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County or areaSuffolk
Postcode districtCO6
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 44 min4:36 am – 9:20 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 45 min8:02 am – 3:46 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People8,200 residentsin the Leavenheath, Nayland & Boxford census areaMedian age 52.33,542 households78% of homes owner-occupied49% owned outright10% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.9% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 3,800 in work, 32% retiredMain industries: health and social work 12%, retail and wholesale 12%, construction 11%Getting to work: 41% work from home, 52% go by car, 2% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle38% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages37% 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 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C577 mm of rain a year, 11 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October47 days of air frost, 19 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 8°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 5 to 14°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 21°CJJuly: 12 to 23°CJAugust: 12 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 landmarksStone Streethistoric site · 2.0 miBower House Tyehistoric site · 2.4 miBroom Hillhill · 1.1 miBeech Hillhill · 1.5 miBushy Park Woodwoodland · under a mileMark Woodwoodland · under a mileBradick's Pondpond · 2.1 miSemer Merelake · 5.2 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesThe Greenpark · within reachStoke by Nayland Golf Clubgolf course · 1.4 mi · 106 haPrimrose Woodpark · 2.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes14 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 15 Sep 199442 mi away, Offshore Harwich, EssexMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 1 May 202630 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 6.0 · 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
Broadband67% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.3% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,714 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation55 m180 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 14 to 68 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalHospital Liaison Team6.7 miGP surgeryNayland Surgery2.9 miPharmacyMill Pharmacy3.2 miDentistNayland Dental And Cosmetic Clinic2.8 miPolice stationHadleigh Police Station3.3 miCash machineSantanderHadleigh3.2 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 primary, 1 independentIndependentOneSchool Global UK Colchester Campusages 7-18, 120 pupils1.3 miPrimaryStoke-by-Nayland Church of England Primary Schoolages 3-11, 48 pupils1.3 miSecondaryHadleigh High Schoolages 11-16, 712 pupils3.6 miCollegeColchester Institute7.9 miUniversityUniversity of Essex9.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Stansted Airport STN30 miRailway stationBures6.2 miBus stationColchester North Park-and-RideMile End5.6 miFerryBrightlingsea Ferry Landing15 miBus stops4 within a mileEV chargingInstaVolt Charging StationIpswich4.2 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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