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Driving Schools 11 Nursery Schools 10 Independent or Preparatory Schools 8 Music Schools 8 Language Schools 8 Dance Schools 6 Martial Arts Schools 6 Business Schools 5 Riding School and Stables 5 Sailing Schools 5 Schools 5 High and Secondary Schools 4 Community Schools 2 Ballet Schools 2 Karate Schools 2 Beauty Schools 2 English Language Schools 2 Kung Fu Schools 2 Primary Schools 2 Art and Design Schools 1 Swimming Lessons 1 After School Clubs 1 Drama Schools 1

Local servicesHospitalNuffield Ipswich Hospital2.2 miGP surgeryMartlesham Surgery1.5 miPharmacyMartlesham Pharmacy2 pharmacies within 2 miles1.5 miDentistMartlesham Heath Dental Practice1.5 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools5 primaryPrimaryBucklesham Primary Schoolages 4-11, 104 pupilsunder a milePrimaryBirchwood Primary Schoolages 4-11, 209 pupils1.4 miSecondaryKesgrave High Schoolages 11-18, 1,875 pupils2.4 miCollegeSuffolk New College5.0 miUniversityUniversity of Suffolk5.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Southend Airport SEN41 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN46 miRailway stationWoodbridge3.8 miBus stationMartlesham Park and Ride2.1 miFerryShotley Point Marina Ferry LandingShotley Gate5.7 miBus stops8 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the IP10 postcode district.

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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the IP10 postcode district.

County or areaSuffolk
Postcode districtIP10
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 45 min4:34 am – 9:19 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 44 min8:00 am – 3:45 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People8,046 residentsin the Bixley, Warren Heath & Nacton census areaMedian age 51.63,351 households88% of homes owner-occupied55% owned outright2% social rented, 10% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.5% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 3,873 in work, 32% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, retail and wholesale 14%, education 9%Getting to work: 39% work from home, 53% go by car, 1% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle69% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages35% of adults hold a degree or higher14% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C617 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October34 days of air frost, 17 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 8°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 10°CMApril: 5 to 14°CAMay: 8 to 17°CMJune: 11 to 20°CJJuly: 13 to 22°CJAugust: 13 to 22°CASeptember: 11 to 19°CSOctober: 8 to 15°CONovember: 5 to 11°CNDecember: 3 to 8°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksPole Hillhill · 1.1 miPlayford Merelake · 3.3 miReddenpit Hillhill · 1.8 miLoompit Lakelake · 3.4 miMousehole Carrwoodland · under a mileDukes' Hill Woodwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesTwisted Oaks Bike Park and Trailssports ground · under a mile · 12 haGrange Meadowpark · 1.9 mi · 3 haOaks Meadowpark · 2.0 miWaldringfield Church Fieldpark · 2.0 mi · 2 haThe Greenplaying field · 1.3 mi · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes16 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 23 Jan 200744 mi away, Southern North SeaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 1 May 202615 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 9.1 · PM2.5 7.0 · PM10 13 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband91% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,347 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation9 m30 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 2 to 39 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50





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