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Nursery Schools 9 Independent or Preparatory Schools 9 Primary Schools 9 Driving Schools 9 Martial Arts Schools 8 Riding School and Stables 8 Dance Schools 7 Language Schools 7 Music Schools 6 High and Secondary Schools 4 Business Schools 2 Ballet Schools 2 Karate Schools 2 Schools 2 Drama Schools 1 Beauty Schools 1 Community Schools 1 After School Clubs 1 Sailing Schools 1

Local servicesHospitalHartismere Hospital4.1 miGP surgeryMendlesham Medical Group1.4 miPharmacyWellbeing Pharmacy4.1 miDentistWedgwood House Dental Practice7.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools2 primary, 1 specialPrimaryWetheringsett Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 40 pupils1.2 miPrimaryMendlesham Primary Schoolages 4-11, 100 pupils1.7 miSecondaryHartismere Schoolages 11-18, 1,062 pupils4.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNorwich Airport NWI29 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN45 miRailway stationStowmarket6.9 miBus stationBarnardsStowmarket7.0 miFerryShotley Point Marina Ferry LandingShotley Gate23 miBus stops8 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the IP23 postcode district.

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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the IP23 postcode district.

County or areaSuffolk
Postcode districtIP23
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 47 min4:33 am – 9:21 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 42 min8:02 am – 3:44 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People8,348 residentsin the Debenham, Stonham & Coddenham census areaMedian age 51.23,502 households78% of homes owner-occupied47% owned outright8% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.0% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 4,095 in work, 30% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 13%, construction 12%, health and social work 11%Getting to work: 37% work from home, 57% go by car, 1% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle31% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages36% of adults hold a degree or higher15% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C634 mm of rain a year, 13 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October42 days of air frost, 17 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 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 22°CASeptember: 10 to 19°CSOctober: 8 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 landmarksThorndon Poollake · 1.8 miBirdshedge Grovewoodland · 1.2 miNew Woodwoodland · 1.9 miSaracen's Hillhill · 3.5 miEsther's Moatwater · 4.4 miHaughley Merelake · 6.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesThe Greenpark · 1.3 miMendlesham Playing Fieldssports ground · 1.6 mi · 4 haTailors Greenpark · 3.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes15 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 15 Sep 199446 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 5.6 · 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
Broadband45% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.5% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,780 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation48 m157 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 33 to 57 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50





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