Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 47 min4:34 am – 9:21 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 42 min8:02 am – 3:45 pm
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People9,435 residentsin the Elmswell South, Haughley, Beyton & Felsham census areaMedian age 51.74,155 households72% of homes owner-occupied46% owned outright17% social rented, 8% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.8% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 4,326 in work, 32% retiredMain industries: health and social work 14%, retail and wholesale 14%, construction 12%Getting to work: 32% work from home, 61% go by car, 1% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle35% 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 higher17% 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°C605 mm of rain a year, 12 days with 10 mm or morewettest month August39 days of air frost, 18 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 landmarksHaughley Merelake · under a mileThe Basindock · under a mileThe Grovewoodland · under a mileHeron Hillhill · 2.1 miBroad Borderwoodland · under a milePurple Hillhill · 2.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesThe Greenpark · under a mileHaughley Parkpark · 1.3 mi · 41 haGallowsfield Woodpark · under a mile · 3 haKing George's Fieldplaying field · under a mile · 3 haChilton Fields Sports Groundsports ground · 1.7 mi · 12 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 199448 mi away, Offshore Harwich, EssexMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 1 May 202633 mi away, Southern North SeaSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at High risk within 500 m of the centrea 1 in 30 chance of flooding in any year, or greaterAlso medium, low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 5.7 · 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
Broadband61% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,864 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation56 m184 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 35 to 67 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalHartismere Hospital10 miGP surgerySuffolk Community Nurses (Stow Lodge)3 surgeries within 2 miles1.9 miPharmacyViolet Hill Pharmacy2.2 miDentistWedgwood House Dental Practice2.5 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryCrawford's Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 90 pupilsright herePrimaryGrace Cook Primary Schoolages 2-11, 203 pupils1.7 miSecondaryStowmarket High Schoolages 11-16, 901 pupils2.2 miCollegeWest Suffolk College11.3 miUniversityUniversity of Suffolk14.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNorwich Airport NWI34 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN39 miRailway stationElmswell2.4 miBus stationBarnardsStowmarket2.7 miFerryShotley Point Marina Ferry LandingShotley Gate23 miBus stops13 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the IP14 postcode district.
