Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 45 min4:34 am – 9:19 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 44 min8:01 am – 3:45 pm
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People8,046 residentsin the Bixley, Warren Heath & Nacton census areaMedian age 51.63,351 households88% of homes owner-occupied55% owned outright2% social rented, 10% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.5% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 3,873 in work, 32% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, retail and wholesale 14%, education 9%Getting to work: 39% work from home, 53% go by car, 1% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle69% 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 higher14% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C600 mm of rain a year, 13 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October34 days of air frost, 17 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 spacesRushmere Golf Coursegolf course · within reach · 72 haOrwell Country Parkpark · 1.9 mi · 95 haHolywells Parkpark · 1.4 mi · 18 haLandseer Parkpark · 1.6 mi · 26 haIpswich Town Training Centreplaying field · under a mile · 13 haCopleston Centresports ground · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes17 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 23 Jan 200747 mi away, Southern North SeaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 1 May 202618 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 10 · PM2.5 7.4 · PM10 12 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for NO2 and PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband91% 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)3,347 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation38 m125 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 33 to 43 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalIpswich Hospitalunder a mileGP surgerySuffolk Community Services (East)24 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacySquare Pharmacy16 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistSmile Suffolk Dental Implant And Facial Aesthetic Clinicunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi29 schools16 primary, 5 secondary, 3 special, 5 otherPrimaryBroke Hall Community Primary Schoolages 3-11, 591 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryCopleston High Schoolages 11-18, 1,930 pupilsunder a mileSecondarySt Alban's Catholic High Schoolages 11-18, 967 pupilsunder a mileCollegeSuffolk New College1.7 miUniversityUniversity of Suffolk1.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Southend Airport SEN40 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN43 miRailway stationDerby Road (Ipswich)Copleston1.0 miBus stationIpswich HospitalCoplestonunder a mileFerryShotley Point Marina Ferry LandingShotley Gate7.5 miBus stops158 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the IP5 postcode district.
