Sudbury

9°COvercast

• Today: 11° / 7° · 17% rain
• Tomorrow: 11° / 7° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:59Sunset 16:21

9h 23m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

22US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Southend-on-Sea, United Kingdom

• 7.0 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
• 5.3% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution

Lower is better for both figures.

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024

143 reported · August 2026▲ 8% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences72
• Criminal damage & arson18
• Anti-social behaviour12
• Shoplifting12

Neighbourhood team: Sudbury Town - South · Suffolk

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

228 reported road collisions (2025)

77 killed or seriously injured · 283 casualties · 14.7 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

166 food businesses within 2 miles

• 149 rated 4–5 ★ (132 top)
• 3 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Sudbury (0.4 km)
• 17 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£330,089 average▲ 1.6% YoY

Across Braintree · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£1,213 average monthly rent▲ 2% YoY

• 1 bed £850
• 2 bed £1,099
• 3 bed £1,354

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08

9.2× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 9.2 times median annual pay (10.0× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

2,224 property sales in the last 12 months

12 months to May 2026

A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.

Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05

6 charging locations within ~8 km

• 1 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 50 kW
• Nearest: Kingfisher Leisure Centre (0.4 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres3
• Gyms1
• Swimming pools1
• Sports pitches16
• Playgrounds28

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

• Braintree Town Hall shortlisted for Essex Wedding Award· 4 Nov 2026
• Cost of living programme delivers more than £559,000 financial impact for residents· 29 Oct 2026
• Braintree District celebrates volunteer and sporting heroes· 22 Oct 2026
• Council appeals for information following fly-tipping incident· 21 Oct 2026
• Council vows to continue raising concerns following Secretary of State call-in decision on Rivenhall Incinerator applications· 20 Oct 2026

Source: Braintree Council

155,270 residents in Braintree · 254/km²

• Under 16: 18%
• 16–64: 61%
• 65+: 20%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

• Moves in from elsewhere in the UK10,408
• Moves out to elsewhere in the UK8,406
• Net moves+2,002

Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025

Around the average in England

Ranked 164 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

£2,280 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band C (29% of 71,120)

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

68 schools · 21,326 pupils

52 primary · 8 secondary · 8 other

Ofsted: 30 of 33 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (91%)

63 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Braintree

1,574 CQC-registered services

• Care homes408
• GP practices229
• Dentists312
• Homecare agencies474
• Hospitals & hospices40

CQC ratings: 88% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 17 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Essex

• In a conservation area (Sudbury)
• Not in the Green Belt
• 250 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

238 applications decided

81.9% granted · 195 granted, 43 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

James Cartlidge

Conservative

South Suffolk

Source: UK Parliament

Conservative majority

• Lab 9
• Con 30
• Grn 4
• Ref 1
• Oth 5

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

• Schools8
• Pharmacies4
• Supermarkets4
• Parks & greens11
• Restaurants & cafés56

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

7,625 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

157 jobs advertised · £39,611 avg

e.g. SEN / SEND Tutor, Suffolk, Morning Delivery Driver, HGV Class 1 and HGV Class 2

Source: Adzuna

£826 median full-time weekly pay

2.8% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£26,019 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

48% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 68,719 certificates

10.1% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

80% low-carbon electricity

Wind 49% · Nuclear 21% · Gas 18% · Biomass 11%

86 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity

Latest estimate for East England · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 83.9 yrs women · 80.5 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy (Essex): 62.4 women · 62.7 men

75% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• Life satisfaction7.3
• Feeling worthwhile7.7
• Happiness yesterday7.6
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.1

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

5 GP surgeries · 10 pharmacies in CO10

• Hardwicke House Group Practice
• Glemsford Surgery
• Siam Surgery

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in South Suffolk:

• Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks314 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
• Automatic extension for Non- Molestation order when it is breached232 local signatures · 10,314 nationwide
• Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills180 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
• Protect legal right to support for children with SEND169 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth167 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

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  Sudbury Town Hall · 0.0 km

  Sudbury Town Hall is a municipal building in Gaol Lane in Sudbury, Suffolk, England. The building, which was the headquarters of Sudbury Borough Council, is a Grade II listed building.

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  St Peter's Church, Sudbury · 0.0 km

  St Peter's Church, Sudbury is a former Anglican church in the town of Sudbury, Suffolk, England, which now serves as an Arts Centre. The building is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated G…

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  Corn Exchange, Sudbury · 0.1 km

  The Corn Exchange is a commercial building on Market Hill, Sudbury, Suffolk, England. The structure, which is used as a public library, is a Grade II* listed building.

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  Gainsborough's House · 0.2 km

  Gainsborough's House is the birthplace of the leading English painter Thomas Gainsborough. It is now a museum and gallery, located at 46 Gainsborough Street in Sudbury, Suffolk, England. It is a Grade I listed buildin…

• Sudbury Grammar School · 0.3 km

  Sudbury Grammar School was a boys' grammar school in Sudbury, Suffolk. The school was founded in 1491. In 1972, the school was amalgamated with other local schools to form Sudbury Upper School.

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  Sudbury, Suffolk · 0.4 km

  Sudbury is a market town and civil parish in the south west of Suffolk, England, on the River Stour near the Essex border, 60 miles (97 km) north-east of London. It is the largest town in the Babergh local government…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)