Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 52 min4:31 am – 9:22 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 38 min8:04 am – 3:42 pm
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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 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C690 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month July41 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)
Nearby landmarksUniversity of East Anglia Broadlake · 2.3 miLong Daledale · 1.7 miReservoir Hillhill · 1.5 miBunker's Hillhill · 1.7 miThe Rookerywoodland · under a mileBraymeadow Bottomvalley · 1.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesBawburgh Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 90 haEarlham Parkpark · 1.9 mi · 27 haBowthorpe Parkpark · 1.6 mi · 4 haEaton Parkpark · 2.9 mi · 22 haColney Lane Playing Fieldssports ground · 1.8 mi · 21 haMarlingford Cricket Clubplaying field · 1.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes21 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 23 Apr 202049 mi away, Southern North SeaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 1 May 202649 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 6.1 · PM2.5 6.9 · 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
Elevation13 m43 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 9 to 47 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSpire Private Hospital1.6 miGP surgeryRoundwell Medical Centre8 surgeries within 2 miles1.2 miPharmacyE-Pharmacy5 pharmacies within 2 miles1.1 miDentistBeechcroft Dental Practice1.5 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi11 schools9 primary, 1 secondary, 1 specialPrimaryThe Bawburgh Schoolages 4-11, 99 pupilsright herePrimaryChapel Break Infant Schoolages 4-7, 159 pupils1.1 miSecondaryOrmiston Victory Academyages 11-18, 1,517 pupils1.5 miCollegeNorwich City College of Further and Higher Education4.3 miUniversityUniversity of East Anglia2.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNorwich Airport NWI4.9 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN66 miRailway stationNorwich5.0 miBus stationBus StationNorwich City Centre4.4 miFerryReedham Ferry North16 miBus stops9 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the NR9 postcode district.
