Local servicesHospitalIpswich Hospital2.3 miGP surgeryIvry Street Medical Practice13 surgeries within 2 miles1.5 miPharmacyFircroft Road Pharmacy13 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDental Surgery1.3 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi27 schools16 primary, 3 secondary, 1 independent, 2 special, 1 nursery, 4 otherSecondaryNorthgate High Schoolages 11-18, 1,750 pupils1.0 miPrimaryDale Hall Community Primary Schoolages 5-11, 412 pupils1.0 miPrimaryCastle Hill Junior Schoolages 7-11, 288 pupils1.1 miCollegeSuffolk New College2.0 miUniversityUniversity of Suffolk2.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon Southend Airport SEN41 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN42 miRailway stationWesterfieldunder a mileBus stationTower Ramparts Bus StationIpswich1.7 miFerryShotley Point Marina Ferry LandingShotley Gate9.9 miBus stops56 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 45 min4:34 am – 9:19 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 44 min8:01 am – 3:45 pm
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People6,783 residentsin the Westerfield, Grundisburgh & Bredfield census areaMedian age 51.82,835 households80% of homes owner-occupied50% owned outright10% social rented, 10% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.9% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 3,107 in work, 32% retiredMain industries: health and social work 14%, retail and wholesale 12%, education 11%Getting to work: 39% work from home, 55% go by car, 5% walk or cycle58% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages38% of adults hold a degree or higher14% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C625 mm of rain a year, 13 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October36 days of air frost, 18 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 landmarksWesterfield Hillhill · under a mileBeech Waterlake · 3.2 miPlayford Merelake · 3.2 miBroom Hillhill · 2.0 miNew Cuttidal water · 2.4 miThe Sladevalley · 2.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesIpswich Garden Suburb Country Parkpark · within reach · 27 haChristchurch Parkpark · 1.2 mi · 34 haFynn Valley Golf Clubgolf course · 1.1 mi · 53 haBroom Hill Parkpark · 1.3 mi · 9 haGreshams Fitnesssports ground · under a mile · 8 haIpswich Rugby Football Clubplaying field · 1.2 mi · 8 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes17 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 23 Jan 200750 mi away, Southern North SeaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 1 May 202621 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 8.3 · PM2.5 7.2 · 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
Broadband44% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband96% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.3% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,042 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation32 m105 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 25 to 54 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
