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Nursery Schools 10 Driving Schools 10 Music Schools 9 Independent or Preparatory Schools 9 Primary Schools 8 Martial Arts Schools 7 Language Schools 7 Riding School and Stables 7 Business Schools 6 High and Secondary Schools 6 Dance Schools 5 Schools 5 Drama Schools 4 English Language Schools 4 After School Clubs 3 Community Schools 3 Ballet Schools 3 Sailing Schools 3 Art and Design Schools 2 Beauty Schools 2 Kung Fu Schools 2 Karate Schools 2 Aikido Schools 1 Swimming Lessons 1

Local servicesHospitalHartismere Hospital12 miGP surgeryCombs Ford Surgery5 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyCombs Ford Pharmacy5 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistCrowe Street (Dental Surgery)under a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi10 schools7 primary, 2 secondary, 1 otherPrimaryCombs Ford Primary Schoolages 4-11, 299 pupilsunder a milePrimaryTrinity Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary Schoolages 4-11, 177 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryStowmarket High Schoolages 11-16, 901 pupils1.1 miCollegeSuffolk New College11.2 miUniversityUniversity of Suffolk11.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNorwich Airport NWI36 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN38 miRailway stationStowmarketunder a mileBus stationBarnardsStowmarketunder a mileFerryHarwich International Ferry TerminalHarwich International Port19 miBus stops98 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the IP14 postcode district.

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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the IP14 postcode district.

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 –
People6,159 residentsin the Stowmarket West census areaMedian age 46.82,774 households57% of homes owner-occupied35% owned outright31% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting6.0% unemployment rate54% of adults are economically active, 2,603 in work, 30% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 18%, health and social work 17%, construction 12%Getting to work: 19% work from home, 66% go by car, 2% take public transport, 13% walk or cycle53% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages20% of adults hold a degree or higher26% 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°C607 mm of rain a year, 13 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October39 days of air frost, 18 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 landmarksBadley Hillhill · 1.4 miNeedham Lakelake · 3.3 miHaughley Merelake · 3.3 miHeron Hillhill · 2.1 miCombs Woodwoodland · under a mileSallow Grovewoodland · 1.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesThorney Greenpark · 1.6 mi · 3 haMid-Suffolk Leisure Centresports ground · 1.1 mi · 3 haHarleston Greenpark · 2.7 mi · 2 haGallowsfield Woodpark · 2.8 mi · 3 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 6.3 · PM2.5 7.1 · 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 broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,000 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation29 m95 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 23 to 61 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50





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