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County or areaEssex
Postcode districtCO10
Telephone code01787
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 44 min4:36 am – 9:21 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 45 min8:02 am – 3:47 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People5,971 residentsin the Bures Hamlet, Maplestead & Belchamp census areaMedian age 53.42,587 households77% of homes owner-occupied47% owned outright9% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.9% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 2,899 in work, 30% retiredMain industries: construction 14%, retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 10%Getting to work: 38% work from home, 56% go by car, 2% take public transport, 3% walk or cycle33% 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 higher15% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C628 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month August41 days of air frost, 20 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 5 to 14°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 20°CJJuly: 13 to 23°CJAugust: 13 to 23°CASeptember: 10 to 20°CSOctober: 8 to 15°CONovember: 4 to 11°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 landmarksLamarsh Hillhill · 1.5 miBrakemoor Hillhill · 1.8 miMill Streamriver · 2.4 miAnsell's Grovewoodland · under a mileTwinsteadhall Woodwoodland · under a mileHurrels Holewater · 2.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesShalford Meadowpark · 1.5 mi · 36 haTwinstead Greenpark · under a mileUpper Greenpark · 1.2 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 199450 mi away, Offshore Harwich, EssexMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 1 May 202638 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 5.6 · 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
Broadband86% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.9% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,704 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation77 m253 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 34 to 87 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSt Leonards Hospital3.1 miGP surgeryMeadow Lane Surgery2.8 miPharmacyBoots3.0 miDentistWeavers Court (Dental Surgery)2.1 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimarySt John the Baptist Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Pebmarshages 4-11, 97 pupils1.9 miPrimarySt Andrew's Bulmer Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary Schoolages 5-11, 64 pupils2.0 miSecondaryThomas Gainsborough Schoolages 11-18, 1,603 pupils2.7 miCollegeColchester Institute10.4 miUniversityUniversity of Essex13.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Stansted Airport STN22 miRailway stationSudbury (Suffolk)2.9 miBus stationBus StationSudbury3.0 miFerryEast Mersea Ferry Landing19 miBus stops1 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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