Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 48 min4:34 am – 9:22 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 41 min8:03 am – 3:45 pm
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People6,839 residentsin the Stanton & Barningham census areaMedian age 52.43,051 households76% of homes owner-occupied49% owned outright11% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.3% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 3,113 in work, 33% retiredMain industries: health and social work 14%, retail and wholesale 14%, construction 12%Getting to work: 28% work from home, 65% go by car, 1% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle26% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages27% of adults hold a degree or higher20% have no qualifications, 7% 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°C596 mm of rain a year, 12 days with 10 mm or morewettest month August44 days of air frost, 19 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksIxworth Prioryhistoric site · 2.2 miPakenham Water Millhistoric site · 2.6 miBroad Merelake · 3.0 miLittle Carrwoodland · under a mileGreat Carrwoodland · under a mileBroad Waterlake · 3.8 miMickle Hillhill · 2.6 miIsland Pondpond · 1.8 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesLangham Walled Gardenpark · 3.5 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 Feb 199416 mi away, Norwich, NorfolkMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 1 May 202641 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 5.1 · 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
Broadband25% 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)2,984 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation35 m115 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 21 to 50 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalHospital Road Site8.4 miGP surgeryStanton Surgery2 surgeries within 2 miles1.4 miPharmacyIxworth Pharmacy1.8 miDentistHonington Dental Centre3.2 miPolice stationNorfolk Police - Thetford Public Enquiry Office7.5 miCash machineRAF Honington (LINK DC)3.2 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools3 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryBardwell Church of England Primary Schoolages 5-11, 54 pupilsunder a milePrimaryStanton Primary Schoolages 3-11, 218 pupils1.7 miSecondaryIxworth High Schoolages 11-16, 512 pupils1.8 miCollegeWest Suffolk College8.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNorwich Airport NWI30 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN40 miRailway stationThurston5.6 miBus stationBus InterchangeThetford7.6 miBus stops12 within a mileEV chargingDLN Car ChargingBury St. Edmunds5.3 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the IP31 postcode district.
