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County or areaNorfolk
Postcode districtNR11
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 54 min4:29 am – 9:23 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 36 min8:04 am – 3:40 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People6,981 residentsin the Beeston Regis, Saxthorpe & Aldborough census areaMedian age 55.73,177 households72% of homes owner-occupied52% owned outright11% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.7% unemployment rate51% of adults are economically active, 2,985 in work, 37% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 13%, education 10%Getting to work: 31% work from home, 60% go by car, 1% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle49% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages32% of adults hold a degree or higher17% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C696 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October38 days of air frost, 15 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 10°CMApril: 5 to 13°CAMay: 7 to 16°CMJune: 10 to 19°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 landmarksGreat Waterlake · 1.7 miBlickling Estatehistoric site · 3.3 miAylsham Bypass Tunnelhistoric site · 3.6 miTotter's Hillhill · 1.6 miThe Lakelake · 3.1 miGallows Hillhill · 2.1 miLang Woodwoodland · under a mileCooke's Bottomsvalley · 2.0 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesThwaite Commonpark · 1.5 mi · 21 haHanworth Commonpark · 3.0 mi · 12 haSouthrepps Commonpark · 3.1 mi · 11 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes29 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19709 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 6 Aug 201543 mi away, Southern North SeaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 18 Sep 202644 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 4.6 · PM2.5 6.5 · PM10 11 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband30% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband90% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.8% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,540 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation20 m66 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 14 to 38 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalNorth Walsham Cottage Hospital4.0 miGP surgeryAldborough Surgery2.8 miPharmacyAylsham Pharmacy3.5 miDentistWoodview Dental Health Practice3.5 miPolice stationAylsham Police Investigation CentreNorwich2.6 miCash machineHarvest Energy - ROUGHTON NORWICH ROAD PFS (H.K.S)3.3 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryColby Primary Schoolages 4-11, 140 pupils1.4 miPrimaryErpingham Voluntary Controlled Church of England Primary Schoolages 2-11, 42 pupils1.9 miSecondaryAylsham High Schoolages 11-16, 1,138 pupils3.2 miUniversityNorwich University of the Arts14.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNorwich Airport NWI11 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN80 miRailway stationGuntonSouthrepps2.9 miBus stationTravel HubNorth Walsham4.0 miFerryReedham Ferry North22 miBus stops5 within a mileEV chargingBank Loke, North Walsham3.9 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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