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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CB8 postcode district.

County or areaSuffolk
Postcode districtCB8
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 46 min4:36 am – 9:22 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 43 min8:04 am – 3:47 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People6,520 residentsin the Clare, Cavendish & Wickhambrook census areaMedian age 54.43,006 households70% of homes owner-occupied45% owned outright15% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.6% unemployment rate54% of adults are economically active, 2,912 in work, 36% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 12%, construction 12%Getting to work: 36% work from home, 55% go by car, 1% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle29% 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 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 2°C635 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month August48 days of air frost, 16 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 1 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 10°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: 8 to 15°CONovember: 4 to 10°CNDecember: 2 to 7°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksShop Hillhill · under a mileNewmarket Ridgehistoric site · 2.7 miFuller's Hillhill · under a mileStansfield Windmillhistoric site · 3.0 miFour Acre Woodwoodland · under a mileEleven Acre Woodwoodland · 1.0 miBailey Pondpond · 2.2 miLittle Field Bottomvalley · 3.7 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesThe Greenpark · under a mileSeven Elms Greenpark · 1.8 miHawkedon Greenpark · 3.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes11 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 15 Feb 199431 mi away, Norwich, NorfolkMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 1 May 202647 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 4.6 · PM2.5 6.9 · 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
Broadband56% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,959 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation104 m341 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 78 to 120 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWest Suffolk Hospital8.1 miGP surgeryWickhambrook Surgeryunder a milePharmacyBarrow Pharmacy5.1 miDentistHighpoint (Dental Surgery)2.6 miPolice stationHaverhill Police Station7.5 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryWickhambrook Primary Academyages 4-11, 180 pupilsright hereCollegeWest Suffolk College8.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Stansted Airport STN24 miRailway stationNewmarket7.8 miBus stationBus StationHaverhill7.5 miBus stops11 within a mileEV chargingInstaVolt Charging StationBury Saint Edmunds7.5 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CB8 postcode district.


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