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Local servicesHospitalAldeburgh Hospital4.8 miGP surgeryChapman House, Orfordunder a milePharmacyAldeburgh Pharmacy4.9 miDentistWarren Hill (Dental Surgery)4.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryOrford Church of England Primary School and Nurseryages 2-11, 34 pupilsunder a mileSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNorwich Airport NWI42 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN57 miRailway stationWickham MarketCampsey Ash7.0 miBus stationMartlesham Park and Ride12 miFerryBawdsey Ferry Landing9.3 miBus stops3 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the IP12 postcode district.

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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the IP12 postcode district.

County or areaSuffolk
Postcode districtIP12
Telephone code01394
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 45 min4:33 am – 9:18 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 44 min8:00 am – 3:43 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People11,157 residentsin the Rendlesham, Orford & Hollesley census areaMedian age 46.54,329 households69% of homes owner-occupied41% owned outright9% social rented, 22% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.8% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 5,173 in work, 25% retiredMain industries: public administration and defence 14%, retail and wholesale 13%, health and social work 12%Getting to work: 30% work from home, 57% go by car, 11% walk or cycle43% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages33% of adults hold a degree or higher14% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 22°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C626 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October17 days of air frost, 7 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 8°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 10°CMApril: 5 to 13°CAMay: 8 to 16°CMJune: 11 to 19°CJJuly: 13 to 22°CJAugust: 13 to 22°CASeptember: 11 to 19°CSOctober: 8 to 15°CONovember: 5 to 11°CNDecember: 3 to 8°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksOrford Beachbeach · 1.8 miHavergate Islandisland · 1.6 miThe Cliffcliffs · 1.7 miThe Gulltidal water · 1.3 miChantry Marsheswetland · under a mileSudbourne Beachbeach · 3.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesQuay Meadowpark · under a mileCastle Greenpark · under a mile · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes14 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 23 Jan 200739 mi away, Southern North SeaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 1 May 20269 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 5.1 · PM2.5 6.4 · 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
Broadband42% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.7% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,953 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation5 m16 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -2 to 17 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50





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