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Art Galleries 14 Holiday Parks 10 Museums 7 Aquariums 5 Golf Courses 4 Nature Reserves 4 Theatres 3 Theme Parks 2 Park and Gardens 2 Lakes 1 Cathedrals 1

Local servicesHospitalWells Community Hospital9.5 miGP surgeryBayfield Surgeryunder a milePharmacyAlan Stockley & Co LTD5.3 miDentistBurnham Market Dental Surgery5.3 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryDocking Church of England Primary Academy and Nurseryages 3-11, 109 pupilsright hereCollegeThe College of West Anglia13.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNorwich Airport NWI32 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN72 miRailway stationKings Lynn14 miBus stationTravel HubHunstanton6.2 miFerryKing's Lynn Ferry LandingKings Lynn14 miBus stops10 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the PE31 postcode district.

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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the PE31 postcode district.

County or areaNorfolk
Postcode districtPE31
Telephone code01485
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 55 min4:31 am – 9:26 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 35 min8:07 am – 3:43 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People6,541 residentsin the Brancaster, Burnham Market & Docking census areaMedian age 57.03,129 households65% of homes owner-occupied47% owned outright16% social rented, 18% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.8% unemployment rate49% of adults are economically active, 2,679 in work, 39% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, construction 12%, health and social work 11%Getting to work: 30% work from home, 61% go by car, 2% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle28% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages31% of adults hold a degree or higher21% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C695 mm of rain a year, 17 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October47 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: 8 to 16°CMJune: 11 to 19°CJJuly: 13 to 22°CJAugust: 13 to 22°CASeptember: 11 to 19°CSOctober: 8 to 15°CONovember: 4 to 10°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 landmarksLondon Pondpond · under a mileMount Woodwoodland · under a mileTemple Woodwoodland · under a mileTofts Hillhill · 3.6 miBeacon Hillhill · 3.7 miEast Sandsbeach · 5.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Earthquakes22 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 18 Sep 202628 mi away, Southern North SeaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 18 Sep 202628 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 4.2 · PM2.5 6.6 · 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
Broadband39% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband93% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.4% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,970 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation83 m272 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 55 to 92 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50





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