Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 47 min4:35 am – 9:22 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 42 min8:04 am – 3:46 pm
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People9,731 residentsin the Barrow, Chedburgh & Sicklesmere census areaMedian age 49.64,029 households76% of homes owner-occupied46% owned outright11% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.2% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 4,535 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 14%, education 11%Getting to work: 33% work from home, 61% go by car, 5% walk or cycle51% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages35% of adults hold a degree or higher16% have no qualifications, 7% 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°C657 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month August40 days of air frost, 17 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)
Parks and green spacesHardwick Heathpark · 1.5 mi · 27 haNowton Parkpark · 2.2 mi · 69 haHolywater Meadowspark · 1.6 mi · 12 haRisbygate Sports Clubsports ground · 1.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes13 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 15 Feb 199425 mi away, Norwich, NorfolkMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 1 May 202644 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 5.0 · PM2.5 6.8 · 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
Broadband32% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.7% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,152 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation86 m282 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 52 to 99 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWest Suffolk Hospital1.5 miGP surgerySuffolk Community Services (West)3 surgeries within 2 miles1.5 miPharmacyVictoria Street Pharmacy2 pharmacies within 2 miles1.9 miDentistMydentist2.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi6 schools4 primary, 1 special, 1 sixth formPrimaryIckworth Park Primary Schoolages 5-11, 185 pupilsunder a milePrimaryWestgate Community Primary School and Nurseryages 4-11, 301 pupils1.6 miSecondaryKing Edward VI CEVC Schoolages 11-16, 1,189 pupils2.2 miCollegeWest Suffolk College2.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Stansted Airport STN30 miRailway stationBury St Edmunds2.6 miBus stationBus StationBury St Edmunds2.2 miBus stops14 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the IP29 postcode district.
