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County or areaSuffolk
Postcode districtIP24
Telephone code01603
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 49 min4:34 am – 9:23 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 41 min8:04 am – 3:45 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People6,599 residentsin the Ixworth, Honington & Barnham census areaMedian age 42.82,653 households62% of homes owner-occupied38% owned outright13% social rented, 25% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.9% unemployment rate64% of adults are economically active, 3,471 in work, 24% retiredMain industries: public administration and defence 23%, health and social work 13%, retail and wholesale 13%Getting to work: 31% work from home, 56% go by car, 1% take public transport, 11% walk or cycle38% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages29% of adults hold a degree or higher15% 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 8°C, lows 1°C684 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month August47 days of air frost, 22 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 8°CJFebruary: 1 to 8°CFMarch: 2 to 11°CMApril: 4 to 14°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 20°CJJuly: 12 to 23°CJAugust: 12 to 23°CASeptember: 9 to 19°CSOctober: 7 to 15°CONovember: 4 to 11°CNDecember: 1 to 8°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksBroad Waterlake · 2.1 miGreat Snare Hillhill · 1.0 miButten Islandisland · 2.3 miThe Nunnery Lakeswater · 1.2 miBrier Hillhill · 1.5 miCounty Holewater · 1.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesBarnham Cross Commonpark · 1.2 mi · 80 haCastle Meadowpark · 2.3 mi · 6 haMelford Commonpark · 2.4 mi · 5 haSource: 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 199414 mi away, Norwich, NorfolkMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 1 May 202646 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 5.0 · 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
Broadband46% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)2,689 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation28 m92 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 12 to 51 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalHospital Road Site9.7 miGP surgerySchool Lane Surgery2.4 miPharmacySchool Lane Pharmacy2.4 miDentistDental Surgery2.4 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools3 primary, 1 otherPrimaryBarnham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary Schoolages 5-11, 155 pupilsright herePrimaryQueensway Infant Academyages 4-7, 101 pupils1.9 miSecondaryThe Thetford Academyages 11-19, 1,398 pupils3.4 miCollegeWest Suffolk College9.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNorwich Airport NWI31 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN40 miRailway stationThetford2.8 miBus stationBus InterchangeThetford2.6 miFerryKing's Lynn Ferry LandingKings Lynn30 miBus stops8 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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