Local servicesHospitalSouthwold Hospital1.2 miGP surgerySole Bay H/C2 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyReydon Pharmacy2 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistSt Clements Dental Careunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools2 primary, 1 independentPrimaryReydon Primary Schoolages 2-11, 168 pupilsunder a mileIndependentSaint Felix Schoolages 2-19, 235 pupilsunder a milePrimarySouthwold Primary Schoolages 3-11, 60 pupils1.2 miCollegeEast Coast College10.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNorwich Airport NWI28 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN68 miRailway stationBrampton (Suffolk)6.2 miBus stationBus StationLowestoft10 miFerrySouthwold Ferry Landing1.8 miBus stops33 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the IP18 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 48 min4:31 am – 9:19 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 41 min8:00 am – 3:42 pm
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People5,842 residentsin the Southwold, Reydon & Wrentham census areaMedian age 57.32,810 households70% of homes owner-occupied52% owned outright15% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.5% unemployment rate47% of adults are economically active, 2,263 in work, 41% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 13%, construction 11%Getting to work: 28% work from home, 60% go by car, 1% take public transport, 10% walk or cycle39% 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 higher19% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 23°C, lows 13°CColdest month February: highs 8°C, lows 2°C616 mm of rain a year, 13 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October26 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 spacesJubilee Greenpark · under a mileSole Bay Juniors Football Clubplaying field · under a mile · 6 haSouthwold Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 32 haSt Edmund's Greenpark · 1.2 miReydon Recreation Groundplaying field · under a mileNursemaid's Parkpark · 1.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes16 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 202626 mi away, Southern North SeaSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at Low risk within 500 m of the centrebetween a 1 in 1,000 and a 1 in 100 chance in any yearSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 5.4 · PM2.5 6.5 · 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
Broadband59% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.4% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,801 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation11 m36 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -1 to 15 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
