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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the PE38 postcode district.

County or areaNorfolk
Postcode districtPE38
Telephone code01366
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 51 min4:34 am – 9:25 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 38 min8:07 am – 3:45 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People11,348 residentsin the Downham Market census areaMedian age 48.55,292 households66% of homes owner-occupied43% owned outright11% social rented, 22% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.0% unemployment rate52% of adults are economically active, 4,731 in work, 35% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 18%, health and social work 14%, manufacturing 11%Getting to work: 21% work from home, 64% go by car, 4% take public transport, 11% walk or cycle32% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages24% of adults hold a degree or higher23% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 95%1% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C645 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November43 days of air frost, 17 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 5 to 14°CAMay: 8 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 20°CJJuly: 12 to 23°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 landmarksRelief Channelwater · 1.2 miLow Hatter's Woodwoodland · 1.0 miHigh Hatter's Woodwoodland · 1.1 miChain Pondpond · 2.4 miHilgay Creekwater · 3.3 miMill Hillhill · 3.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesThe Willows Nature Reservepark · under a mile · 5 haWar Memorial Playing Fieldplaying field · under a mile · 6 haSluice Commonpark · 1.7 mi · 12 haAlive Downham Leisuresports ground · under a mileRyston Park Golf Clubgolf course · 1.3 mi · 23 haDownham Market Allotmentsallotments · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes27 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19706 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 18 Sep 202649 mi away, Southern North SeaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 18 Sep 202649 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 5.5 · PM2.5 7.0 · 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
Broadband85% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)5,532 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation32 m105 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 2 to 43 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalNorth Cambs Hospital - Msk10 miGP surgeryHowdale Surgery3 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyBoots2 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDental Surgeryunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi6 schools4 primary, 1 secondary, 1 specialSecondaryDownham Market Academyages 11-18, 1,329 pupilsunder a milePrimaryDownham Market, Hillcrest Primary Schoolages 5-11, 404 pupilsunder a milePrimaryNelson Academyages 3-11, 386 pupilsunder a mileCollegeThe College of West Anglia10.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNorwich Airport NWI38 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN50 miRailway stationDownham Marketunder a mileBus stationTransport Interchange Car ParkKings Lynn10 miFerryKing's Lynn Ferry LandingKings Lynn10 miBus stops55 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the PE38 postcode district.


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