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County or areaSuffolk
Postcode districtIP7
Telephone code01462
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 46 min4:35 am – 9:21 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 44 min8:02 am – 3:46 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People6,430 residentsin the Lavenham, Bildeston & Brettenham census areaMedian age 55.12,994 households70% of homes owner-occupied47% owned outright16% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.4% unemployment rate53% of adults are economically active, 2,822 in work, 36% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, construction 12%, health and social work 12%Getting to work: 37% work from home, 56% go by car, 1% take public transport, 6% 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 higher16% 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°C630 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month August43 days of air frost, 16 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 1 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 4 to 14°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 20°CJJuly: 12 to 23°CJAugust: 12 to 23°CASeptember: 10 to 19°CSOctober: 8 to 15°CONovember: 4 to 10°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 landmarksCross Green (Hitcham)historic site · 1.2 miNedging Hallhistoric site · 2.2 miSemer Merelake · 3.0 miConsent Woodwoodland · under a mileHome Woodwoodland · under a mileClay Hillhill · 2.6 miIsland Pondpond · 2.0 miFoxburrow Hillhill · 3.7 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesThe Greenpark · 3.9 miThe Commonpark · 4.1 miParsonage Greenpark · 4.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes12 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 15 Sep 199446 mi away, Offshore Harwich, EssexMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 1 May 202632 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
Broadband50% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband96% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.6% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,282 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation51 m167 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 41 to 87 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSt Leonards Hospital8.9 miGP surgeryBildeston Health Centre1.5 miPharmacyLavenham Pharmacy4.3 miDentistWattisham Dental Centre3.1 miPolice stationHadleigh Police Station6.2 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Lavenham, Lavenham4.3 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools1 primary, 1 independent, 1 specialPrimaryBildeston Primary Schoolages 4-11, 117 pupils1.4 miIndependentOld Buckenham Hall Schoolages 2-13, 199 pupils1.9 miCollegeWest Suffolk College11.9 miUniversityUniversity of Suffolk12.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Stansted Airport STN33 miRailway stationStowmarket6.4 miBus stationBarnardsStowmarket6.3 miFerryHarwich International Ferry TerminalHarwich International Port20 miBus stops8 within a mileEV chargingWater Street, Lavenham4.2 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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