Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 54 min4:29 am – 9:22 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 36 min8:04 am – 3:40 pm
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People7,846 residentsin the Felmingham, Worstead & Happisburgh census areaMedian age 51.93,233 households72% of homes owner-occupied45% owned outright9% social rented, 19% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.1% unemployment rate53% of adults are economically active, 3,400 in work, 30% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, retail and wholesale 15%, construction 10%Getting to work: 27% work from home, 65% go by car, 5% walk or cycle41% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages27% of adults hold a degree or higher19% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 22°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C685 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November32 days of air frost, 13 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 landmarksCox Hillhill · under a mileOld Mill Streamriver · under a milePerch Lakelake · 1.8 miLittle Perch Lakelake · 1.8 miScarborough Hillhill · 1.0 miPenny Woodwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesWar Memorial Parkpark · 1.9 mi · 5 haTrackside Parkpark · 2.1 miNorth Walsham Sports Centresports ground · 1.7 mi · 6 haRAF Coltishall Memorial Gardenspark · 3.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes31 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197010 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 6 Aug 201541 mi away, Southern North SeaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 18 Sep 202649 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 5.2 · PM2.5 6.6 · 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
Broadband45% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband90% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)2.8% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,502 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation16 m52 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 5 to 25 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalNorth Walsham Cottage Hospital1.7 miGP surgeryClinical Assessment Hub Nn3 surgeries within 2 miles1.7 miPharmacyBoots2.2 miDentistYarmouth Road (Dental Surgery)1.9 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryWorstead Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 106 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryNorth Walsham High Schoolages 11-16, 641 pupils1.8 miCollegeNorwich City College of Further and Higher Education13.3 miUniversityNorwich University of the Arts12.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNorwich Airport NWI9.9 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN80 miRailway stationWorstead1.3 miBus stationTravel HubNorth Walsham2.1 miFerryReedham Ferry North17 miBus stops6 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the NR28 postcode district.
