Local servicesHospitalNorfolk And Norwich University Hospital11 miGP surgeryMartin Christopher Opticians3 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyAllied Pharmacy Church Streetright hereDentistRookwood Dental Surgeryright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools2 primary, 1 secondarySecondaryAttleborough Academyages 11-18, 976 pupilsunder a milePrimaryAttleborough Primary Schoolages 4-11, 365 pupilsunder a milePrimaryRosecroft Primary Schoolages 3-11, 457 pupils1.0 miCollegeNorwich City College of Further and Higher Education13.3 miUniversityUniversity of East Anglia11.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNorwich Airport NWI16 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN55 miRailway stationAttleboroughunder a mileBus stationBus StationDiss11 miFerryReedham Ferry North23 miBus stops29 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 50 min4:32 am – 9:22 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 39 min8:04 am – 3:43 pm
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People10,591 residentsin the Attleborough census areaMedian age 42.94,677 households66% of homes owner-occupied36% owned outright13% social rented, 19% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.0% unemployment rate62% of adults are economically active, 5,233 in work, 26% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 15%, manufacturing 12%Getting to work: 22% work from home, 64% go by car, 2% take public transport, 11% walk or cycle42% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages23% of adults hold a degree or higher22% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 94%2% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C642 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October41 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)
Parks and green spacesAttleborough Sports Hallsports ground · under a mile · 5 haChurch Greenpark · 2.5 mi · 15 haThe Greenpark · 4.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes13 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 15 Feb 19945 mi away, Norwich, NorfolkMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 1 May 202646 mi away, Southern North SeaSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 7.3 · 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
Broadband87% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)5,215 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation40 m131 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 29 to 47 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
