Photo: mym · CC BY-SA 2.0Suffolk New College is 6.3 miles from Ashbocking
No college sits inside the town; Suffolk New College is 6.3 miles away in Ipswich.
What stands out about college from Ashbocking
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges and universities within 15 miles of Ashbocking
2 within 15 miles: 1 university, 1 further education college.
What would you pay?
Fees are set nationally, not by each university: in 2026–27 an English university can charge a home student up to £9,790 a year, and so can a Welsh one; Northern Ireland’s charge their own students up to £4,985; Scottish students pay no tuition fee at a Scottish university. Further education colleges are free for most 16 to 18 year olds. There is no family-by-family price to show, so this page doesn’t make one up.
Questions about college near Ashbocking
Is Ashbocking a university town?
No. 6 of every 100 residents aged 16 and over are full-time students (Census 2021), against 8 across England.
What colleges are near Ashbocking?
Suffolk New College (6.3 mi); University of Suffolk (6.5 mi).
Where can you study after 16 near Ashbocking?
Suffolk New College, 6.3 miles away in Ipswich, teaches courses from 16, apprenticeships and some degrees.
What does university cost here?
Fees are set nationally, not by each university: in 2026–27 an English university can charge a home student up to £9,790 a year, and so can a Welsh one; Northern Ireland’s charge their own students up to £4,985; Scottish students pay no tuition fee at a Scottish university. Further education colleges are free for most 16 to 18 year olds. There is no family-by-family price to show, so this page doesn’t make one up.
Neighbours talk college
Students, parents, alumni and the neighbours next door.
Colleges and universities: Wikidata (CC0): each institution with a UKPRN, its point and its students count, and, for Scottish colleges and university campuses away from the seat, our list placed from postcodes (postcodes.io, OGL). To come: Discover Uni teaching locations and HESA student numbers (CC BY 4.0). Students: Census 2021 (England, Wales, Northern Ireland) and Scotland’s Census 2022, full-time students among residents aged 16 and over (OGL). Straight-line distances from the centre of Ashbocking. Colleges are described, not graded; the University town label marks towns where 15% or more of residents aged 16 and over are full-time students. Fees: the UK and devolved governments, 2026–27. Photos: Wikimedia Commons, through each institution’s Wikidata item; author and licence on each.
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