Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 51 min4:32 am – 9:23 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 39 min8:04 am – 3:43 pm
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People6,407 residentsin the Hingham, Morley & Barnham Broom census areaMedian age 47.82,469 households77% of homes owner-occupied48% owned outright11% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.8% unemployment rate55% of adults are economically active, 2,697 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: health and social work 16%, education 13%, retail and wholesale 11%Getting to work: 34% work from home, 58% go by car, 1% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle39% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages33% of adults hold a degree or higher17% have no qualifications, 5% 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°C674 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November41 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 landmarksKimberley Lakelake · 1.2 miWarren Hillhill · under a mileSea Merelake · 3.0 miGroundsel Woodwoodland · under a mileBig Woodwoodland · under a mileHackford Marshwetland · 1.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesPriory Gardenspark · 1.6 miWymondham Leisure Centre and Swimming Poolsports ground · 1.9 miSource: 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 19947 mi away, Norwich, NorfolkMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 1 May 202648 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 5.2 · PM2.5 6.8 · 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
Broadband37% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband94% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.7% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,573 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation49 m161 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 24 to 55 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalNorfolk And Norwich University Hospital6.6 miGP surgeryOgden Court2 surgeries within 2 miles1.8 miPharmacyWymondham Pharmacy1.7 miDentistMarket Place Dental Practice1.8 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools3 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryWicklewood Primary School and Nurseryages 2-11, 182 pupilsunder a milePrimaryRobert Kett Primary Schoolages 4-11, 502 pupils1.7 miSecondaryWymondham High Academyages 11-18, 1,686 pupils1.8 miCollegeNorwich City College of Further and Higher Education9.2 miUniversityUniversity of East Anglia7.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNorwich Airport NWI11 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN60 miRailway stationWymondham2.1 miBus stationBus StationNorwich City Centre9.6 miFerryReedham Ferry North20 miBus stops8 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the NR18 postcode district.
