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County or areaSuffolk
Postcode districtIP14
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 46 min4:34 am – 9:20 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 43 min8:02 am – 3:45 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People8,348 residentsin the Debenham, Stonham & Coddenham census areaMedian age 51.23,502 households78% of homes owner-occupied47% owned outright8% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.0% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 4,095 in work, 30% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 13%, construction 12%, health and social work 11%Getting to work: 37% work from home, 57% go by car, 1% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle31% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages36% of adults hold a degree or higher15% have no qualifications, 6% 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°C630 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November41 days of air frost, 16 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 11°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 8°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksClay Hillhill · 1.6 miNeedham Lakelake · 3.2 miAlderson Lakelake · 3.4 miOak Hillhill · 2.8 miBosmerewater · 3.2 miBushes Grovewoodland · 1.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesThe Greenpark · within reachThorney Greenpark · 1.9 mi · 3 haGallowsfield Woodpark · 4.7 mi · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes12 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 15 Sep 199443 mi away, Offshore Harwich, EssexMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 1 May 202628 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 6.1 · 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
Broadband45% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.5% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,780 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation60 m197 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 44 to 66 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalHartismere Hospital9.2 miGP surgeryCombs Ford Surgery3.3 miPharmacyTesco In-Store Pharmacy2.3 miDentistDental Surgery2.9 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools2 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryFreeman Community Primary Schoolages 4-11, 197 pupils1.6 miSecondaryStowupland High Schoolages 11-18, 846 pupils1.9 miPrimaryCreeting St Mary Church of England Primary Schoolages 5-11, 89 pupils1.9 miCollegeSuffolk New College10.6 miUniversityUniversity of Suffolk10.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNorwich Airport NWI34 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN42 miRailway stationStowmarket3.0 miBus stationBarnardsStowmarket3.0 miFerryShotley Point Marina Ferry LandingShotley Gate19 miBus stops8 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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