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Local servicesHospitalSouthwold Hospital6.3 miGP surgeryPark View Yoxford2.8 miPharmacyLeiston Pharmacy4.2 miDentistUnit 1 & 3 Alexander Mews [Dental Practice]4.2 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryMiddleton Community Primary Schoolages 4-11, 16 pupils1.0 miSecondaryAlde Valley Academyages 11-16, 645 pupils4.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNorwich Airport NWI31 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN63 miRailway stationDarsham2.2 miFerryWalberswick Ferry Landing5.2 miBus stops10 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the IP17 postcode district.

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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the IP17 postcode district.

County or areaSuffolk
Postcode districtIP17
Telephone code01728
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 47 min4:31 am – 9:19 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 42 min8:00 am – 3:42 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People6,259 residentsin the Yoxford, Wenhaston & Walberswick census areaMedian age 58.32,901 households76% of homes owner-occupied57% owned outright9% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.3% unemployment rate49% of adults are economically active, 2,623 in work, 39% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 13%, construction 10%, health and social work 10%Getting to work: 37% work from home, 54% go by car, 1% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle36% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages37% 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 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C632 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October32 days of air frost, 9 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 8°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 10°CMApril: 5 to 13°CAMay: 8 to 16°CMJune: 10 to 20°CJJuly: 13 to 22°CJAugust: 13 to 22°CASeptember: 11 to 19°CSOctober: 8 to 15°CONovember: 4 to 11°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 landmarksIsland Merelake · 2.0 miOld Decoywater · under a mileDunwich Forestforest · 2.0 miSouth Shore Poollake · 2.8 miNew Forestforest · 2.6 miSaunders' Hillhill · 1.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesVillage Greenpark · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes13 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 23 Jan 200748 mi away, Southern North SeaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 1 May 202621 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 5.1 · PM2.5 6.5 · PM10 11 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband36% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband93% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.6% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,570 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation12 m39 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 2 to 29 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50





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