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County or areaSuffolk
Postcode districtIP1
Telephone code01547
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 45 min4:34 am – 9:19 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 44 min8:01 am – 3:45 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People8,286 residentsin the Whitton census areaMedian age 41.03,264 households61% of homes owner-occupied34% owned outright30% social rented, 8% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting6.3% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 3,577 in work, 25% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 20%, health and social work 14%, construction 11%Getting to work: 19% work from home, 65% go by car, 4% take public transport, 11% walk or cycle74% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages18% of adults hold a degree or higher27% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 93%2% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C626 mm of rain a year, 13 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October37 days of air frost, 18 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 landmarksWillis Building (Ipswich)historic site · 2.1 miBeech Waterlake · 2.4 miBroom Hillhill · 1.2 miWesterfield Hillhill · 1.6 miSir Bobby Robson Bridgebridge · 2.1 miThe Sladevalley · 2.0 miSharmford Merelake · 3.7 miStoke Bridgebridge · 2.4 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesIpswich Garden Suburb Country Parkpark · 1.0 mi · 27 haChristchurch Parkpark · 1.5 mi · 34 haBramford Lane Open Spacepark · under a mile · 5 haKing George V Playing Fieldplaying field · under a mile · 7 haWhitehouse Recreation Groundplaying field · under a mile · 3 haWhitton BMX Open Spacesports ground · under a mile · 3 haSource: 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 199436 mi away, Offshore Harwich, EssexMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 1 May 202622 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 9.1 · PM2.5 7.4 · 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
Broadband100% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,546 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation45 m148 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 17 to 47 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalIpswich Hospital3.3 miGP surgeryChesterfield Drive Surgery9 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyWellbeing Pharmacy12 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDental Surgeryunder a milePolice stationIpswich Police Station1.9 miCash machineMorrisons Daily - Ipswich Macaulay Road2 within half a mileright hereSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi20 schools14 primary, 2 secondary, 1 independent, 1 special, 1 nursery, 1 otherPrimaryThe Beeches Community Primary Schoolages 2-11, 393 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryOrmiston Endeavour Academyages 11-16, 793 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt Pancras Catholic Primary Schoolages 5-11, 153 pupilsunder a mileCollegeSuffolk New College2.4 miUniversityUniversity of Suffolk2.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Southend Airport SEN40 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN41 miRailway stationWesterfield1.4 miBus stationTower Ramparts Bus StationIpswich1.9 miFerryShotley Point Marina Ferry LandingShotley Gate11 miBus stops115 within a mileCar parkCrown Car ParkIpswich1.8 miEV charging42 Ann Street1.6 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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