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°C613 mm of rain a year, 13 days with 10 mm or morewettest month August45 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)
Parks and green spacesLangham Walled Gardenpark · 4.7 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 199414 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: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 5.1 · 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
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
Elevation42 m138 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 27 to 46 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalHartismere Hospital11 miGP surgeryStanton Surgery2.0 miPharmacyIxworth Pharmacy4.2 miDentistHopton Dental Surgery2.2 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryBarningham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary Schoolages 3-11, 70 pupilsright hereSecondaryIxworth High Schoolages 11-16, 512 pupils4.1 miCollegeWest Suffolk College10.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNorwich Airport NWI28 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN43 miRailway stationHarling Road7.0 miBus stationBus InterchangeThetford7.4 miBus stops10 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the IP31 postcode district.
