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Art Galleries 10 Holiday Parks 6 Lakes 5 Museums 5 Aquariums 5 Theatres 4 Zoos 2 Golf Courses 2 Golf Driving Ranges 2 Nature Reserves 2 Racecourses 1 Wildlife and Safari Parks 1

Local servicesHospitalHartismere Hospital1.2 miGP surgeryEye Health Centre4 surgeries within 2 miles1.2 miPharmacyWellbeing Pharmacy1.5 miDentistFair Green Dental Practice3.4 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools2 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryMellis Church of England Primary Schoolages 5-11, 147 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryHartismere Schoolages 11-18, 1,062 pupils1.1 miPrimarySt Peter and St Paul Church of England Primary School, Eyeages 3-11, 200 pupils1.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNorwich Airport NWI25 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN48 miRailway stationDiss3.5 miBus stationBus StationDiss3.5 miFerryWalberswick Ferry Landing24 miBus stops4 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the IP23 postcode district.

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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the IP23 postcode district.

County or areaSuffolk
Postcode districtIP23
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 48 min4:33 am – 9:21 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 41 min8:02 am – 3:44 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,957 residentsin the Eye, Palgrave & Occold census areaMedian age 53.13,438 households76% of homes owner-occupied50% owned outright12% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.4% unemployment rate53% of adults are economically active, 3,523 in work, 34% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 13%, health and social work 12%, construction 10%Getting to work: 36% work from home, 57% go by car, 6% walk or cycle44% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages31% of adults hold a degree or higher19% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 23°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C616 mm of rain a year, 13 days with 10 mm or morewettest month August43 days of air frost, 19 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 1 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 5 to 14°CAMay: 8 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 20°CJJuly: 12 to 22°CJAugust: 12 to 23°CASeptember: 10 to 19°CSOctober: 8 to 15°CONovember: 4 to 10°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 landmarksThorndon Poollake · 2.3 miThe Merelake · 3.6 miDragon Hillhill · 2.6 miSteggall's Woodwoodland · 1.1 miBraiseworth Woodwoodland · 1.1 miSpears Hillhill · 3.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesLittle Greenpark · 1.5 miBurgate Great Greenpark · 2.7 mi · 17 haThe Greenpark · 2.8 miSource: 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 Sep 199448 mi away, Offshore Harwich, EssexMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 1 May 202632 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 5.9 · 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
Broadband42% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband96% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,743 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation49 m161 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 33 to 53 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50





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