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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 –
People8,870 residentsin the Thurston, Badwell Ash & Elmswell North census areaMedian age 47.33,761 households79% of homes owner-occupied44% owned outright6% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.7% unemployment rate63% of adults are economically active, 4,478 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 14%, construction 10%Getting to work: 33% work from home, 61% go by car, 1% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle41% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages35% of adults hold a degree or higher14% 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 landmarksHunston Grovewoodland · under a mileDiggins' Grovewoodland · under a mileBarton Merelake · 4.2 miFinch's Bottomsvalley · 3.0 miHaughley Merelake · 4.9 miMill Pondpond · 3.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesLangham Walled Gardenpark · under a mileBadwell Ash Playing Fieldsplaying field · under a mileKing George's Fieldplaying field · 1.9 mi · 2 haHaughley Parkpark · 4.0 mi · 41 haLukeswoodpark · 3.1 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 202637 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 5.2 · 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
Broadband66% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,809 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation40 m131 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 33 to 62 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalHospital Road Site8.4 miGP surgeryIxworth Surgery3.2 miPharmacyStation Pharmacy2.9 miDentistHonington Dental Centre6.4 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryNorton CEVC Primary Schoolages 4-11, 203 pupils2.0 miSecondaryIxworth High Schoolages 11-16, 512 pupils2.8 miCollegeWest Suffolk College8.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNorwich Airport NWI32 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN39 miRailway stationElmswell2.9 miBus stationBarnardsStowmarket7.6 miFerryShotley Point Marina Ferry LandingShotley Gate28 miBus stops8 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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