Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 45 min4:37 am – 9:22 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 44 min8:04 am – 3:48 pm
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People8,253 residentsin the Kedington, Hundon & Withersfield census areaMedian age 43.52,911 households76% of homes owner-occupied40% owned outright8% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.4% unemployment rate55% of adults are economically active, 3,713 in work, 22% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 13%, construction 11%Getting to work: 30% work from home, 60% go by car, 2% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle39% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages31% of adults hold a degree or higher17% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 96%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C625 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month August53 days of air frost, 18 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 spacesEmperor's Greenpark · under a mile · 7 haEast Town Parkpark · 1.3 mi · 7 haHaverhill Recreation Groundpark · 1.3 mi · 5 haHaverhill Golf Coursegolf course · 1.3 mi · 43 haMott's Fieldplaying field · 1.4 mi · 3 haCastle Playing Fieldsplaying field · 1.7 mi · 8 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes12 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 22 Sep 202050 mi away, Leighton Buzzard, BedsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 1 May 202650 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 7.0 · 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 broadband96% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.3% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,321 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation104 m341 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 65 to 112 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSaffron Walden Community Hospital9.8 miGP surgeryUnity Healthcare D830124 surgeries within 2 miles1.2 miPharmacyTesco In-Store Pharmacy5 pharmacies within 2 miles1.0 miDentistDental Surgeryunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi12 schools8 primary, 2 secondary, 2 specialSecondarySamuel Ward Academyages 11-18, 1,076 pupilsunder a milePrimaryWestfield Primary Academyages 3-11, 425 pupilsunder a milePrimaryNew Cangle Community Primary Schoolages 4-11, 210 pupils1.0 miCollegeWest Suffolk College14.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Stansted Airport STN17 miRailway stationDullingham8.3 miBus stationBus StationHaverhill1.1 miBus stops46 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CB9 postcode district.
