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County or areaSuffolk
Postcode districtIP6
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 46 min4:34 am – 9:20 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 43 min8:02 am – 3:45 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People9,845 residentsin the Needham Market South & Great Blakenham census areaMedian age 39.74,171 households72% of homes owner-occupied38% owned outright10% social rented, 17% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.6% unemployment rate65% of adults are economically active, 5,248 in work, 24% retiredMain industries: public administration and defence 14%, retail and wholesale 13%, health and social work 13%Getting to work: 28% work from home, 62% go by car, 1% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle47% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages28% of adults hold a degree or higher18% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C611 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October42 days of air frost, 16 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 11°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 8°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksNeedham Lakelake · 1.9 miAlderson Lakelake · 2.0 miTitley Hillhill · 1.1 miOak Hillhill · 1.1 miBarn Grovewoodland · under a mileSwingen's Woodwoodland · under a mileBosmerewater · 2.1 miTyelay Pondpond · 1.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesBarking Tye Commonpark · under a mile · 14 haCrowley Park Playing Fieldplaying field · 1.6 mi · 3 haElmsett Greenpark · 4.0 miThorney Greenpark · 4.3 mi · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes12 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 15 Sep 199442 mi away, Offshore Harwich, EssexMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 1 May 202628 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 5.8 · PM2.5 6.8 · 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
Broadband54% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,629 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation62 m203 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 36 to 73 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalIpswich Hospital9.2 miGP surgeryNeedham Market Country Practice1.5 miPharmacyNeedham Market Pharmacy1.5 miDentistDental Surgery1.8 miPolice stationStowmarket Police Station.4.2 miCash machineMFG - Stowmarket (MRH)3.3 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryRingshall Schoolages 4-11, 117 pupils1.5 miPrimaryBosmere Community Primary Schoolages 3-11, 246 pupils1.5 miSecondaryStowmarket High Schoolages 11-16, 901 pupils4.3 miCollegeSuffolk New College8.2 miUniversityUniversity of Suffolk8.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Stansted Airport STN38 miRailway stationNeedham Market1.8 miBus stationBarnardsStowmarket3.8 miFerryHarwich International Ferry TerminalHarwich International Port16 miBus stops6 within a mileEV chargingTesla SuperchargerStowmarket3.0 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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