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County or areaNorfolk
Postcode districtNR8
Telephone code02392
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 –
People8,745 residentsin the Old Costessey & Queens Hills census areaMedian age 34.73,544 households71% of homes owner-occupied24% owned outright12% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.0% unemployment rate73% of adults are economically active, 4,711 in work, 16% retiredMain industries: health and social work 23%, retail and wholesale 15%, education 10%Getting to work: 29% work from home, 62% go by car, 4% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle70% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages37% of adults hold a degree or higher12% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 93%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month December: highs 8°C, lows 2°C712 mm of rain a year, 17 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October39 days of air frost, 18 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 landmarksLong Daledale · 1.1 miTower Hillhill · under a mileBloods Daledale · 1.3 miReservoir Hillhill · under a mileUniversity of East Anglia Broadlake · 2.9 miAsh Grovewoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesCostessey Parkgolf course · under a mile · 45 haBowthorpe Parkpark · 1.1 mi · 4 haEarlham Parkpark · 2.3 mi · 27 haBroadland Country Parkpark · 3.3 mi · 79 haKing George's Fieldplaying field · 1.5 mi · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes22 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19706 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 23 Apr 202047 mi away, Southern North SeaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 11 Mar 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 6.9 · 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
Broadband84% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,681 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation15 m49 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 5 to 49 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalHellesdon Hospital1.7 miGP surgeryRoundwell Medical Centre9 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyRoundwell Pharmacy8 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistUpper Stafford Avenue (Dental Surgery)under a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi18 schools13 primary, 2 secondary, 1 independent, 2 specialPrimarySt Augustine's Catholic Primary School, Costesseyages 3-11, 315 pupilsright hereSecondaryOrmiston Victory Academyages 11-18, 1,517 pupilsunder a milePrimaryCostessey Primary Schoolages 3-11, 559 pupilsunder a mileCollegeNorwich City College of Further and Higher Education4.2 miUniversityUniversity of East Anglia2.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNorwich Airport NWI3.3 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN67 miRailway stationNorwich4.6 miBus stationBus StationNorwich City Centre4.1 miFerryReedham Ferry North16 miBus stops51 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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