Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 48 min4:35 am – 9:22 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 42 min8:04 am – 3:46 pm
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People6,599 residentsin the Ixworth, Honington & Barnham census areaMedian age 42.82,653 households62% of homes owner-occupied38% owned outright13% social rented, 25% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.9% unemployment rate64% of adults are economically active, 3,471 in work, 24% retiredMain industries: public administration and defence 23%, health and social work 13%, retail and wholesale 13%Getting to work: 31% work from home, 56% go by car, 1% take public transport, 11% walk or cycle38% 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 higher15% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C598 mm of rain a year, 12 days with 10 mm or morewettest month August42 days of air frost, 20 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)
Nearby landmarksAmpton Waterlake · 1.0 miLong Waterlake · 1.4 miBlackmoor Bottomvalley · 1.4 miLily's Holewater · 1.6 miAmpton Fieldwoodland · under a milePuttockshillhill · 2.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesThe Suffolk Golf and Country Clubgolf course · 1.4 mi · 47 haWest Stow Country Parkpark · 3.3 mi · 193 haAbbey Gardenspark · 3.1 mi · 6 haTen Acre Fieldpark · 3.0 mi · 4 haSource: 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 199420 mi away, Norwich, NorfolkMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 1 May 202644 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 5.9 · 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
Broadband46% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)2,689 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation29 m95 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 24 to 48 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalHospital Road Site3.5 miGP surgerySwan Surgery2.9 miPharmacyTesco In-Store Pharmacy2.6 miDentistSycamore House Dental Practice2.9 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 independentIndependentCulford Schoolages 1-19, 863 pupils2.0 miSecondarySt Benedict's Catholic Schoolages 11-18, 968 pupils2.5 miCollegeWest Suffolk College3.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Stansted Airport STN35 miRailway stationBury St Edmunds2.6 miBus stationBus StationBury St Edmunds3.0 miBus stops8 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the IP31 postcode district.
