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County or areaNorfolk
Postcode districtNR9
Telephone code01926
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 52 min4:31 am – 9:23 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 38 min8:04 am – 3:42 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People9,955 residentsin the Cringleford, Little Melton & Easton census areaMedian age 43.34,100 households75% of homes owner-occupied40% owned outright9% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.5% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 4,797 in work, 27% retiredMain industries: health and social work 24%, education 14%, retail and wholesale 10%Getting to work: 36% work from home, 52% go by car, 3% take public transport, 10% walk or cycle68% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages44% of adults hold a degree or higher12% have no qualifications, 4% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 95%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C691 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November41 days of air frost, 19 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 4 to 14°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 20°CJJuly: 12 to 23°CJAugust: 12 to 23°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 landmarksSmith's Hillhill · under a mileBarford Lakeswater · under a mileHollands Hillhill · 1.0 miKimberley Lakelake · 2.5 miColton Woodwoodland · under a mileSwan's Harbourdock · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesBarnham Broom Golf and Country Clubgolf course · under a mile · 100 haSwans Harboursports ground · under a mileMarlingford Cricket Clubplaying field · 1.2 miSouth Greenpark · 3.8 mi · 3 haPriory Gardenspark · 3.8 miEarlham Parkpark · 4.7 mi · 27 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes15 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 2 May 201449 mi away, Southern North SeaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Oct 202149 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 5.4 · 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
Broadband70% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband96% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)5,538 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation27 m89 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 17 to 41 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalNorfolk And Norwich University Hospital4.4 miGP surgeryThe Humbleyard Practice3.0 miPharmacyBoots3.0 miDentistDental Surgery3.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryBarford Primary Schoolages 4-11, 87 pupilsunder a milePrimaryBarnham Broom Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary Schoolages 4-11, 94 pupils1.6 miSecondaryHethersett Academyages 11-16, 1,250 pupils3.3 miCollegeNorwich City College of Further and Higher Education7.1 miUniversityUniversity of East Anglia5.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNorwich Airport NWI7.7 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN63 miRailway stationWymondham4.2 miBus stationBus StationNorwich City Centre7.3 miFerryReedham Ferry North19 miBus stops9 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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