mileMill Streamriver · 1.0 miBrakemoor Hillhill · under a mileSheepshead Hillhill · 1.8 miTiltscroft Woodwoodland · under a mileBath Woodwoodland · 1.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesFreemen's Little Commonpark · under a mile · 3 haFreemen's Great Commonpark · under a mile · 6 haFriar's Meadowpark · under a mile · 7 haBatt Hall Allotmentsallotments · under a mileSudbury Rugby Union Football Clubplaying field · 1.4 mi · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes11 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19701 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 202638 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 6.1 · PM2.5 7.0 · 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
Broadband93% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)5,753 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation23 m75 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 21 to 75 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
