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County or areaSuffolk
Postcode districtIP9
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 44 min4:35 am – 9:19 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 45 min8:01 am – 3:45 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People8,630 residentsin the Sproughton, Washbrook & Hintlesham census areaMedian age 45.43,768 households73% of homes owner-occupied38% owned outright11% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.1% unemployment rate65% of adults are economically active, 4,565 in work, 24% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, health and social work 12%, construction 10%Getting to work: 34% work from home, 57% go by car, 3% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle60% 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 97%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C610 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October40 days of air frost, 17 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 8°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 5 to 14°CAMay: 8 to 17°CMJune: 11 to 20°CJJuly: 13 to 23°CJAugust: 13 to 23°CASeptember: 11 to 20°CSOctober: 8 to 15°CONovember: 5 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 landmarksBourne Hillhill · under a mileBeech Waterlake · 2.3 miStalls Valleyvalley · under a mileBroom Knollhill · 1.0 miNew Channeltidal water · under a mileAlton Waterlake · 2.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesOrwell Country Parkpark · 1.2 mi · 95 haLandseer Parkpark · 1.6 mi · 26 haBourne Parkplaying field · under a mile · 26 haChantry Parkpark · 2.1 mi · 44 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes16 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 202620 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 9.4 · PM2.5 7.4 · PM10 15 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband79% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,120 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation38 m125 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -1 to 46 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSt Clements Hospital2.9 miGP surgeryStoke Park Medical Centre9 surgeries within 2 miles1.1 miPharmacyWelch Pharmacy6 pharmacies within 2 miles1.1 miDentistDental Surgery1.1 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi17 schools9 primary, 3 secondary, 1 independent, 1 special, 3 otherPrimaryHalifax Primary Schoolages 4-11, 409 pupils1.4 miPrimaryThe Willows Primary Schoolages 4-11, 259 pupils1.4 miSecondaryStoke High School - Ormiston Academyages 11-16, 811 pupils1.5 miCollegeSuffolk New College2.4 miUniversityUniversity of Suffolk2.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Southend Airport SEN37 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN40 miRailway stationIpswich2.0 miBus stationOld Cattle Market Bus StationIpswich2.3 miFerryHarwich International Ferry TerminalHarwich International Port7.0 miBus stops16 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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