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County or areaSuffolk
Postcode districtIP29
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 47 min4:35 am – 9:22 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 43 min8:03 am – 3:46 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People9,731 residentsin the Barrow, Chedburgh & Sicklesmere census areaMedian age 49.64,029 households76% of homes owner-occupied46% owned outright11% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.2% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 4,535 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 14%, education 11%Getting to work: 33% work from home, 61% go by car, 5% walk or cycle51% 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 higher16% 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°C655 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month August43 days of air frost, 19 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 1 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 10°CMApril: 4 to 14°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 20°CJJuly: 12 to 23°CJAugust: 12 to 22°CASeptember: 10 to 19°CSOctober: 8 to 15°CONovember: 4 to 10°CNDecember: 2 to 7°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksTutelina Mill, Great Welnethamhistoric site · 1.2 miHardwick House, Suffolkhistoric site · 1.4 miMayne Waterlake · 1.9 miThe Lakelake · 2.4 miHarram Hillhill · 1.7 miHarram Bottomvalley · 1.7 miThe Grovewoodland · under a mileNowton Grovewoodland · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesNowton Parkpark · under a mile · 69 haHardwick Heathpark · 1.2 mi · 27 haHolywater Meadowspark · 1.8 mi · 12 haVictory Sports Groundsports ground · 1.3 mi · 7 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes13 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 15 Feb 199425 mi away, Norwich, NorfolkMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 1 May 202641 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 5.1 · 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
Broadband32% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.7% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,152 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation84 m276 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 44 to 87 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWest Suffolk Hospital1.5 miGP surgerySuffolk Community Services (West)1.5 miPharmacyGuildhall Pharmacy2.4 miDentistSaxon House2.2 miPolice stationPolice Investigation CentreBury St Edmunds1.8 miCash machineCash machine 58 CornhillBury St Edmunds2.4 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools2 primary, 1 independent, 1 specialIndependentSouth Lee Schoolages 0-13, 205 pupils1.3 miPrimaryGreat Whelnetham Church of England Primary Schoolages 5-11, 74 pupils1.3 miSecondarySybil Andrews Academyages 11-16, 657 pupils2.8 miCollegeWest Suffolk College2.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Stansted Airport STN31 miRailway stationBury St Edmunds3.0 miBus stationBus StationBury St Edmunds2.6 miFerryHarwich International Ferry TerminalHarwich International Port29 miBus stops10 within a mileCar parkHardwick Heath car parkBury St Edmunds1.5 miEV chargingubitricity2.0 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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