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County or areaSuffolk
Postcode districtIP22
Telephone code01556
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 48 min4:33 am – 9:21 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 41 min8:03 am – 3:44 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,957 residentsin the Eye, Palgrave & Occold census areaMedian age 53.13,438 households76% of homes owner-occupied50% owned outright12% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.4% unemployment rate53% of adults are economically active, 3,523 in work, 34% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 13%, health and social work 12%, construction 10%Getting to work: 36% work from home, 57% go by car, 6% walk or cycle44% 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 August: highs 23°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C620 mm of rain a year, 13 days with 10 mm or morewettest month August45 days of air frost, 19 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 7°CJFebruary: 1 to 8°CFMarch: 2 to 11°CMApril: 4 to 14°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 20°CJJuly: 12 to 23°CJAugust: 12 to 23°CASeptember: 10 to 20°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 landmarksThe Merelake · 1.0 miDiss Heritage Trianglehistoric site · 1.5 miBillingford Windmillhistoric site · 3.2 miSpears Hillhill · 2.7 miAlder Carrwoodland · 1.6 miThorndon Poollake · 4.9 miSeethings Woodwoodland · 2.0 miNew Waterswater · 3.3 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesThe Greenpark · under a mileFair Greenpark · under a mile · 2 haThe Parkpark · under a mile · 2 haStuston Common Golf Coursegolf course · 1.1 mi · 54 haDiss Cricket Clubplaying field · 1.0 mi · 2 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes13 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 15 Feb 199416 mi away, Norwich, NorfolkMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 1 May 202635 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 5.5 · 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
Broadband42% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband96% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,743 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation43 m141 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 22 to 52 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalHartismere Hospital3.0 miGP surgeryAdkins Opticians3 surgeries within 2 miles1.1 miPharmacyRapha Delivery Pharmacy4 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistFair Green Dental Practiceunder a milePolice stationNorfolk Police - Diss Public Enquiry Officeunder a mileCash machineEye (Barc Novate)3.3 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools4 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryPalgrave Church of England Primary Schoolages 5-11, 85 pupilsunder a milePrimaryDiss Church of England Junior Academyages 7-11, 149 pupils1.1 miSecondaryDiss High Schoolages 11-18, 877 pupils1.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNorwich Airport NWI23 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN49 miRailway stationDiss1.2 miBus stationBus StationDissunder a mileFerryReedham Ferry South23 miBus stops11 within a mileCar parkMount Street Car ParkDiss1.2 miEV chargingOsprey Charging StationDissunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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