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County or areaSuffolk
Postcode districtIP6
Telephone code01473
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 46 min4:34 am – 9:19 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 44 min8:01 am – 3:45 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
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°C629 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December39 days of air frost, 16 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 8°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 5 to 14°CAMay: 8 to 17°CMJune: 11 to 20°CJJuly: 13 to 23°CJAugust: 13 to 23°CASeptember: 11 to 20°CSOctober: 8 to 15°CONovember: 5 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 landmarksBurgh Windmillhistoric site · 3.0 miPlayford Merelake · 3.4 miCrowfield Windmillhistoric site · 4.0 miWesterfield Hillhill · 2.0 miBushy Woodwoodland · under a mileWitnesham Thickswoodland · under a mileOtley Bottomvalley · 2.3 miSharmford Merelake · 4.1 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesFynn Valley Golf Clubgolf course · 1.1 mi · 53 haIpswich Garden Suburb Country Parkpark · 2.4 mi · 27 haChristchurch Parkpark · 3.7 mi · 34 haBroom Hill Parkpark · 3.7 mi · 9 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes14 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 15 Sep 199436 mi away, Offshore Harwich, EssexMost 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 6.9 · PM2.5 7.0 · 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
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
Elevation48 m157 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 25 to 58 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalIpswich Hospital4.2 miGP surgeryThe Surgery Grundisburgh2.6 miPharmacyFircroft Road Pharmacy3.0 miDentistDental Surgery3.3 miPolice stationIpswich Police Station4.5 miCash machineEast of England Co-op HENLEY RISE (CZC)3.0 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryWitnesham Primary Schoolages 4-11, 90 pupilsunder a milePrimaryHenley Primary Schoolages 4-11, 89 pupils1.3 miSecondaryOrmiston Endeavour Academyages 11-16, 793 pupils3.0 miCollegeSuffolk New College4.5 miUniversityUniversity of Suffolk4.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNorwich Airport NWI39 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN44 miRailway stationWesterfield2.7 miBus stationTower Ramparts Bus StationIpswich4.2 miFerryShotley Point Marina Ferry LandingShotley Gate12 miBus stops14 within a mileEV charging37 Norfolk Road4.0 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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