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County or areaSuffolk
Postcode districtIP28
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 48 min4:35 am – 9:23 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 41 min8:04 am – 3:46 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People9,731 residentsin the Barrow, Chedburgh & Sicklesmere census areaMedian age 49.64,029 households76% of homes owner-occupied46% owned outright11% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.2% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 4,535 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 14%, education 11%Getting to work: 33% work from home, 61% go by car, 5% walk or cycle51% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages35% of adults hold a degree or higher16% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C599 mm of rain a year, 13 days with 10 mm or morewettest month August44 days of air frost, 20 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 5 to 14°CAMay: 8 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 20°CJJuly: 13 to 23°CJAugust: 13 to 23°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 landmarksThe King's Forestforest · 1.3 miAmpton Waterlake · 2.8 miLong Waterlake · 2.9 miJennet's Hillhill · 1.9 miDeal Furzewoodland · under a mileThe Oakswoodland · under a mileElveden War Memorialhistoric site · 4.3 miDale Pondpond · 1.6 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesWest Stow Country Parkpark · 1.4 mi · 193 haKing's Picnic Placepark · 1.7 mi · 4 haThe Greenpark · 1.7 miFlempton Golf Coursegolf course · 1.6 mi · 23 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 199419 mi away, Norwich, NorfolkMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 1 May 202646 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 4.7 · 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
Broadband32% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.7% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,152 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation36 m118 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 20 to 55 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalHospital Road Site5.4 miGP surgeryHonington Medical Centre4.1 miPharmacyDay Lewis Pharmacy4.0 miDentistHonington Dental Centre4.1 miPolice stationBury St Edmunds police station5.4 miCash machineMFG - Tollgate (MRH)4.0 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 independentIndependentCulford Schoolages 1-19, 863 pupils1.1 miSecondarySt Benedict's Catholic Schoolages 11-18, 968 pupils4.1 miCollegeWest Suffolk College4.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNorwich Airport NWI35 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN35 miRailway stationBury St Edmunds4.5 miBus stationBus StationBury St Edmunds4.9 miBus stops6 within a mileEV chargingLackford Lakes1.5 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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