Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 48 min4:34 am – 9:21 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 42 min8:03 am – 3:45 pm
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People8,990 residentsin the Rickinghall, Walsham le Willows & Gislingham census areaMedian age 52.33,849 households77% of homes owner-occupied48% owned outright9% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.7% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 4,221 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, construction 12%, health and social work 12%Getting to work: 34% work from home, 60% go by car, 4% walk or cycle36% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages31% of adults hold a degree or higher18% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C632 mm of rain a year, 13 days with 10 mm or morewettest month August43 days of air frost, 17 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)
Nearby landmarksFinch's Bottomsvalley · 1.2 miSaracen's Hillhill · 2.6 miCrooksell Pondpond · 1.7 miPakenham Water Millhistoric site · 5.0 miSnape Hillhill · 3.1 miHaughley Merelake · 4.7 miIxworth Prioryhistoric site · 5.4 miTen Acre Woodwoodland · 1.9 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesThe Greenpark · 2.1 miLangham Walled Gardenpark · 2.4 miWalsham le Willows Sports Clubsports ground · 1.4 mi · 3 haBadwell Ash Playing Fieldsplaying field · 1.8 miTailors Greenpark · 2.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes13 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 15 Feb 199418 mi away, Norwich, NorfolkMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 1 May 202636 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 5.1 · 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
Broadband47% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.6% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,170 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation62 m203 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 50 to 68 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalHartismere Hospital8.0 miGP surgeryManor Farm Surgery2.8 miPharmacyStation Pharmacy4.1 miDentistHopton Dental Surgery5.8 miPolice stationStowmarket Police Station.7.0 miCash machineCentral England Co-Op - Rickinghall3.8 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryWalsham-le-Willows Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary Schoolages 4-11, 117 pupils1.3 miSecondaryIxworth High Schoolages 11-16, 512 pupils4.9 miCollegeWest Suffolk College11.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNorwich Airport NWI30 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN42 miRailway stationElmswell4.2 miBus stationBarnardsStowmarket7.4 miFerryShotley Point Marina Ferry LandingShotley Gate27 miBus stops4 within a mileEV chargingTesla SuperchargerBury Saint Edmunds5.1 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the IP31 postcode district.
