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County or areaSuffolk
Postcode districtIP9
Telephone code01473
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 44 min4:34 am – 9:18 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 45 min8:00 am – 3:45 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,595 residentsin the Shotley Peninsula census areaMedian age 50.73,237 households74% of homes owner-occupied47% owned outright11% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.3% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 3,441 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: health and social work 14%, education 14%, retail and wholesale 13%Getting to work: 36% work from home, 54% go by car, 2% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle49% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages34% of adults hold a degree or higher16% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 22°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C590 mm of rain a year, 13 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October29 days of air frost, 13 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 5 to 14°CAMay: 8 to 17°CMJune: 11 to 20°CJJuly: 13 to 23°CJAugust: 13 to 22°CASeptember: 11 to 19°CSOctober: 8 to 15°CONovember: 5 to 11°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 landmarksErwarton Baybay · under a mileOldhall Hillhill · under a mileShotley Cliffcliffs · under a mileLoompit Lakelake · 2.0 miBroke Hallhistoric site · 2.5 miBeacon Hill Forthistoric site · 2.6 miMan's Cliffcliffs · 1.2 miCrane's Hillhill · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesWelfare Parkpark · 1.9 mi · 4 haCliff Parkpark · 2.5 mi · 8 haThe Mayor's Gardenspark · 2.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes17 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 May 201547 mi away, Ramsgate, KentMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 1 May 202615 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 7.0 · 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
Broadband24% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband96% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.3% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,545 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation24 m79 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -1 to 28 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalHarwich & District Hospital2.5 miGP surgeryShotley Surgery2 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyBoots2.5 miDentistDental Surgery2.6 miPolice stationHarwich police Station2.5 miCash machinePost OfficeHarwich2.5 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryShotley Community Primary Schoolages 4-11, 81 pupilsright hereSecondaryHarwich and Dovercourt High Schoolages 11-16, 1,075 pupils2.8 miCollegeSuffolk New College7.0 miUniversityUniversity of Suffolk6.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Southend Airport SEN37 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN44 miRailway stationHarwich InternationalHarwich International Port1.5 miBus stationIpswich HospitalCopleston6.4 miFerryShotley Point Marina Ferry LandingShotley Gate1.3 miBus stops17 within a mileCar parkWellington Road Car ParkHarwich2.3 miEV chargingPoGo ChargeHarwich2.0 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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