Area Info for Clare (Suffolk)

Clare, Suffolk, UK

Clare is a historic market town located in Suffolk, England. It is renowned for its well-preserved medieval architecture and charming streets. The town is situated near the border with Essex and is approximately 20 miles from Bury St Edmunds.

History

Clare has a rich history dating back to the medieval period. It was granted a market charter in the 13th century, which contributed to its development as a local trading centre. The town's history is closely linked to the wool trade, which was a significant industry during the Middle Ages.

Landmarks and Attractions

One of the most notable landmarks in Clare is Clare Castle, a medieval castle ruin that offers insight into the town's historical significance. The town also features St. Peter and St. Paul's Church, a historic church with architectural features dating back several centuries. The town's centre retains many timber-framed buildings, providing a picturesque setting for visitors.

Community and Events

Clare hosts various community events throughout the year, including markets, festivals, and cultural activities. The town has a vibrant local community with shops, cafes, and pubs that reflect its historical charm and contemporary life.

Transport

Clare is accessible by road, with good connections to nearby towns and cities. The nearest railway station is in Haverhill, providing links to larger rail networks. The town is also served by local bus services.

Additional Information

Clare is part of the West Suffolk district and is known for its scenic countryside surrounding the town. It is a popular destination for visitors interested in history, architecture, and rural English life.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
Education
School
Clare Community Primary School0.75 miles
Erbury Place, Clare, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 8PZ
Stour Valley Community School1.06 miles
Cavendish Road, Clare, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 8PJ
Stoke College1.53 miles
Ashen Lane, Stoke-by-Clare, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 8JE
Belchamp St Paul Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School2.47 miles
Vicarage Road, Belchamp St Paul, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 7BP
Ridgewell Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School2.71 miles
Church Lane, Ridgewell, Halstead, Essex, CO9 4SA
Cavendish Church of England Primary School2.95 miles
The Green, Cavendish, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 8BA
Hundon Community Primary School3.01 miles
North Street, Hundon, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 8EE
St Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Great Yeldham3.70 miles
Church Road, Great Yeldham, Halstead, Essex, CO9 4PT
Kedington Primary Academy3.73 miles
Church Walk, Kedington, Haverhill, Suffolk, CB9 7QZ
Barnardiston Hall Preparatory School4.50 miles
Barnardiston, Haverhill, Suffolk, CB9 7TG
St Margaret's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Toppesfield4.58 miles
Church Lane, Toppesfield, Halstead, Essex, CO9 4DS
Glemsford Primary Academy4.70 miles
Lion Road, Glemsford, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 7RF
Churchill Special Free School4.75 miles
Chalkstone Way, Haverhill, Suffolk, CB9 0LB
Coupals Primary Academy4.75 miles
Chalkstone Way, Haverhill, Suffolk, CB9 0LB
Westfield Primary Academy5.09 miles
Chalkstone Way, Haverhill, Suffolk, CB9 0BW
Samuel Ward Academy5.27 miles
Chalkstone Way, Haverhill, Suffolk, CB9 0LD
Health
Clinic
Haverhill Physiotherapy Clinic5.34 miles
Anne Of Cleves House, Hamlet Road, Haverhill, Suffolk, CB9 8EE
The Health Centre (Haverhill)5.76 miles
Camps Road, Haverhill, Suffolk, CB9 8HF
Haverhill Health Centre5.76 miles
Camps Road, Haverhill, Suffolk, CB9 8HF
AHP Suffolk (Haverhill)5.76 miles
Haverhill Health Centre, Camps Road, Haverhill, Suffolk, CB9 8HF
Clements Surgery6.01 miles
Greenfields Way, Haverhill, Suffolk, CB9 8LU
AHP Suffolk (Wickhambrook)6.91 miles
Wickhambrook Health Centre, Nunnery Green, Wickhambrook, Newmarket, Suffolk, CB8 8XU
Sudbury Healthcare Partnership Limited (Meadow Lane)7.32 miles
Hardwicke House Group Practice, Meadow Lane, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 2TD
Sudbury Health Centre7.38 miles
Acton Lane, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 1QN
AHP Suffolk (Sudbury)7.84 miles
Sudbury Community Health Centre, Church Field Road, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 2DZ
Freshwell Health Clinic8.64 miles
Wethersfield Road, Finchingfield, Braintree, Essex, CM7 4BQ
Halstead Physiotherapy Clinic9.25 miles
Bank Building, 2 Market Hill, Halstead, Essex, CO9 2AR
Beauty At Fringe Benefits12.27 miles
Essex Golf And Country Club, Earls Colne, Colchester, Essex, CO6 2NS
Specsavers Hearcare - Cambridgeshire (Mobile - Linton)12.40 miles
Linton Health Centre, Coles Lane, Linton, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB21 4JS
AHP Suffolk (Back & Neck Service)12.54 miles
West Suffolk Hospital, Hardwick Lane, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, IP33 2QZ
Tekhnicon House12.96 miles
Springwood Drive, Braintree, Essex, CM7 2YN
Child Health Centre (Suffolk)13.06 miles
Hospital Road, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, IP33 3ND
GP
Clare Surgery0.57 miles
Hardwicke House Group Practice, Nethergate Street Clare, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 8NP
Clare Guildhall Surgery - Drs Huck , O'Donnell & Whitehead0.67 miles
High Street, Clare, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 8NY
The Christmas Maltings and Clements Practice - Kedington Surgery3.81 miles
Kedington Surgery, School Road, Haverhill, Suffolk, CB9 7NG
Dr R F Silcox & Dr C M Davies3.85 miles
Bridge Street Surgery, 4 Bridge Street, Great Yeldham, Halstead, Essex, CO9 4HU
CASTLE Dr W Littler3.85 miles
Bridge Street Surgery, 4 Bridge Street, Great Yeldham, Halstead, Essex, CO9 4HU
Glemsford Surgery4.69 miles
Lion Road, Glemsford, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 7RF
Stourview Medical Centre5.51 miles
Crown Passage, High Street, Haverhill, Suffolk, CB9 8AG
Steeple Bumpstead Surgery5.61 miles
10 Bower Hall Drive, Steeple Bumpstead, Haverhill, Suffolk, CB9 7ED
The Christmas Maltings and Clements Practice - Christmas Maltings Surgery5.76 miles
Christmas Maltings Surgery, Camps road, Haverhill, Suffolk, CB9 8HF
Christmas Maltings Surgery - Dr Selby and Partners5.76 miles
Camps Road, Haverhill, Suffolk, CB9 8HF
Castle Hedingham Surgery5.82 miles
10a Falcon Square, Castle Hedingham, Halstead, Essex, CO9 3BY
CASTLE Dr W Littler5.82 miles
10 Falcon Square, Castle Hedingham, Halstead, Essex, CO9 3BY
The Christmas Maltings and Clements Practice - Clements Surgery6.01 miles
Clements Surgery, Greenfields Way, Haverhill, Suffolk, CB9 8LU
Glemsford Surgery6.46 miles
Melford Road, Hartest, Suffolk, IP29 4DJ
The Long Melford Practice6.48 miles
Cordell Road, Long Melford, Suffolk, CO10 9EP
Hilton House Surgery6.82 miles
77 Swan Street, Sible Hedingham, Halstead, Essex, CO9 3HT
Hospital
Walnut Tree Hospital7.02 miles
Walnut Tree Lane, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 1BE
St Leonards Hospital7.50 miles
Newton Road, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 2RQ
Halstead Hospital9.05 miles
78 Hedingham Road, Halstead, Essex, CO9 2DL
West Suffolk Hospital12.54 miles
Hardwick Lane, Hardwick Lane, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, IP33 2QZ
Wedgwood House12.54 miles
West Suffolk Hospital, Hardwicke Lane, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP33 2QZ
BMI St Edmunds Hospital13.26 miles
St. Marys Square, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, IP33 2AA
Braintree Community Hospital13.34 miles
Braintree Community Hospital, Chadwick Drive, Braintree, Essex, CM7 2AL
St Michael's Hospital13.35 miles
Rayne Road, Braintree, Essex, CM7 2QU
Saffron Walden Community Hospital13.67 miles
Radwinter Road, Saffron Walden, Essex, CB11 3HY
Newmarket Hospital14.26 miles
Exning Road, Newmarket, Suffolk, CB8 7JG
Beech House Hospital15.76 miles
Fordham Road,, CB8 7LF
Fulbourn Hospital17.92 miles
Fulbourn Hospital, Fulbourn, Cambridge, CB21 5EF
Colchester General Hospital17.98 miles
Turner Road, Colchester, Essex, CO4 5JL
Oaks Hospital18.01 miles
Oaks Place, Mile End Road, Colchester, Essex, CO4 5XR
Essex County Hospital18.71 miles
Lexden Road, Colchester, Essex, CO3 3NB
Addenbrooke's19.51 miles
Hills Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB2 0QQ
Pharmacy
Clare Pharmacy0.66 miles
Clare Pharmacy, 31 High Street, Clare, Suffolk, CO10 8NY
Boots5.52 miles
15 High Street, Haverhill, CB9 8AD
Tesco Instore Pharmacy5.56 miles
Tesco Pharmacy, Cangle Road, Haverhill, Suffolk, CB9 0BQ
The Co-Operative Pharmacy5.61 miles
2 Mill Road, Haverhill, Suffolk, CB9 8BD
Haverhill Pharmacy5.76 miles
Christmas Maltings Surg, Camps Road, Haverhill, CB9 8HF
David Holland Pharmacy6.01 miles
Norton Road, (Greenfields Way), Haverhill, CB9 8LU
The Pharmacy6.43 miles
Hall Street, Long Melford, Sudbury, CO10 9JG
Day Lewis Pharmacy6.58 miles
132-134 Swan Street, Sible Hedingham, Halstead, CO9 3PP
Sainsburys Pharmacy6.88 miles
Haycocks Road, Haverhill, Suffolk, CB9 7YL
Tesco In Store Pharmacy7.10 miles
Tesco Pharmacy, Woodhall Business Park, Springlands Way, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 1GY
Parade Pharmacy7.22 miles
6 North Street Parade, Sudbury,, CO10 1GL
Superdrug Pharmacy7.24 miles
8 North Street, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 1RB
Lloydspharmacy7.24 miles
29 North Street, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 1RB
Boots7.26 miles
Market Hill, Sudbury, CO10 2EA
Sainsbury's Pharmacy7.67 miles
Armes Trading Estate, Cornard Road, Sudbury, CO10 2XB
Boots8.03 miles
Shop 5 Applegate Mews, Great Cornard, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 0GL
Leisure
Park
CLARE CASTLE0.76 miles
BELCHAMP HALL (Grade II Listed)4.72 miles
HAVERHILL RAILWAY WALKS5.01 miles
COE'S MEADOW5.77 miles
THE RAILWAY WALKS6.05 miles
TRINITY HOSPITAL (Grade II Listed)6.58 miles
KENTWELL HALL (Grade II* Listed)6.71 miles
SUDBURY COMMON LANDS6.81 miles
MELFORD HALL (Grade II* Listed)6.82 miles
CHILTON HALL (Grade II Listed)8.05 miles
SPAINS HALL (Grade II* Listed)8.46 miles
GREAT CORNARD8.87 miles
GOSFIELD HALL (Grade II Listed)9.35 miles
GOSFIELD SANDPITS9.48 miles
ICKWORTH HOUSE (Grade II* Listed)10.80 miles
COLNE VALLEY11.32 miles
Shop
Groceries
Co-op Sudbury0.70 miles
Clare, CO10 8NY
Nisa Local3.66 miles
17 Silver St, Kedington, Haverhill, Suffolk, CB9 7QG
Hunts Hill Convenience Store4.59 miles
Hunts Hill, Glemford, Glemsford Suffolk CO10 7RP
SPAR Glemsford4.92 miles
Spar, Bells Lane, Suffolk, CO10 7QA
Londis BP Haverhill Service Station4.97 miles
Sturmer Road, Haverhill, CB9 7UU
Budgens Haverhill4.99 miles
Sturmer Road, Haverhill, Suffolk, CB9 7UU
ALDI Lordscroft Lane5.11 miles
Haverhill, CB9 OER
Chalkstone Convenience Store5.35 miles
3 Strasbourge Square, Haverhill, Suffolk CB9 0HR
Iceland Haverhill5.46 miles
20 High Street, Haverhill, Suffolk, CB9 8AR
Tesco Haverhill (Superstore)5.57 miles
Cangle Rd, Haverhill, Suffolk, CB9 0BQ
Duddery Hill Convenience Store5.67 miles
Duddery Hill, Haverhill Suffolk CB9 8DR
B&B Convenience Store5.79 miles
75 Chapple Drive, Haverhill Suffolk CB9 0DU
Londis, Haverhill5.94 miles
1-2 Gloucester Road, Haverhill, CB9 8JN
Co-op Sudbury6.32 miles
Long Melford, CO10 9JR
Londis, Hedingham6.61 miles
140 Swan Street, Hedingham, CO9 3PP
Wickhambrook Stores6.66 miles
Thorns Corner, Wickambrook Newmarket Suffolk CB8 8XW
Transport
Airport
London Stansted Airport18.14 miles
Cambridge City Airport19.24 miles
London Southend Airport35.30 miles
Bus Stop
Westfields (W)0.24 miles
Westfields (E)0.26 miles
Memorial (S)0.70 miles
Memorial (N)0.71 miles
Common Street (N)0.83 miles
Common Street (S)0.83 miles
Hill Terrace (W)1.00 miles
Hill Terrace (E)1.00 miles
Stour Valley Community School (E)1.07 miles
Folly Road (NW)1.42 miles
Folly Road (SE)1.42 miles
The Lion (N)1.44 miles
The Lion (S)1.44 miles
Launds Farm (SW)1.58 miles
Launds Farm (NE)1.58 miles
Village Hall (SE)1.73 miles
Ferry Port
Brightlingsea Ferry Landing26.77 miles
Point Clear Ferry Landing26.81 miles
Harwich International Ferry Terminal30.40 miles
Shotley Point Marina Ferry Landing31.14 miles
Shotley Point Marina Ferry Landing31.14 miles
Harwich Harbour Ferry Landing31.70 miles
Wallasea Island Ferry Landing32.50 miles
Burnham on Crouch Ferry Landing32.73 miles
Felixstowe for Harwich Ferry Landing33.24 miles
Felixstowe for Bawdsey Ferry Landing35.44 miles
Bawdsey Ferry Landing35.57 miles
Tilbury Ferry Terminal43.80 miles
Gravesend Pier44.12 miles
King's Lynn Ferry Landing47.78 miles
West Lynn Ferry Landing47.87 miles
Railway Station
Sudbury (Suffolk) Rail Station7.52 miles
Bures Rail Station11.03 miles
Dullingham Rail Station12.38 miles
Chappel & Wakes Colne Rail Station12.94 miles
Newmarket Rail Station13.36 miles
Braintree Rail Station13.60 miles
Bury St Edmunds Rail Station13.97 miles
Braintree Freeport Rail Station14.01 miles
Kennett Rail Station14.55 miles
Cressing Rail Station15.19 miles
Great Chesterford Rail Station15.94 miles
Thurston Rail Station15.96 miles
Audley End Rail Station16.04 miles
Marks Tey Rail Station16.07 miles
White Notley Rail Station16.16 miles
Newport (Essex) Rail Station16.31 miles
Crime
Flood Data
Flood Risk Per Year (CO10 8HG)
Number of Properties in Catchment27
Very Low Risk (<0.1% chance of flooding)0
Low Risk (0.1% < 1% chance of flooding)0
Medium Risk (1% < 3.3% chance of flooding)0
High Risk (>3.3%)4
Property Sales
THE BAFFY, STOKE ROAD
CLARE
SUDBURY
SUFFOLK
CO10 8HG		£832,500
2025-01-07
detached
freehold
Sold 2016-10-25   £545,000
Sold 2002-09-30   £349,000
CHERRY COTTAGE, STOKE ROAD
CLARE
SUDBURY
SUFFOLK
CO10 8HG		£350,000
2024-03-15
detached
freehold
WILLOWS, STOKE ROAD
CLARE
SUDBURY
SUFFOLK
CO10 8HG		£395,000
2022-12-15
detached
freehold
ASPENS, STOKE ROAD
CLARE
SUDBURY
SUFFOLK
CO10 8HG		£525,000
2021-06-28
detached
freehold
Sold 2005-11-11   £333,750
Sold 2002-05-24   £250,000
THE MILLERS (1), STOKE ROAD
CLARE
SUDBURY
SUFFOLK
CO10 8HG		£440,000
2021-03-01
detached
freehold
Sold 1999-05-05   £78,000
THREE DE LA TE, STOKE ROAD
CLARE
SUDBURY
SUFFOLK
CO10 8HH		£325,000
2019-04-01
semidetached
freehold
Sold 2016-11-14   £270,000
DANUM LAKE HOUSE, STOKE ROAD
CLARE
SUDBURY
SUFFOLK
CO10 8HG		£1,200,000
2012-02-14
detached
freehold
Sold 2004-09-10   £645,000
THREEWAYS, STOKE ROAD
CLARE
SUDBURY
SUFFOLK
CO10 8HH		£232,000
2007-07-30
semidetached
freehold
LOWVALE, STOKE ROAD
CLARE
SUDBURY
SUFFOLK
CO10 8HH		£720,000
2007-01-12
detached
freehold
Sold 2005-01-14   £450,000
Sold 2002-01-14   £450,000
Sold 1999-05-28   £135,000
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