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County or areaNorfolk
Postcode districtNR8
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 52 min4:30 am – 9:22 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 38 min8:04 am – 3:41 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People5,390 residentsin the Drayton & Thorpe Marriott census areaMedian age 47.72,309 households74% of homes owner-occupied42% owned outright8% social rented, 17% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.6% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 2,575 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: health and social work 18%, retail and wholesale 16%, education 10%Getting to work: 30% work from home, 61% go by car, 3% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle75% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages27% of adults hold a degree or higher18% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C713 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October40 days of air frost, 17 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: 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 landmarksTaverham Millhistoric site · under a mileBlickling Hallhistoric site · 1.6 miBloods Daledale · under a mileBlack Hillhill · under a mileOld Hillhill · under a mileLong Daledale · 2.0 miThe Rookerywoodland · under a mileCostessey Pitspond · 1.1 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesBroadland Country Parkpark · 2.1 mi · 79 haKing George's Fieldplaying field · under a mile · 3 haCostessey Parkgolf course · 1.5 mi · 45 haBowthorpe Parkpark · 2.1 mi · 4 haMountfield Parkpark · 2.1 mi · 2 haManor Park Sports Clubplaying field · 1.4 mi · 4 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 202046 mi away, Southern North SeaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 11 Mar 202647 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
Broadband90% 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)2,615 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation8 m26 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 4 to 37 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalHellesdon Hospital1.5 miGP surgeryDrayton Medical Practice5 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyDrayton Pharmacy5 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDrayton Dental Surgeryunder a milePolice stationNorth Earlham Police StationNorwich3.4 miCash machineApplegreen - The Firs Service Station2.1 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi16 schools12 primary, 3 secondary, 1 independentPrimaryDrayton CofE Junior Schoolages 7-11, 331 pupilsunder a milePrimaryDrayton Community Infant Schoolages 5-7, 185 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryHellesdon High Schoolages 11-18, 1,476 pupils1.6 miCollegeNorwich City College of Further and Higher Education4.7 miUniversityUniversity of East Anglia3.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNorwich Airport NWI2.4 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN69 miRailway stationNorwich4.7 miBus stationBus StationNorwich City Centre4.5 miFerryReedham Ferry North16 miBus stops43 within a mileCar parkHoliday Inn Norwich Car Park2.1 miEV chargingInstaVolt Charging StationNorwich2.0 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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