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County or areaSuffolk
Postcode districtIP1
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 45 min4:34 am – 9:19 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 44 min8:01 am – 3:45 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,432 residentsin the Castle Hill census areaMedian age 44.93,061 households84% of homes owner-occupied46% owned outright7% social rented, 10% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.8% unemployment rate62% of adults are economically active, 3,656 in work, 27% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 18%, health and social work 13%, construction 11%Getting to work: 29% work from home, 59% go by car, 2% take public transport, 10% walk or cycle72% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages25% of adults hold a degree or higher19% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 96%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C592 mm of rain a year, 12 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October35 days of air frost, 19 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 8°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 5 to 14°CAMay: 8 to 17°CMJune: 11 to 20°CJJuly: 13 to 23°CJAugust: 13 to 23°CASeptember: 11 to 20°CSOctober: 8 to 15°CONovember: 5 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 landmarksBeech Waterlake · 2.2 miBroom Hillhill · 1.5 miWesterfield Hillhill · 1.5 miNew Cuttidal water · 2.2 miThe Sladevalley · 2.3 miSharmford Merelake · 4.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesIpswich Garden Suburb Country Parkpark · under a mile · 27 haChristchurch Parkpark · 1.1 mi · 34 haBroom Hill Parkpark · under a mile · 9 haWhitehouse Recreation Groundplaying field · under a mile · 3 haSherrington Road Parkplaying field · under a mileWhitton BMX Open Spacesports ground · under a mile · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes15 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 15 Sep 199436 mi away, Offshore Harwich, EssexMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 1 May 202621 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 9.7 · PM2.5 7.5 · 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
Broadband100% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,073 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation34 m112 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 10 to 52 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalIpswich Hospital2.9 miGP surgeryChesterfield Drive Surgery15 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyWellbeing Pharmacy14 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDental Surgeryright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi24 schools16 primary, 2 secondary, 1 independent, 2 special, 1 nursery, 2 otherPrimaryCastle Hill Junior Schoolages 7-11, 288 pupilsunder a milePrimaryCastle Hill Infant Schoolages 3-7, 251 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryOrmiston Endeavour Academyages 11-16, 793 pupilsunder a mileCollegeSuffolk New College2.0 miUniversityUniversity of Suffolk2.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Southend Airport SEN40 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN41 miRailway stationWesterfield1.2 miBus stationTower Ramparts Bus StationIpswich1.5 miFerryShotley Point Marina Ferry LandingShotley Gate10 miBus stops139 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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