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County or areaSuffolk
Postcode districtIP20
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 49 min4:32 am – 9:20 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 41 min8:02 am – 3:43 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,534 residentsin the Fressingfield, Laxfield & Worlingworth census areaMedian age 53.53,289 households75% of homes owner-occupied51% owned outright11% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.4% unemployment rate55% of adults are economically active, 3,449 in work, 32% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 12%, construction 11%, health and social work 11%Getting to work: 33% work from home, 60% go by car, 6% walk or cycle35% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages31% of adults hold a degree or higher19% 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°C636 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October42 days of air frost, 16 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 1 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 10°CMApril: 5 to 14°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 20°CJJuly: 12 to 23°CJAugust: 12 to 23°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 landmarksTarget Hillhill · 2.3 miPound Hillhill · 2.6 miBush Woodwoodland · 1.8 miTink's Woodwoodland · 1.8 miMendham Marsheswetland · 2.3 miThe Dellvalley · 3.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesSt Margaret's Greenpark · 2.5 miThe Greenpark · 3.3 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 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 5.1 · PM2.5 6.7 · 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
Broadband26% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband91% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.9% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,624 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation45 m148 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 25 to 50 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBeccles & District Hospital9.9 miGP surgeryFressingfield Medical Centre3.0 miPharmacyBoots3.5 miDentistHarleston Dental And Aesthetic Clinic Limited3.5 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
Getting aroundAirportNorwich Airport NWI21 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN59 miRailway stationHalesworth6.1 miBus stationBus StationDiss11 miFerrySouthwold Ferry Landing13 miBus stops6 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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