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County or areaSuffolk
Postcode districtIP8
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 45 min4:34 am – 9:20 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 44 min8:01 am – 3:45 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,653 residentsin the Claydon & Bramford census areaMedian age 50.23,331 households78% of homes owner-occupied45% owned outright10% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.4% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 3,672 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 13%, construction 13%Getting to work: 31% work from home, 61% go by car, 1% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle56% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages26% of adults hold a degree or higher20% have no qualifications, 7% 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°C584 mm of rain a year, 11 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October40 days of air frost, 19 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 landmarksBlood Hillhill · under a mileBlackacre Hillhill · 1.0 miSharmford Merelake · 2.5 miHogfield Grovewoodland · under a mileConey Grovewoodland · under a mileAlderson Lakelake · 3.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesChantry Parkpark · 3.4 mi · 44 haBramford Lane Open Spacepark · 2.7 mi · 5 haBarking Tye Commonpark · 3.2 mi · 14 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes11 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 15 Sep 199439 mi away, Offshore Harwich, EssexMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 1 May 202625 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 6.8 · PM2.5 6.9 · 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
Broadband46% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,779 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation26 m85 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 10 to 62 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalIpswich Hospital6.0 miGP surgeryChesterfield Drive Surgery2.9 miPharmacyClaydon Pharmacy2 pharmacies within 2 miles1.7 miDentistDental Surgery3.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools2 primary, 1 secondaryPrimarySomersham Primary Schoolages 4-11, 72 pupilsunder a milePrimaryBramford Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary Schoolages 4-11, 236 pupils1.8 miSecondaryClaydon High Schoolages 11-16, 765 pupils2.0 miCollegeSuffolk New College4.9 miUniversityUniversity of Suffolk4.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Stansted Airport STN39 miRailway stationNeedham Market3.9 miBus stationLondon Road Park and RideCopdock4.0 miFerryHarwich International Ferry TerminalHarwich International Port13 miBus stops6 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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