Local servicesHospitalIpswich Hospital5.4 miGP surgeryChesterfield Drive Surgery3.2 miPharmacyClaydon Pharmacy1.5 miDentistDental Surgery3.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools2 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryHenley Primary Schoolages 4-11, 89 pupils1.1 miPrimaryClaydon Primary Schoolages 3-11, 509 pupils1.2 miSecondaryClaydon High Schoolages 11-16, 765 pupils1.3 miCollegeSuffolk New College4.9 miUniversityUniversity of Suffolk5.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNorwich Airport NWI39 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN42 miRailway stationWesterfield3.3 miBus stationTower Ramparts Bus StationIpswich4.5 miFerryShotley Point Marina Ferry LandingShotley Gate13 miBus stops8 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the IP6 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 46 min4:34 am – 9:20 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 44 min8:01 am – 3:45 pm
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People7,653 residentsin the Claydon & Bramford census areaMedian age 50.23,331 households78% of homes owner-occupied45% owned outright10% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.4% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 3,672 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 13%, construction 13%Getting to work: 31% work from home, 61% go by car, 1% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle56% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages26% of adults hold a degree or higher20% 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 8°C, lows 2°C637 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October41 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)
Nearby landmarksSharmford Merelake · 1.7 miSandy Hillhill · under a mileThe Sladevalley · 1.0 miSmiths Hillhill · 1.2 miAlderson Lakelake · 3.3 miNursery Woodwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesIpswich Garden Suburb Country Parkpark · 2.9 mi · 27 haCoddenham Community and Sports Centresports ground · 1.7 mi · 3 haChristchurch Parkpark · 4.0 mi · 34 haBramford Lane Open Spacepark · 3.4 mi · 5 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes11 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 15 Sep 199438 mi away, Offshore Harwich, EssexMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 1 May 202623 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 7.3 · PM2.5 7.1 · PM10 13 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband46% 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)3,779 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation55 m180 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 34 to 60 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
