Sudbury at a glance
In Suffolk, Sudbury has a population of 23922 and covers the CO10 postcode district, and its compact centre is supported by Sudbury station 0.2 miles from the middle of town for easy meet‑ups with a van and driver. Day to day, people here book house and flat moves to and from the towns nearby, with Halstead 8.5 miles by road in 17 minutes, Hadleigh 11.7 miles in 21 minutes, Braintree 14.6 miles in 30 minutes, Colchester 15.7 miles in 37 minutes, Berechurch 17.7 miles in 40 minutes, Bury St Edmunds 18 miles in 32 minutes, Great Notley 18.6 miles in 35 minutes, Wivenhoe 18.9 miles in 39 minutes, Haverhill 19 miles in 38 minutes, and Stowmarket 20.6 miles in 42 minutes, so runs across the county line as well as within Suffolk are straightforward. It also serves smaller places close by, including Great Waldingfield at 2 miles, Acton and Newton both 2.4 miles, Long Melford 2.9 miles, Lamarsh 3.6 miles, Little Waldingfield 3.7 miles, Assington 4.3 miles, Bures 4.9 miles, Glemsford 5.1 miles, Lavenham 5.3 miles, Cavendish 5.4 miles, Leavenheath 5.5 miles, and Hartest 7.3 miles, so short hops between villages and the town are common. Shawlands Retail Park is 0.7 miles from the centre, helpful for flat‑pack and furniture collected from the retail parks, while Sudbury Household Waste Recycling Centre is 1.3 miles from the centre for tip runs of old furniture, garden waste and clutter to the recycling centre. Single items such as a sofa, a bed, a wardrobe or a washing machine are regularly moved, and house and flat moves to and from the towns nearby often include Long Melford, Lavenham, Hadleigh and Colchester. The nearest main town is Barnet, and longer moves there or back from Sudbury are part of the mix when people are relocating to, from or around CO10.
Sudbury had 23,922 people at the 2021 Census. Furniture and flat-pack from Shawlands Retail Park is a common single-item run. The council's nearest recycling centre is Sudbury Household Waste Recycling Centre, 1.3 miles away; a tip run with us goes to a licensed recycling centre, with the disposal in the price.