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County or areaSuffolk
Postcode districtIP14
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 –
People7,738 residentsin the Stowmarket Outer, Finborough & Battisford census areaMedian age 46.13,229 households79% of homes owner-occupied43% owned outright7% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.4% unemployment rate62% of adults are economically active, 3,845 in work, 27% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, retail and wholesale 14%, construction 11%Getting to work: 29% work from home, 62% go by car, 1% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle45% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages30% of adults hold a degree or higher16% have no qualifications, 6% 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°C630 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October40 days of air frost, 17 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 landmarksBuxhall Windmillhistoric site · 3.0 miMill Green, Buxhallhistoric site · 3.0 miBadley Hillhill · 1.5 miNeedham Lakelake · 3.3 miAlderson Lakelake · 3.6 miDevil's Hillhill · 2.2 miCombs Woodwoodland · under a mileJack's Grovewoodland · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesThorney Greenpark · 2.4 mi · 3 haBarking Tye Commonpark · 2.9 mi · 14 haChilton Fields Sports Groundsports ground · 1.8 mi · 12 haHarleston Greenpark · 2.9 mi · 2 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 199445 mi away, Offshore Harwich, EssexMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 1 May 202630 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 5.8 · PM2.5 6.9 · 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 broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,818 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation51 m167 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 29 to 71 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalIpswich Hospital12 miGP surgeryCombs Ford Surgery5 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyCombs Ford Pharmacy5 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistCrowe Street (Dental Surgery)1.3 miPolice stationStowmarket Police Station.1.6 miCash machineMFG - Stowmarket (MRH)under a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi8 schools6 primary, 1 secondary, 1 otherPrimaryTrinity Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary Schoolages 4-11, 177 pupilsunder a milePrimaryCombs Ford Primary Schoolages 4-11, 299 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryStowmarket High Schoolages 11-16, 901 pupils1.5 miCollegeSuffolk New College10.9 miUniversityUniversity of Suffolk11.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNorwich Airport NWI37 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN38 miRailway stationStowmarket1.5 miBus stationBarnardsStowmarket1.4 miFerryHarwich International Ferry TerminalHarwich International Port19 miBus stops44 within a mileCar parkIliffe Way Car ParkStowmarket1.3 miEV chargingTesla SuperchargerStowmarket1.0 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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