Local servicesHospitalAldeburgh Hospital4.0 miGP surgeryLeiston Surgeryright herePharmacyLeiston Pharmacyunder a mileDentistUnit 1 & 3 Alexander Mews [Dental Practice]under a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools2 primary, 1 secondary, 1 independent, 1 specialIndependentSummerhill Schoolages 5-18, 51 pupilsunder a milePrimaryLeiston Primary Schoolages 3-11, 383 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryAlde Valley Academyages 11-16, 645 pupilsunder a mileSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNorwich Airport NWI35 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN61 miRailway stationSaxmundham3.6 miFerryWalberswick Ferry Landing8.4 miBus stops23 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the IP16 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 47 min4:32 am – 9:18 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 43 min8:00 am – 3:43 pm
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People8,106 residentsin the Leiston & Aldeburgh census areaMedian age 53.23,943 households63% of homes owner-occupied46% owned outright18% social rented, 19% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.7% unemployment rate51% of adults are economically active, 3,373 in work, 36% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 17%, health and social work 14%, construction 11%Getting to work: 21% work from home, 61% go by car, 1% take public transport, 16% walk or cycle58% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages27% of adults hold a degree or higher21% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 22°C, lows 13°CColdest month February: highs 8°C, lows 2°C635 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October27 days of air frost, 8 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)
Parks and green spacesValley Road Allotmentsallotments · under a mile · 5 haLeiston Leisure Centresports ground · under a mileVillage Greenpark · 3.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes12 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 23 Jan 200744 mi away, Southern North SeaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 1 May 202617 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 5.6 · PM2.5 6.6 · PM10 11 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband81% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)5,284 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation16 m52 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 1 to 24 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
