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County or areaEssex
Postcode districtCO9
Telephone code01440
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 45 min4:37 am – 9:22 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 44 min8:03 am – 3:48 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,021 residentsin the Steeple Bumpstead & Great Yeldham census areaMedian age 49.92,881 households77% of homes owner-occupied42% owned outright12% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.8% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 3,469 in work, 27% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, construction 13%, health and social work 11%Getting to work: 33% work from home, 62% go by car, 1% take public transport, 3% walk or cycle26% 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 higher18% 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 7°C, lows 1°C608 mm of rain a year, 13 days with 10 mm or morewettest month August53 days of air frost, 18 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 7°CJFebruary: 1 to 8°CFMarch: 2 to 11°CMApril: 4 to 14°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 20°CJJuly: 12 to 23°CJAugust: 12 to 22°CASeptember: 10 to 19°CSOctober: 7 to 15°CONovember: 4 to 10°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 landmarksThe Waverwater · 1.1 miGainsford End Mill, Toppesfieldhistoric site · 3.7 miBaythorne Deepswater · 1.6 miBailey Hillhill · 2.2 miPettyfield Woodwoodland · under a mileCornish Hall Endhistoric site · 4.3 miHickslay Grovewoodland · under a mileStour Valevalley · 2.2 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesThe Greenpark · within reachCage Greenpark · within reachChapel Greenpark · under a mileSource: 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 199439 mi away, Norwich, NorfolkMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 1 May 202646 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 4.9 · PM2.5 6.7 · 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
Broadband92% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,060 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation79 m259 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 61 to 87 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalHalstead Hospital7.7 miGP surgeryGreat Yeldham Surgery2.1 miPharmacyClare Pharmacy3.4 miDentistHaverhill Dental Centre5.0 miPolice stationHaverhill Police Station5.0 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Clare, Clare3.5 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryRidgewell Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 55 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Great Yeldhamages 4-11, 139 pupils1.8 miSecondaryStour Valley Community Schoolages 11-16, 569 pupils3.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Stansted Airport STN17 miRailway stationSudbury (Suffolk)8.7 miBus stationBus StationHaverhill4.8 miFerryEast Mersea Ferry Landing26 miBus stops2 within a mileEV chargingbp PulseSuffolk4.9 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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