Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 47 min4:35 am – 9:22 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 42 min8:04 am – 3:46 pm
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People8,377 residentsin the Bury St Edmunds Central census areaMedian age 41.64,523 households46% of homes owner-occupied27% owned outright18% social rented, 35% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.3% unemployment rate63% of adults are economically active, 4,407 in work, 23% retiredMain industries: health and social work 18%, retail and wholesale 14%, education 10%Getting to work: 26% work from home, 48% go by car, 2% take public transport, 24% walk or cycle63% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages40% of adults hold a degree or higher17% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 93%1% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C609 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month August39 days of air frost, 20 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 landmarksBury St Edmunds Abbeyhistoric site · under a mileThe Norman Towerhistoric site · under a mileMayne Waterlake · under a mileChurch Waterlake · 2.8 miWestley Bottomvalley · 1.6 miHarram Hillhill · 2.9 miLord Hervey's Woodwoodland · 1.7 miBeech Grovewoodland · 1.8 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesHolywater Meadowspark · under a mile · 12 haAbbey Gardenspark · under a mile · 6 haHardwick Heathpark · 1.2 mi · 27 haBury St Edmunds Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 60 haTollgate Recreation Groundplaying field · under a mile · 4 haRisbygate Sports Clubsports ground · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes14 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 15 Feb 199423 mi away, Norwich, NorfolkMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 1 May 202643 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 7.9 · PM2.5 7.3 · 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
Broadband96% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)5,011 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation38 m125 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 27 to 70 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalHospital Road Siteunder a mileGP surgeryVictoria Surgery11 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyVictoria Street Pharmacy10 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistMydentistright herePolice stationBury St Edmunds police stationunder a mileCash machineTesco Bank ATM4 within half a mileunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi21 schools10 primary, 3 secondary, 1 independent, 3 special, 1 sixth form, 3 otherPrimarySt Edmundsbury CofE Primary Academyages 5-11, 168 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryKing Edward VI CEVC Schoolages 11-16, 1,189 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryBury St Edmunds County High Schoolages 11-16, 657 pupilsunder a mileCollegeWest Suffolk Collegeunder a mileSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Stansted Airport STN32 miRailway stationBury St Edmundsunder a mileBus stationBus StationBury St Edmundsunder a mileBus stops152 within a mileCar parkParkway Short Stay Car ParkBury St Edmunds4 car parks within half a mileunder a mileEV chargingbp PulseBury Saint Edmunds9 charging points within a mileunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the IP33 postcode district.
