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Theatres 10 Art Galleries 10 Aquariums 9 Lakes 8 Museums 8 Holiday Parks 6 Golf Driving Ranges 3 Park and Gardens 2 Zoos 2 Golf Courses 2 Nature Reserves 2 Cathedrals 1 Racecourses 1 Wildlife and Safari Parks 1

Local servicesHospitalHartismere Hospital8.6 miGP surgeryStanton Surgery2.8 miPharmacyIxworth Pharmacy4.5 miDentistHopton Dental Surgery5.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryWalsham-le-Willows Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary Schoolages 4-11, 117 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryIxworth High Schoolages 11-16, 512 pupils4.1 miCollegeWest Suffolk College10.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNorwich Airport NWI30 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN42 miRailway stationElmswell4.6 miBus stationBarnardsStowmarket8.3 miFerryShotley Point Marina Ferry LandingShotley Gate28 miBus stops12 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the IP31 postcode district.

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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the IP31 postcode district.

County or areaSuffolk
Postcode districtIP31
Telephone code01359
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 48 min4:34 am – 9:21 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 42 min8:03 am – 3:45 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People8,990 residentsin the Rickinghall, Walsham le Willows & Gislingham census areaMedian age 52.33,849 households77% of homes owner-occupied48% owned outright9% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.7% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 4,221 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, construction 12%, health and social work 12%Getting to work: 34% work from home, 60% go by car, 4% walk or cycle36% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages31% of adults hold a degree or higher18% 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°C631 mm of rain a year, 13 days with 10 mm or morewettest month August44 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 landmarksFinch's Bottomsvalley · under a mileTen Acre Woodwoodland · under a mileSnape Hillhill · 2.8 miMulley's Grovewoodland · 1.7 miSaracen's Hillhill · 3.6 miCrooksell Pondpond · 2.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesWalsham le Willows Sports Clubsports ground · under a mile · 3 haLangham Walled Gardenpark · 2.0 miBadwell Ash Playing Fieldsplaying field · 1.6 miThe Greenpark · 3.1 miTailors Greenpark · 3.9 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 199417 mi away, Norwich, NorfolkMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 1 May 202637 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 5.3 · 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
Broadband47% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.6% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,170 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation47 m154 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 45 to 67 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50





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