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County or areaNorfolk
Postcode districtNR5
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
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
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People13,033 residentsin the Bowthorpe & West Earlham census areaMedian age 31.25,018 households34% of homes owner-occupied17% owned outright40% social rented, 26% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting9.1% unemployment rate55% of adults are economically active, 5,265 in work, 15% retiredMain industries: health and social work 25%, retail and wholesale 17%, education 10%Getting to work: 18% work from home, 57% go by car, 9% take public transport, 16% walk or cycle82% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages25% of adults hold a degree or higher20% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 89%2% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C714 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October40 days of air frost, 17 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 10°CMApril: 5 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 11°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 landmarksUniversity of East Anglia Broadlake · 1.6 miBunker's Hillhill · under a mileTaverham Millhistoric site · 3.1 miNorwich War Memorialhistoric site · 3.2 miLong Daledale · 2.0 miReservoir Hillhill · 1.7 miBloods Daledale · 2.3 miBraymeadow Bottomvalley · 1.9 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesEarlham Parkpark · 1.0 mi · 27 haBowthorpe Parkpark · under a mile · 4 haEaton Parkpark · 1.9 mi · 22 haBawburgh Golf Coursegolf course · 1.4 mi · 90 haColney Lane Playing Fieldssports ground · 1.2 mi · 21 haBluebell Allotmentsallotments · 1.6 mi · 9 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes24 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19706 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 23 Apr 202048 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 9.0 · PM2.5 7.1 · 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
Broadband97% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,334 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation21 m69 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 7 to 42 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSpire Private Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryTrinity & Bowthorpe Medical Practice18 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyBowthorpe Pharmacy9 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistBeechcroft Dental Practiceunder a milePolice stationNorth Earlham Police StationNorwich1.9 miCash machineNamco Norwichunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi19 schools14 primary, 2 secondary, 2 special, 1 nurseryPrimarySt Michael's VA Junior Schoolages 7-11, 423 pupilsunder a milePrimaryChapel Break Infant Schoolages 4-7, 159 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryOrmiston Victory Academyages 11-18, 1,517 pupilsunder a mileCollegeNorwich City College of Further and Higher Education3.2 miUniversityUniversity of East Anglia1.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNorwich Airport NWI3.8 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN67 miRailway stationNorwich3.8 miBus stationBus StationNorwich City Centre3.3 miFerryReedham Ferry North15 miBus stops91 within a mileCar parkNRP Car ParkNorwich1.3 miEV chargingInstaVolt Charging StationNorwich1.7 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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