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County or areaSuffolk
Postcode districtIP27
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 49 min4:34 am – 9:23 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 40 min8:05 am – 3:45 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People9,690 residentsin the Brandon census areaMedian age 45.14,499 households61% of homes owner-occupied37% owned outright15% social rented, 24% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.5% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 4,487 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, manufacturing 12%, health and social work 11%Getting to work: 16% work from home, 71% go by car, 3% take public transport, 10% walk or cycle46% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages19% of adults hold a degree or higher28% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 93%2% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 1°C665 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October74 days of air frost, 22 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 8°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: 9 to 19°CSOctober: 7 to 15°CONovember: 4 to 11°CNDecember: 1 to 8°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksWest Tofts Merelake · 3.4 miTwo Mile Bottomvalley · 1.9 miSanton Warrenwoodland · 1.3 miFowl Merelake · 4.3 miWhite Hillhill · 2.9 miWeatherhill Oakswoodland · 1.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesTwo Mile Bottom Picnic Areapark · 2.0 mi · 17 haBrandon Country Parkpark · 2.1 mi · 14 haThe Orchardpark · 2.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes10 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 15 Feb 199412 mi away, Norwich, NorfolkMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Aug 202232 mi away, Sawston, CambridgeshireSource: 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 4.5 · PM2.5 6.7 · PM10 10 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband79% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.3% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,660 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation29 m95 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 3 to 40 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSwaffham Community Hospital14 miGP surgeryBrandon Medical Practice2 surgeries within 2 miles1.9 miPharmacyBoots2 pharmacies within 2 miles1.9 miDentistHarold Smith Dental Practice1.9 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryGlade Academyages 4-11, 180 pupils1.8 miPrimaryForest Academyages 3-11, 389 pupils1.9 miSecondaryBreckland Schoolages 11-16, 615 pupils2.9 miCollegeWest Suffolk College14.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNorwich Airport NWI30 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN43 miRailway stationBrandon1.8 miBus stationBus InterchangeThetford4.1 miFerryKing's Lynn Ferry LandingKings Lynn24 miBus stops6 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the IP27 postcode district.


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