Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 50 min4:31 am – 9:20 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 40 min8:02 am – 3:42 pm
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People7,627 residentsin the Hempnall, Ditchingham & Wortwell census areaMedian age 52.83,327 households76% of homes owner-occupied49% owned outright11% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.9% unemployment rate55% of adults are economically active, 3,491 in work, 32% retiredMain industries: health and social work 14%, retail and wholesale 13%, construction 11%Getting to work: 32% work from home, 61% go by car, 6% walk or cycle38% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages29% of adults hold a degree or higher19% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C635 mm of rain a year, 13 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October42 days of air frost, 22 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 landmarksHollow Hillhill · under a mileOld Riverriver · under a mileThe Islandsisland · 1.6 miSpink's Hillhill · under a mileMillpoolwater · under a mileBroome Marsheswetland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesBroome Heathpark · under a mile · 29 haMaltings Meadowsports ground · under a mile · 6 haBlacksmith's Commonpark · 3.3 mi · 3 haTooks Commonpark · 3.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes21 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 23 Apr 202049 mi away, Southern North SeaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 1 May 202635 mi away, Southern North SeaSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at Low risk within 500 m of the centrebetween a 1 in 1,000 and a 1 in 100 chance in any yearSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 5.8 · PM2.5 6.8 · 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
Broadband61% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband91% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.3% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,507 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation12 m39 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 2 to 32 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBeccles & District Hospital5.1 miGP surgeryBungay Medical Centre1.3 miPharmacyBoots1.0 miDentistDental Surgery1.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi7 schools5 primary, 1 secondary, 1 specialPrimaryDitchingham Church of England Primary Academyages 4-11, 65 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt Edmund's RC Primary School and Nurseryages 3-11, 60 pupils1.0 miSecondaryBungay High Schoolages 11-18, 922 pupils1.6 miCollegeNorwich City College of Further and Higher Education12.3 miUniversityNorwich University of the Arts12.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNorwich Airport NWI16 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN65 miRailway stationBeccles5.3 miBus stationBus StationNorwich City Centre12 miFerryReedham Ferry South7.6 miBus stops27 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the NR35 postcode district.
