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°C689 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month July39 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 · 1.0 miBunker's Hillhill · 1.0 miBraymeadow Bottomvalley · 1.0 miLimekiln Woodwoodland · under a mileColney Woodwoodland · under a mileLong Daledale · 2.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesEarlham Parkpark · under a mile · 27 haEaton Parkpark · 1.5 mi · 22 haColney Lane Playing Fieldssports ground · under a mile · 21 haBowthorpe Parkpark · 1.3 mi · 4 haBluebell Allotmentsallotments · 1.5 mi · 9 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes23 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 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 202648 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 7.2 · PM2.5 7.1 · PM10 13 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
Elevation15 m49 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 7 to 37 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalNorfolk And Norwich University Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryNorwich Bowel Cancer Screening Centre12 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyBowthorpe Pharmacy11 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistUea Health Centre1.1 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi22 schools16 primary, 2 secondary, 3 special, 1 nurseryPrimaryCringleford Prepages 4-11, 52 pupilsunder a milePrimaryLittle Melton Primary Schoolages 5-11, 119 pupils1.1 miSecondaryCity Academy Norwichages 11-19, 674 pupils1.4 miCollegeNorwich City College of Further and Higher Education3.0 miUniversityUniversity of East Anglia1.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNorwich Airport NWI4.6 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN66 miRailway stationNorwich3.8 miBus stationBus StationNorwich City Centre3.2 miFerryReedham Ferry North15 miBus stops41 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the NR4 postcode district.
