Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 49 min4:34 am – 9:24 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 40 min8:05 am – 3:45 pm
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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 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C628 mm of rain a year, 13 days with 10 mm or morewettest month August56 days of air frost, 24 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)
Nearby landmarksInvitation to View - Hockwold Hallhistoric site · 2.9 miWilton Hillhill · 1.0 miWhite Hillhill · 1.4 miClaypits Waterlake · 3.0 miSayer's Carrwoodland · under a mileThe Carrwoodland · under a mileCaudle Headwater · 2.4 miElveden War Memorialhistoric site · 4.7 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesBrandon Country Parkpark · 2.1 mi · 14 haThe Orchardpark · 2.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes12 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 15 Feb 199417 mi away, Norwich, NorfolkMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Aug 202228 mi away, Sawston, CambridgeshireSource: 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 4.2 · 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
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
Elevation4 m13 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 2 to 33 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalPrincess Of Wales Hospital13 miGP surgeryLakenheath Surgery2.4 miPharmacyLakenheath Pharmacy2.5 miDentistHarold Smith Dental Practice2.5 miPolice stationSuffolk Police Brandon Police Station2.8 miCash machineTesco Bank ATMBrandon2.2 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 primary, 1 secondarySecondaryBreckland Schoolages 11-16, 615 pupils1.5 miPrimaryLakenheath Community Primary Schoolages 4-11, 282 pupils2.0 miCollegeWest Suffolk College13.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNorwich Airport NWI34 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN40 miRailway stationLakenheath2.2 miBus stationBus StationMildenhall6.4 miFerryKing's Lynn Ferry LandingKings Lynn24 miBus stops4 within a mileCar parkBrandon Station Car Park2.8 miEV chargingbp PulseBrandon2.5 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the IP27 postcode district.
