Somersham (Mid Suffolk)

9°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 12° / 9° · 52% rain
• Tomorrow: 11° / 8° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:54Sunset 16:24

9h 29m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

17US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Norwich Lakenfields, United Kingdom

• 7.0 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
• 5.2% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution

Lower is better for both figures.

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024

163 reported road collisions (2025)

43 killed or seriously injured · 205 casualties · 15.9 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

9 food businesses within 2 miles

• 7 rated 4–5 ★ (6 top)
• 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Needham Market (6.4 km)
• 4 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£317,979 average▲ 5.3% YoY

Across Mid Suffolk · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£1,005 average monthly rent▲ 6.3% YoY

• 1 bed £721
• 2 bed £922
• 3 bed £1,122

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08

8.0× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 8.0 times median annual pay (8.1× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

1,688 property sales in the last 12 months

12 months to May 2026

A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.

Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05

• Cheapest petrol: 134.8p · AppleGreen (11.1 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 141.8p · AppleGreen (11.1 km)

6 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

24 charging locations within ~8 km

• 6 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 250 kW
• Nearest: Offton & Willisham Village Hall (2.4 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Swimming pools2
• Sports pitches5
• Playgrounds1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

102,695 residents in Mid Suffolk · 118/km²

• Under 16: 16%
• 16–64: 59%
• 65+: 25%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

• Moves in from elsewhere in the UK8,046
• Moves out to elsewhere in the UK5,506
• Net moves+2,540

Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025

Less deprived than the average in England

Ranked 191 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

2% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

£2,317 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band B (27% of 50,370)

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

57 schools · 14,148 pupils

46 primary · 7 secondary · 4 other

Ofsted: 18 of 20 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (90%)

54 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Mid Suffolk

692 CQC-registered services

• Care homes197
• GP practices92
• Dentists135
• Homecare agencies208
• Hospitals & hospices15

CQC ratings: 89% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 9 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Suffolk

• Not in the Green Belt
• 24 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

231 applications decided

91.8% granted · 212 granted, 19 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

Patrick Spencer

Conservative

Central Suffolk and North Ipswich

Source: UK Parliament

Green majority

• Con 3
• LD 4
• Grn 23
• Oth 4

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

• Schools1
• Parks & greens1
• Restaurants & cafés1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

5,625 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

£764 median full-time weekly pay

2% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£26,233 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

47% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 49,211 certificates

10.5% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

71% low-carbon electricity

Wind 42% · Gas 28% · Nuclear 17% · Biomass 6%

119 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity

Latest estimate for East England · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 85.7 yrs women · 82.6 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy (Suffolk): 61.7 women · 62.1 men

63% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• Life satisfaction8.0
• Feeling worthwhile8.0
• Happiness yesterday7.7
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)2.7

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

0 GP surgeries · 2 pharmacies in IP8

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Central Suffolk and North Ipswich:

• Automatic extension for Non- Molestation order when it is breached280 local signatures · 10,314 nationwide
• Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks268 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
• Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases242 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth200 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
• Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills189 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

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  Somersham, Suffolk · 0.3 km

  Somersham is a village and civil parish in the Mid Suffolk district of Suffolk in eastern England, approximately 5 miles (8.0 km) northwest of Ipswich, with a population of 710 (2005).

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  Nettlestead, Suffolk · 1.3 km

  Nettlestead is a dispersed village and civil parish in the Mid Suffolk district of Suffolk in eastern England.The surrounding villages of Nettlestead include Somersham, Little Blakenham, Baylham, Barking, Willisham an…

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  Flowton · 1.8 km

  Flowton is a village and civil parish in the Mid Suffolk district of Suffolk in eastern England, with a population of 117 people. The name 'Flowton' originally derives from the word 'Flocctun', meaning a flock of shee…

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  Little Blakenham · 2.1 km

  Little Blakenham is a village and civil parish in the Mid Suffolk district of Suffolk in eastern England. Located around two miles north-west of Ipswich and a mile south-west of its larger sister village Great Blakenh…

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  Little Blakenham Pit · 2.2 km

  Little Blakenham Pit is a 3.4-hectare (8.4-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Little Blakenham in Suffolk.

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  Valley Ridge (Winter sports resort) · 2.2 km

  Valley Ridge was a proposed ski and sports resort in Great Blakenham near Ipswich, Suffolk, England. In March 2021, the plan was for a £500 million investment based around a 180-metre ski slope and a water park.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)