Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 44 min4:34 am – 9:18 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 45 min8:00 am – 3:44 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People11,157 residentsin the Rendlesham, Orford & Hollesley census areaMedian age 46.54,329 households69% of homes owner-occupied41% owned outright9% social rented, 22% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.8% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 5,173 in work, 25% retiredMain industries: public administration and defence 14%, retail and wholesale 13%, health and social work 12%Getting to work: 30% work from home, 57% go by car, 11% walk or cycle43% 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 higher14% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 22°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C609 mm of rain a year, 13 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October18 days of air frost, 7 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 landmarksBawdsey Beachbeach · 1.1 miBawdsey Cliffcliffs · 1.1 miElm Woodwoodland · under a mileBawdsey Marsheswetland · 1.1 miWoodcock Woodwoodland · under a mileAlderton Marsheswetland · 1.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesBawdsey Quaypark · 1.6 miFelixstowe Ferry Millennium Greenpark · 2.0 miBawdsey Manorsports ground · 1.5 mi · 26 haAllenby Parkpark · 4.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes16 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 May 201549 mi away, Ramsgate, KentMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 1 May 20269 mi away, Southern North SeaSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at Low risk within 500 m of the centrebetween a 1 in 1,000 and a 1 in 100 chance in any yearSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 5.8 · PM2.5 6.6 · 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 broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.7% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,953 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation9 m30 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -1 to 18 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalFelixstowe Hospital4.3 miGP surgeryThe Peninsula Practiceunder a milePharmacyFelixstowe Pharmacy4.0 miDentistHollesley Bay3.1 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryBawdsey Church of England Primary Schoolages 2-11, 58 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryFelixstowe Schoolages 11-19, 1,169 pupils4.5 miCollegeSuffolk New College11.1 miUniversityUniversity of Suffolk11.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Southend Airport SEN44 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN51 miRailway stationFelixstowe4.2 miBus stationMartlesham Park and Ride7.5 miFerryBawdsey Ferry Landing1.8 miBus stops6 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the IP12 postcode district.
