Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 49 min4:30 am – 9:19 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 41 min8:01 am – 3:41 pm
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People5,842 residentsin the Southwold, Reydon & Wrentham census areaMedian age 57.32,810 households70% of homes owner-occupied52% owned outright15% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.5% unemployment rate47% of adults are economically active, 2,263 in work, 41% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 13%, construction 11%Getting to work: 28% work from home, 60% go by car, 1% take public transport, 10% walk or cycle39% 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 higher19% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 23°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C610 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October35 days of air frost, 12 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 landmarksFrostenden Bottomvalley · under a mileCovehithe Broadlake · 2.6 miEaston Broadlake · 2.8 miBuck Hillhill · 2.0 miFrostenden Grovewoodland · under a mileUggeshall Hillhill · 2.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesChurch Greenpark · 1.8 miJubilee Greenpark · 3.1 miSt Edmund's Greenpark · 3.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes21 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 23 Apr 202050 mi away, Southern North SeaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 1 May 202628 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 5.3 · PM2.5 6.6 · 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
Broadband59% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.4% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,801 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation11 m36 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 4 to 25 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSouthwold Hospital3.8 miGP surgeryWrentham2 surgeries within 2 miles1.3 miPharmacyReydon Pharmacy3.1 miDentistSt Clements Dental Care3.1 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeEast Coast College8.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNorwich Airport NWI26 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN69 miRailway stationBrampton (Suffolk)4.2 miBus stationBus StationLowestoft8.3 miFerrySouthwold Ferry Landing4.4 miBus stops6 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the NR34 postcode district.
