Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 46 min4:34 am – 9:21 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 43 min8:02 am – 3:45 pm
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People12,792 residentsin the Stowmarket East & Needham Market North census areaMedian age 38.85,580 households68% of homes owner-occupied31% owned outright8% social rented, 23% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.1% unemployment rate70% of adults are economically active, 7,074 in work, 19% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, health and social work 15%, construction 10%Getting to work: 28% work from home, 59% go by car, 2% take public transport, 10% walk or cycle46% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages28% of adults hold a degree or higher15% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C607 mm of rain a year, 13 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October39 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)
Parks and green spacesThorney Greenpark · 1.2 mi · 3 haMid-Suffolk Leisure Centresports ground · under a mile · 3 haGallowsfield Woodpark · 2.4 mi · 3 haHarleston Greenpark · 2.5 mi · 2 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes12 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 15 Sep 199445 mi away, Offshore Harwich, EssexMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 1 May 202630 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 8.1 · PM2.5 7.3 · PM10 13 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband81% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)5,964 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation29 m95 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 23 to 60 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalHartismere Hospital11 miGP surgeryStowhealth5 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyBoots5 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistChurch View Dental Practiceright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi11 schools8 primary, 2 secondary, 1 otherPrimaryAbbot's Hall Community Primary Schoolages 4-11, 366 pupilsunder a milePrimaryChilton Community Primary Schoolages 4-11, 133 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryStowmarket High Schoolages 11-16, 901 pupilsunder a mileCollegeSuffolk New College11.7 miUniversityUniversity of Suffolk11.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNorwich Airport NWI36 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN39 miRailway stationStowmarketunder a mileBus stationBarnardsStowmarketunder a mileFerryHarwich International Ferry TerminalHarwich International Port20 miBus stops126 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the IP14 postcode district.
