Local servicesHospitalNorth Walsham Cottage Hospital5.8 miGP surgeryAylsham Surgery2 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyAylsham Pharmacy2 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistWoodview Dental Health Practiceright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools3 primary, 1 secondaryPrimarySt Michael's Church of England VA Primary and Nursery Schoolages 3-11, 127 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryAylsham High Schoolages 11-16, 1,138 pupilsunder a milePrimaryBure Valley Schoolages 7-11, 225 pupilsunder a mileCollegeNorwich City College of Further and Higher Education12.4 miUniversityNorwich University of the Arts11.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNorwich Airport NWI8.4 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN76 miRailway stationNorth Walsham5.7 miBus stationTravel HubNorth Walsham6.0 miFerryReedham Ferry North21 miBus stops29 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the NR11 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 54 min4:30 am – 9:23 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 36 min8:04 am – 3:41 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People8,938 residentsin the Aylsham census areaMedian age 50.34,077 households71% of homes owner-occupied46% owned outright14% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.3% unemployment rate53% of adults are economically active, 3,791 in work, 35% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 15%, education 10%Getting to work: 29% work from home, 59% go by car, 2% take public transport, 9% walk or cycle37% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages29% of adults hold a degree or higher18% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C707 mm of rain a year, 17 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November41 days of air frost, 15 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 spacesGreenlanes Community Gardenpark · under a mileGreenhouse Parkpark · 1.1 mi · 3 haAylsham Football Clubplaying field · under a mile · 8 haThwaite Commonpark · 3.1 mi · 21 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes28 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19709 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 6 Aug 201546 mi away, Southern North SeaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 18 Sep 202645 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 5.1 · PM2.5 6.7 · 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
Broadband66% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband96% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.3% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,188 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation28 m92 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 8 to 39 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
