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County or areaSuffolk
Postcode districtCO8
Telephone code01787
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 44 min4:36 am – 9:20 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 45 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 8°C, lows 2°C573 mm of rain a year, 12 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October40 days of air frost, 22 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 8°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 5 to 14°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 21°CJJuly: 12 to 23°CJAugust: 12 to 23°CASeptember: 10 to 20°CSOctober: 8 to 15°CONovember: 4 to 11°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 landmarksWormingford Merelake · 1.3 miClicket Hillhill · under a mileTiger Hillhill · 1.6 miPrince of Wales Woodwoodland · under a mileDaisy's Woodwoodland · under a mileThe Bottomsvalley · 1.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesShalford Meadowpark · 2.8 mi · 36 haUpper Greenpark · 2.1 miGreat Cornardpark · 3.3 mi · 14 haSource: 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 199447 mi away, Offshore Harwich, EssexMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 1 May 202635 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 6.0 · 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
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
Elevation22 m72 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 15 to 64 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSt Leonards Hospital5.0 miGP surgeryChurch Square Surgeryright herePharmacyBoots4.5 miDentistWeavers Court (Dental Surgery)3.6 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryBures Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary Schoolages 4-11, 161 pupilsright hereSecondaryThomas Gainsborough Schoolages 11-18, 1,603 pupils3.8 miCollegeColchester Institute7.2 miUniversityUniversity of Essex9.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Stansted Airport STN24 miRailway stationBuresunder a mileBus stationBus StationSudbury4.9 miFerryEast Mersea Ferry Landing15 miBus stops11 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CO8 postcode district.


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