Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 45 min4:36 am – 9:22 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 44 min8:03 am – 3:47 pm
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People6,520 residentsin the Clare, Cavendish & Wickhambrook census areaMedian age 54.43,006 households70% of homes owner-occupied45% owned outright15% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.6% unemployment rate54% of adults are economically active, 2,912 in work, 36% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 12%, construction 12%Getting to work: 36% work from home, 55% go by car, 1% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle29% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages33% 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 August: highs 23°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C607 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month August50 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)
Parks and green spacesClare Castle Country Parkpark · within reach · 10 haLower Commonpark · under a mile · 7 haClare Park Lake Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 7 haThe Greenpark · 2.0 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 199436 mi away, Norwich, NorfolkMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 1 May 202644 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 4.8 · 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
Broadband56% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,959 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation50 m164 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 39 to 85 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSt Leonards Hospital7.1 miGP surgeryClare Guildhall Surgery2 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyClare Pharmacyright hereDentistHighpoint (Dental Surgery)5.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryClare Community Primary Schoolages 4-11, 199 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryStour Valley Community Schoolages 11-16, 569 pupilsunder a mileCollegeWest Suffolk College12.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Stansted Airport STN20 miRailway stationSudbury (Suffolk)7.2 miBus stationBus StationHaverhill6.0 miFerryEast Mersea Ferry Landing26 miBus stops11 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CO10 postcode district.
