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Aquariums 10 Museums 9 Art Galleries 8 Holiday Parks 7 Lakes 7 Theatres 6 Nature Reserves 3 Go Karting 2 Golf Courses 2 Racecourses 2 Cathedrals 1 Park and Gardens 1

Local servicesHospitalSwaffham Community Hospital14 miGP surgeryForest Surgery2 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyBoots2 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistHarold Smith Dental Practiceright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools3 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryForest Academyages 3-11, 389 pupilsright herePrimaryGlade Academyages 4-11, 180 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryBreckland Schoolages 11-16, 615 pupilsunder a mileCollegeWest Suffolk College14.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNorwich Airport NWI32 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN42 miRailway stationBrandonunder a mileBus stationBus InterchangeThetford5.6 miFerryKing's Lynn Ferry LandingKings Lynn23 miBus stops73 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the IP27 postcode district.

Local Information

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the IP27 postcode district.

County or areaSuffolk
Postcode districtIP27
Telephone code01353
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 49 min4:34 am – 9:24 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 40 min8:05 am – 3:45 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People9,690 residentsin the Brandon census areaMedian age 45.14,499 households61% of homes owner-occupied37% owned outright15% social rented, 24% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.5% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 4,487 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, manufacturing 12%, health and social work 11%Getting to work: 16% work from home, 71% go by car, 3% take public transport, 10% walk or cycle46% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages19% of adults hold a degree or higher28% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 93%2% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 1°C631 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month August71 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 landmarksWhite Hillhill · 1.1 miWilton Hillhill · 2.0 miHome Woodwoodland · 1.2 miSession Heathwoodland · 1.3 miOld Forestforest · 4.2 miWest Tofts Merelake · 5.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesThe Orchardpark · under a mileBrandon Country Parkpark · under a mile · 14 haTwo Mile Bottom Picnic Areapark · 4.0 mi · 17 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes10 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 8 Aug 202230 mi away, Sawston, CambridgeshireSource: 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 7.0 · 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
Broadband79% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.3% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,660 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation9 m30 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 2 to 37 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50





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