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County or areaNorfolk
Postcode districtNR16
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 49 min4:32 am – 9:22 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 40 min8:03 am – 3:43 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People6,472 residentsin the Buckenhams & Snetterton census areaMedian age 48.62,671 households76% of homes owner-occupied43% owned outright7% social rented, 17% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.2% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 3,142 in work, 27% retiredMain industries: health and social work 13%, retail and wholesale 12%, education 12%Getting to work: 31% work from home, 62% go by car, 1% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle40% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages30% of adults hold a degree or higher18% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C659 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month August48 days of air frost, 18 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 1 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 10°CMApril: 4 to 14°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 20°CJJuly: 12 to 22°CJAugust: 12 to 22°CASeptember: 10 to 19°CSOctober: 8 to 15°CONovember: 4 to 10°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 landmarksOld Buckenham Windmillhistoric site · 1.9 miQuidenham Mere Waterlake · 1.6 miQuidenham Hallhistoric site · 2.1 miSpittle Merelake · 2.3 miHungry Hillhill · 2.0 miThe Mounthill · 2.2 miCopince's Fenwoodland · 1.1 miStacksford Woodwoodland · 1.7 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesThe Greenpark · under a mileChurch Greenpark · 1.9 mi · 15 haMemorial Greenpark · 4.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes12 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 15 Feb 19949 mi away, Norwich, NorfolkMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 1 May 202641 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 5.1 · PM2.5 6.8 · 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
Broadband82% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.5% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,841 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation46 m151 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 33 to 57 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalHartismere Hospital9.7 miGP surgeryKenninghall Practice2.1 miPharmacyEast Harling Pharmacy4.6 miDentistDoctors Surgery4.5 miPolice stationNorfolk Police - Diss Public Enquiry Office5.9 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 primary, 1 specialPrimaryBanham Primary Schoolages 4-11, 95 pupilsright hereSecondaryOld Buckenham High Schoolages 11-16, 501 pupils2.3 miUniversityUniversity of East Anglia14.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNorwich Airport NWI19 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN52 miRailway stationEccles Road3.3 miBus stationBus StationDiss6.0 miFerryReedham Ferry North23 miBus stops8 within a mileEV chargingOsprey Charging StationDiss6.0 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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