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Mendlesham Suffolk

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Theatres 11 Art Galleries 11 Aquariums 8 Holiday Parks 8 Museums 7 Nature Reserves 5 Golf Courses 5 Golf Driving Ranges 4 Lakes 4 Zoos 2 Go Karting 2 Park and Gardens 1 Wildlife and Safari Parks 1

Local servicesHospitalHartismere Hospital5.7 miGP surgeryMendlesham Medical Groupunder a milePharmacyWellbeing Pharmacy4.6 miDentistWedgwood House Dental Practice5.4 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools2 primary, 1 specialPrimaryMendlesham Primary Schoolages 4-11, 100 pupilsright herePrimaryWetheringsett Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 40 pupils1.6 miSecondaryStowupland High Schoolages 11-18, 846 pupils4.2 miCollegeSuffolk New College13.9 miUniversityUniversity of Suffolk14.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNorwich Airport NWI31 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN44 miRailway stationStowmarket5.3 miBus stationBarnardsStowmarket5.4 miFerryShotley Point Marina Ferry LandingShotley Gate22 miBus stops12 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the IP14 postcode district.

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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the IP14 postcode district.

County or areaSuffolk
Postcode districtIP14
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 47 min4:33 am – 9:21 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 42 min8:02 am – 3:44 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,378 residentsin the Stowupland, Mendlesham & Bacton census areaMedian age 50.13,264 households76% of homes owner-occupied47% owned outright13% social rented, 10% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.3% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 3,489 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, health and social work 12%, construction 11%Getting to work: 32% work from home, 62% go by car, 4% walk or cycle41% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages28% of adults hold a degree or higher19% 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°C627 mm of rain a year, 13 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November42 days of air frost, 17 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 1 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 landmarksThorndon Poollake · 3.4 miHaughley Merelake · 5.0 miSaracen's Hillhill · 3.5 miBushes Grovewoodland · 2.6 miJessie's Woodwoodland · 2.6 miClay Hillhill · 4.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesMendlesham Playing Fieldssports ground · within reach · 4 haThe Greenpark · 2.3 miTailors Greenpark · 3.3 miThorney Greenpark · 4.2 mi · 3 haSource: 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 Sep 199445 mi away, Offshore Harwich, EssexMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 1 May 202630 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 5.6 · PM2.5 6.9 · PM10 13 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)3,844 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation54 m177 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 44 to 58 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50





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