Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 47 min4:35 am – 9:22 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 42 min8:04 am – 3:46 pm
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People8,230 residentsin the Fornham, Great Barton & Rougham census areaMedian age 46.83,524 households71% of homes owner-occupied41% owned outright12% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.5% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 3,800 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: health and social work 16%, retail and wholesale 13%, construction 11%Getting to work: 31% work from home, 62% go by car, 1% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle57% 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 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C608 mm of rain a year, 13 days with 10 mm or morewettest month August38 days of air frost, 20 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)
Parks and green spacesThe Suffolk Golf and Country Clubgolf course · under a mile · 47 haAbbey Gardenspark · 1.4 mi · 6 haTen Acre Fieldpark · 1.5 mi · 4 haNo Man's Meadowspark · 1.7 mi · 6 haTollgate Recreation Groundplaying field · 1.0 mi · 4 haHilltop Housesports ground · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes14 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 15 Feb 199421 mi away, Norwich, NorfolkMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 1 May 202643 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 8.3 · PM2.5 7.3 · 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
Broadband65% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.3% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,279 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation46 m151 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 24 to 65 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalHospital Road Site1.9 miGP surgerySwan Surgery10 surgeries within 2 miles1.2 miPharmacyTesco In-Store Pharmacy10 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistSycamore House Dental Practice1.2 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi19 schools9 primary, 3 secondary, 3 special, 1 sixth form, 3 otherPrimaryTollgate Primary Schoolages 3-11, 437 pupilsunder a mileSecondarySt Benedict's Catholic Schoolages 11-18, 968 pupils1.0 miSecondaryBury St Edmunds County High Schoolages 11-16, 657 pupils1.1 miCollegeWest Suffolk College1.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Stansted Airport STN34 miRailway stationBury St Edmundsunder a mileBus stationBus StationBury St Edmunds1.4 miBus stops42 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the IP31 postcode district.
