Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 47 min4:33 am – 9:20 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 42 min8:02 am – 3:44 pm
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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 July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C628 mm of rain a year, 13 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November41 days of air frost, 16 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)
Parks and green spacesMickfield Village Centreplaying field · 1.6 miDebenham Leisure Centresports ground · 1.5 mi · 4 haThe Greenpark · 3.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes13 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 15 Sep 199443 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: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 5.4 · 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
Elevation64 m210 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 47 to 66 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalHartismere Hospital6.2 miGP surgeryDebenham Group Practice2.0 miPharmacyWellbeing Pharmacy2.0 miDentistDental Surgery6.5 miPolice stationStowmarket Police Station.6.8 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools2 primary, 1 secondary, 1 specialSecondaryDebenham High Schoolages 11-16, 714 pupils1.6 miPrimarySir Robert Hitcham Church of England Voluntary Aided Schoolages 4-11, 169 pupils1.9 miPrimaryWetheringsett Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 40 pupils1.9 miCollegeSuffolk New College12.4 miUniversityUniversity of Suffolk12.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNorwich Airport NWI31 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN45 miRailway stationStowmarket6.5 miBus stationBarnardsStowmarket6.6 miFerryShotley Point Marina Ferry LandingShotley Gate20 miBus stops6 within a mileCar parkParking space on Roamwood Green Lane, IP14Stowmarket1.1 miEV chargingInstaVolt Charging StationStowmarket6.1 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the IP14 postcode district.
