Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 49 min4:32 am – 9:21 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 41 min8:03 am – 3:43 pm
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People8,090 residentsin the Scole, Dickleburgh & Bressingham census areaMedian age 52.83,529 households76% of homes owner-occupied48% owned outright10% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.1% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 3,828 in work, 32% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, health and social work 13%, construction 11%Getting to work: 30% work from home, 63% go by car, 1% take public transport, 4% 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 higher20% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 23°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C649 mm of rain a year, 13 days with 10 mm or morewettest month August45 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)
Parks and green spacesChurch Greenpark · under a mileThe Parkpark · 2.5 mi · 2 haFair Greenpark · 2.8 mi · 2 haSource: 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 199414 mi away, Norwich, NorfolkMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 1 May 202636 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 6.7 · PM2.5 6.7 · 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
Broadband77% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband96% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.4% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,641 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation39 m128 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 26 to 48 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalHartismere Hospital5.6 miGP surgeryLawns Practice2.3 miPharmacyHado Pharmacy2.2 miDentist65 Mount Street (Dental Surgery)2.2 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryBurston Community Primary Schoolages 4-11, 27 pupilsright hereSecondaryDiss High Schoolages 11-18, 877 pupils2.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNorwich Airport NWI20 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN53 miRailway stationDiss2.3 miBus stationBus StationDiss2.6 miFerryReedham Ferry South20 miBus stops6 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the IP22 postcode district.
