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County or areaSuffolk
Postcode districtIP29
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 47 min4:36 am – 9:22 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 42 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 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C615 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month August38 days of air frost, 17 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 1 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 10°CMApril: 4 to 14°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 20°CJJuly: 12 to 23°CJAugust: 12 to 22°CASeptember: 10 to 19°CSOctober: 8 to 15°CONovember: 4 to 10°CNDecember: 2 to 7°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksDalham Hallhistoric site · 2.6 miLower Mill, Dalhamhistoric site · 2.9 miBarrow Bottomvalley · 1.9 miWilsummer Woodwoodland · under a mileHockerhill Woodwoodland · under a mileTwenty Acre Hillhill · 2.3 miLittle Field Bottomvalley · 2.4 miChina Pondpond · 1.8 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesBarrow Greenpark · within reachBurthorpe Greenpark · under a mileThe Greenpark · 2.7 miSource: 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 Feb 199426 mi away, Norwich, NorfolkMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 1 May 202648 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 4.7 · PM2.5 6.9 · 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
Elevation95 m312 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 72 to 100 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalHospital Road Site5.3 miGP surgeryBarrow Surgeryunder a milePharmacyBarrow Pharmacyunder a mileDentistMydentist5.1 miPolice stationBury St Edmunds police station5.8 miCash machineMFG - Bury St Edmunds Filling Station4.8 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryBarrow Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary Schoolages 4-11, 199 pupilsunder a mileCollegeWest Suffolk College5.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Stansted Airport STN29 miRailway stationKennett4.6 miBus stationBus StationBury St Edmunds5.4 miBus stops14 within a mileEV chargingInstaVolt Charging StationBury Saint Edmunds4.6 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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