Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 48 min4:33 am – 9:22 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 41 min8:03 am – 3:44 pm
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People8,990 residentsin the Rickinghall, Walsham le Willows & Gislingham census areaMedian age 52.33,849 households77% of homes owner-occupied48% owned outright9% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.7% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 4,221 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, construction 12%, health and social work 12%Getting to work: 34% work from home, 60% go by car, 4% walk or cycle36% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages31% of adults hold a degree or higher18% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 23°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C615 mm of rain a year, 12 days with 10 mm or morewettest month August50 days of air frost, 18 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)
Nearby landmarksThelnetham Windmillhistoric site · 2.1 miGallows Hillhill · under a mileMoneypot Hillhill · under a mileGarboldisham Windmillhistoric site · 3.0 miNew Waterswater · 1.6 miThe Shrubberywoodland · under a mileOld Rookery Woodwoodland · 1.3 miThe Merelake · 4.6 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesBurgate Great Greenpark · 2.3 mi · 17 haFair Greenpark · 4.2 mi · 2 haLittle Greenpark · 4.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes12 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 15 Feb 199414 mi away, Norwich, NorfolkMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 1 May 202638 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
Broadband47% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.6% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,170 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation44 m144 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 24 to 51 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalHartismere Hospital6.4 miGP surgeryBotesdale Health Centre1.2 miPharmacyRapha Delivery Pharmacy4.6 miDentistHopton Dental Surgery3.2 miPolice stationNorfolk Police - Diss Public Enquiry Office4.3 miCash machineCentral England Co-Op - Rickinghall1.5 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimarySt Botolph's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary Schoolages 4-11, 180 pupils1.1 miSecondaryDiss High Schoolages 11-18, 877 pupils5.0 miCollegeWest Suffolk College14.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNorwich Airport NWI25 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN46 miRailway stationDiss5.2 miBus stationBus StationDiss4.5 miFerryReedham Ferry South27 miBus stops4 within a mileEV chargingOsprey Charging StationDiss4.5 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the IP22 postcode district.
