Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 48 min4:31 am – 9:19 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 41 min8:01 am – 3:42 pm
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People7,073 residentsin the Halesworth & Wangford census areaMedian age 54.43,398 households69% of homes owner-occupied50% owned outright15% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.5% unemployment rate49% of adults are economically active, 2,838 in work, 38% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 17%, health and social work 13%, construction 11%Getting to work: 20% work from home, 65% go by car, 1% take public transport, 13% walk or cycle45% 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 higher23% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 23°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C609 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October32 days of air frost, 11 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 landmarksBuck Hillhill · 1.0 miPriory Marsheswetland · under a mileBarber's Marshwetland · under a mileUggeshall Hillhill · 1.4 miEaston Broadlake · 3.0 miCollins's Islandisland · 2.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesChurch Greenpark · 2.0 miJubilee Greenpark · 2.2 miSole Bay Juniors Football Clubplaying field · 1.7 mi · 6 haSt Edmund's Greenpark · 3.0 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 199440 mi away, Offshore Harwich, EssexMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 1 May 202627 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 5.4 · PM2.5 6.6 · 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
Broadband73% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.3% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,843 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation12 m39 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 0 to 20 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSouthwold Hospital3.0 miGP surgeryThe Surgery, Wangfordunder a milePharmacyReydon Pharmacy2.2 miDentistSt Clements Dental Care2.3 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 independentIndependentSaint Felix Schoolages 2-19, 235 pupils1.9 miCollegeEast Coast College10.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNorwich Airport NWI26 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN67 miRailway stationBrampton (Suffolk)4.4 miBus stationBus StationLowestoft10 miFerrySouthwold Ferry Landing3.2 miBus stops11 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the NR34 postcode district.
