Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 47 min4:36 am – 9:22 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 42 min8:04 am – 3:47 pm
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People10,641 residentsin the Red Lodge, Icklingham & Moulton census areaMedian age 35.24,542 households58% of homes owner-occupied24% owned outright12% social rented, 27% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.2% unemployment rate72% of adults are economically active, 5,841 in work, 16% retiredMain industries: health and social work 13%, retail and wholesale 12%, public administration and defence 10%Getting to work: 27% work from home, 68% go by car, 3% walk or cycle39% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages34% of adults hold a degree or higher17% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 95%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C643 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month August40 days of air frost, 16 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 landmarksLittle Field Bottomvalley · under a mileCoy's Grovewoodland · under a mileCarter's Parkwoodland · under a mileWeathercock Hillhill · 3.5 miFuller's Hillhill · 3.5 miBailey Pondpond · 2.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesBarrow Greenpark · 1.8 miBurthorpe Greenpark · 2.3 miThe Greenpark · 3.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes11 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 15 Feb 199427 mi away, Norwich, NorfolkMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 1 May 202648 mi away, Southern North SeaSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 4.3 · PM2.5 6.7 · 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
Broadband84% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,879 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation106 m348 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 80 to 119 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWest Suffolk Hospital6.5 miGP surgeryBarrow Surgery1.7 miPharmacyBarrow Pharmacy1.7 miDentistHighpoint (Dental Surgery)6.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryBarrow Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary Schoolages 4-11, 199 pupils1.9 miCollegeWest Suffolk College6.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Stansted Airport STN27 miRailway stationKennett4.8 miBus stationThe Guineas Bus StationNewmarket6.7 miBus stops6 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CB8 postcode district.
