Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 45 min4:36 am – 9:21 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 44 min8:03 am – 3:47 pm
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People6,159 residentsin the Glemsford & Lawshall census areaMedian age 49.22,646 households76% of homes owner-occupied46% owned outright10% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.5% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 2,965 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 14%, construction 13%Getting to work: 28% work from home, 67% go by car, 4% walk or cycle40% 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, 7% 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°C616 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month August49 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 landmarksCranmore Hillhill · 1.6 miThe Waverwater · 1.6 miCourt Woodwoodland · under a mileLumpit Woodwoodland · under a mileMill Hillhill · 3.4 miClaypits Pondpond · 2.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesSchoolfieldplaying field · under a mileThe Greenpark · 1.6 miDyehouse Meadowpark · 2.4 mi · 12 haMelford Greenpark · 2.3 mi · 2 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 Feb 199433 mi away, Norwich, NorfolkMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 1 May 202641 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 5.0 · 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
Broadband66% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband96% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.4% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,745 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation70 m230 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 34 to 84 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSt Leonards Hospital4.9 miGP surgeryGlemsford Surgery2 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyGlemsford Pharmacyunder a mileDentistBoon Clifft And Mcgrath4.6 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryGlemsford Primary Academyages 2-11, 243 pupilsunder a milePrimaryCavendish Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 52 pupils1.7 miSecondaryStour Valley Community Schoolages 11-16, 569 pupils3.5 miCollegeWest Suffolk College10.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Stansted Airport STN24 miRailway stationSudbury (Suffolk)5.0 miBus stationBus StationSudbury4.9 miFerryEast Mersea Ferry Landing25 miBus stops24 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CO10 postcode district.
