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County or areaSuffolk
Postcode districtIP9
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 44 min4:35 am – 9:19 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 45 min8:01 am – 3:45 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,595 residentsin the Shotley Peninsula census areaMedian age 50.73,237 households74% of homes owner-occupied47% owned outright11% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.3% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 3,441 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: health and social work 14%, education 14%, retail and wholesale 13%Getting to work: 36% work from home, 54% go by car, 2% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle49% 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 higher16% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C609 mm of rain a year, 13 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October35 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: 5 to 14°CAMay: 8 to 17°CMJune: 11 to 20°CJJuly: 13 to 23°CJAugust: 13 to 22°CASeptember: 11 to 19°CSOctober: 8 to 15°CONovember: 5 to 11°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 landmarksFreston Towerhistoric site · under a mileBroom Knollhill · under a mileFreston Hillhill · under a mileThe Cliffcliffs · 1.1 miAlton Waterlake · 2.2 miStalls Valleyvalley · under a mileFreston Reachtidal water · 1.0 miWillis Building (Ipswich)historic site · 3.3 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesOrwell Country Parkpark · 1.3 mi · 95 haLandseer Parkpark · 2.1 mi · 26 haHolywells Parkpark · 2.7 mi · 18 haReade Playing Fieldplaying field · 1.5 mi · 2 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes15 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 23 Jan 200747 mi away, Southern North SeaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 1 May 202619 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 7.2 · 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
Broadband24% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband96% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.3% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,545 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation38 m125 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -1 to 39 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSt Clements Hospital3.3 miGP surgeryThe Holbrook And Shotley Practice1.6 miPharmacyWellbeing Pharmacy2.1 miDentistDental Surgery2.3 miPolice stationIpswich Police Station3.5 miCash machineEast of England Co-op WHERSTEAD PARK (CZC), Wherstead1.2 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools2 primary, 2 secondary, 1 independentSecondaryHolbrook Academyages 11-16, 584 pupils1.3 miPrimaryHolbrook Primary Schoolages 4-11, 182 pupils1.4 miIndependentIpswich High Schoolages 3-19, 514 pupils1.5 miCollegeSuffolk New College3.3 miUniversityUniversity of Suffolk3.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Southend Airport SEN36 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN40 miRailway stationIpswich3.0 miBus stationOld Cattle Market Bus StationIpswich3.3 miFerryHarwich International Ferry TerminalHarwich International Port5.7 miBus stops4 within a mileCar parkBourne Park car parkIpswich1.9 miEV chargingOsprey Charging StationIpswich2.3 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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