Local servicesHospitalWest Suffolk Hospital7.6 miGP surgeryWoolpit Health Centreunder a milePharmacyWoolpit Medical Services LTD2 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistWedgwood House Dental Practice5.1 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryWoolpit Primary Academyages 5-11, 123 pupilsunder a milePrimaryElmswell Community Primary Schoolages 3-11, 383 pupils1.4 miSecondaryThurston Community Collegeages 11-18, 1,512 pupils3.9 miCollegeWest Suffolk College8.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNorwich Airport NWI35 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN36 miRailway stationElmswell1.4 miBus stationBarnardsStowmarket5.3 miFerryHarwich International Ferry TerminalHarwich International Port25 miBus stops30 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 47 min4:34 am – 9:21 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 42 min8:03 am – 3:45 pm
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People9,435 residentsin the Elmswell South, Haughley, Beyton & Felsham census areaMedian age 51.74,155 households72% of homes owner-occupied46% owned outright17% social rented, 8% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.8% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 4,326 in work, 32% retiredMain industries: health and social work 14%, retail and wholesale 14%, construction 12%Getting to work: 32% work from home, 61% go by car, 1% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle35% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages33% of adults hold a degree or higher17% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C618 mm of rain a year, 13 days with 10 mm or morewettest month August42 days of air frost, 17 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 spacesHaughley Parkpark · 1.5 mi · 41 haLukeswoodpark · under a mile · 3 haTostock Greenpark · 1.4 miBlackbourne Meadowplaying field · 1.6 mi · 5 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes14 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 15 Feb 199423 mi away, Norwich, NorfolkMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 1 May 202635 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 6.1 · PM2.5 7.0 · 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
Broadband61% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,864 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation61 m200 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 43 to 70 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
