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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 46 min4:36 am – 9:21 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 43 min8:03 am – 3:46 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People6,159 residentsin the Glemsford & Lawshall census areaMedian age 49.22,646 households76% of homes owner-occupied46% owned outright10% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.5% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 2,965 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 14%, construction 13%Getting to work: 28% work from home, 67% go by car, 4% walk or cycle40% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages29% of adults hold a degree or higher17% have no qualifications, 7% 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°C629 mm of rain a year, 13 days with 10 mm or morewettest month August49 days of air frost, 19 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 7°CJFebruary: 1 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 4 to 14°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 20°CJJuly: 12 to 23°CJAugust: 12 to 23°CASeptember: 10 to 20°CSOctober: 7 to 15°CONovember: 4 to 10°CNDecember: 2 to 8°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksMill Hillhill · under a mileKiln Grovewoodland · under a mileAveley Woodwoodland · under a mileCranmore Hillhill · 2.7 miClaypits Pondpond · 3.1 miSquare Pondpond · 3.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesTye Greenpark · 1.5 miHartest Greenpark · 1.6 miMelford Greenpark · 3.2 mi · 2 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 199430 mi away, Norwich, NorfolkMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 1 May 202640 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 4.9 · 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
Broadband66% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband96% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.4% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,745 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation64 m210 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 52 to 89 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSt Leonards Hospital6.4 miGP surgeryGlemsford Surgery2.8 miPharmacyGlemsford Pharmacy2.8 miDentistBoon Clifft And Mcgrath6.2 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryHartest Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 42 pupils1.7 miPrimaryAll Saints' Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Lawshallages 4-11, 175 pupils1.7 miCollegeWest Suffolk College8.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Stansted Airport STN27 miRailway stationSudbury (Suffolk)6.6 miBus stationBus StationSudbury6.5 miFerryEast Mersea Ferry Landing26 miBus stops2 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the IP29 postcode district.


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