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County or areaSuffolk
Postcode districtIP31
Telephone code01284
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 47 min4:35 am – 9:22 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 42 min8:03 am – 3:45 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People8,230 residentsin the Fornham, Great Barton & Rougham census areaMedian age 46.83,524 households71% of homes owner-occupied41% owned outright12% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.5% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 3,800 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: health and social work 16%, retail and wholesale 13%, construction 11%Getting to work: 31% work from home, 62% go by car, 1% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle57% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages34% of adults hold a degree or higher17% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C610 mm of rain a year, 13 days with 10 mm or morewettest month August42 days of air frost, 18 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: 13 to 23°CASeptember: 10 to 19°CSOctober: 8 to 15°CONovember: 4 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 landmarksChurch Waterlake · under a mileBarton Merelake · 1.2 miThe Abbey Ruinshistoric site · 2.7 miBury St Edmunds Abbeyhistoric site · 2.8 miWolsey's Pondpond · under a mileBlackmoor Bottomvalley · 1.3 miPuttockshillhill · 1.7 miThe Heathwoodland · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesFlying Fortress Parkpark · 1.6 mi · 4 haTen Acre Fieldpark · 2.1 mi · 4 haNowton Parkpark · 3.3 mi · 69 haSkyliner Sports Centresports ground · 1.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes14 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 15 Feb 199421 mi away, Norwich, NorfolkMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 1 May 202641 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 7.0 · 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
Broadband65% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.3% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,279 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation59 m194 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 47 to 71 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalHospital Road Site3.3 miGP surgeryMount Farm Surgery2.0 miPharmacyCroasdales2.0 miDentistSaxon Dental Practice2.0 miPolice stationBury St Edmunds police station2.8 miCash machineTesco Bank ATMBury St Edmunds2.5 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi6 schools2 primary, 2 secondary, 1 special, 1 otherPrimaryGreat Barton Church of England Primary Academyages 5-11, 188 pupilsright herePrimaryAbbots Green Primary Academyages 2-11, 608 pupils1.7 miSecondarySybil Andrews Academyages 11-16, 657 pupils1.8 miCollegeWest Suffolk College3.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Stansted Airport STN35 miRailway stationThurston2.1 miBus stationBus StationBury St Edmunds2.9 miBus stops20 within a mileCar parkThurston Station Car Park2.0 miEV chargingDLN Car ChargingBury St. Edmunds2.0 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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