Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 48 min4:35 am – 9:24 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 41 min8:05 am – 3:46 pm
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People10,228 residentsin the Beck Row, Eriswell & Barton Mills census areaMedian age 33.64,227 households55% of homes owner-occupied29% owned outright10% social rented, 32% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.8% unemployment rate68% of adults are economically active, 5,365 in work, 17% retiredMain industries: public administration and defence 16%, retail and wholesale 12%, other services 11%Getting to work: 21% work from home, 72% go by car, 5% walk or cycle53% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages27% of adults hold a degree or higher26% have no qualifications, 6% 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°C562 mm of rain a year, 12 days with 10 mm or morewettest month August39 days of air frost, 24 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 spacesThe Shed Community Gardenpark · under a mileAspal Close Local Nature Reservepark · 1.5 mi · 21 haWest Row Allotmentsallotments · under a mile · 4 haHalf Moon Parkpark · 2.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes14 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 15 Feb 199423 mi away, Norwich, NorfolkMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 9 Feb 202348 mi away, Bicknacre, EssexSource: 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 4.5 · PM2.5 6.9 · 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
Broadband62% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,568 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation6 m20 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 2 to 12 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalNewmarket Community Hospital7.8 miGP surgeryMarket Cross Surgery2.4 miPharmacyManor Court Pharmacy2.4 miDentistDental Surgery2.4 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools2 primary, 1 specialPrimaryWest Row Academyages 4-11, 208 pupilsright herePrimaryBeck Row Primary Academyages 4-11, 243 pupils1.4 miSecondaryMildenhall College Academyages 11-18, 1,317 pupils3.1 miCollegeWest Suffolk College12.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Stansted Airport STN34 miRailway stationShippea Hill5.3 miBus stationBus StationMildenhall2.5 miFerryKing's Lynn Ferry LandingKings Lynn28 miBus stops10 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the IP28 postcode district.
