Local servicesHospitalSt Leonards Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryGreat Cornard Surgery5 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyBoots6 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistAmmaad Jamilunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi10 schools6 primary, 2 secondary, 2 specialPrimaryPot Kiln Primary Schoolages 3-11, 236 pupilsunder a milePrimaryWells Hall Primary Schoolages 2-11, 494 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryThomas Gainsborough Schoolages 11-18, 1,603 pupilsunder a mileCollegeColchester Institute11.2 miUniversityUniversity of Essex13.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Stansted Airport STN24 miRailway stationSudbury (Suffolk)under a mileBus stationBus StationSudburyunder a mileFerryEast Mersea Ferry Landing19 miBus stops74 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CO10 postcode district.
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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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People9,950 residentsin the Great Cornard census areaMedian age 40.94,051 households66% of homes owner-occupied36% owned outright19% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.6% unemployment rate63% of adults are economically active, 4,715 in work, 23% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 19%, health and social work 14%, construction 12%Getting to work: 19% work from home, 69% go by car, 1% take public transport, 10% walk or cycle55% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages21% of adults hold a degree or higher20% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C630 mm of rain a year, 13 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October41 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 landmarksMill Streamriver · under a mileSheepshead Hillhill · under a mileBrakemoor Hillhill · 1.0 miKone Valevalley · 1.1 miThe Grovewoodland · 1.0 miAbbas Hall Woodwoodland · 1.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesShalford Meadowpark · 1.2 mi · 36 haFriar's Meadowpark · under a mile · 7 haGreat Cornardpark · under a mile · 14 haNewton Greengolf course · 1.5 mi · 43 haSudbury Rugby Union Football Clubplaying field · under a mile · 3 haBatt Hall Allotmentsallotments · 1.6 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 Sep 199449 mi away, Offshore Harwich, EssexMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 1 May 202637 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 6.6 · PM2.5 7.1 · 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
Broadband58% 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)4,217 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation31 m102 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 20 to 76 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
