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County or areaSuffolk
Postcode districtIP31
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 47 min4:34 am – 9:21 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 42 min8:03 am – 3:45 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
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 July: highs 23°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 August42 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: 4 to 14°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 20°CJJuly: 12 to 23°CJAugust: 13 to 23°CASeptember: 10 to 19°CSOctober: 8 to 15°CONovember: 4 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 landmarksBrown's Woodwoodland · under a mileParker's Grovewoodland · under a mileHaughley Merelake · 3.9 miFinch's Bottomsvalley · 2.7 miCrooksell Pondpond · 2.3 miDrinkstone Lakelake · 5.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesLangham Walled Gardenpark · 1.2 miBadwell Ash Playing Fieldsplaying field · under a mileHaughley Parkpark · 3.4 mi · 41 haLukeswoodpark · 2.8 mi · 3 haSource: 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 199419 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 5.4 · 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
Elevation51 m167 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 36 to 67 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalHospital Road Site9.4 miGP surgeryManor Farm Surgery3.5 miPharmacyStation Pharmacy2.4 miDentistWedgwood House Dental Practice6.5 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeWest Suffolk College9.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNorwich Airport NWI32 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN40 miRailway stationElmswell2.5 miBus stationBarnardsStowmarket6.7 miFerryShotley Point Marina Ferry LandingShotley Gate27 miBus stops10 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the IP31 postcode district.


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