Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 52 min4:31 am – 9:23 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 38 min8:04 am – 3:42 pm
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People9,955 residentsin the Cringleford, Little Melton & Easton census areaMedian age 43.34,100 households75% of homes owner-occupied40% owned outright9% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.5% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 4,797 in work, 27% retiredMain industries: health and social work 24%, education 14%, retail and wholesale 10%Getting to work: 36% work from home, 52% go by car, 3% take public transport, 10% walk or cycle68% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages44% of adults hold a degree or higher12% have no qualifications, 4% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 95%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C714 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October41 days of air frost, 17 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 landmarksLong Daledale · 1.0 miRookery Hillhill · under a mileReservoir Hillhill · 1.2 miLong Dellwoodland · under a mileHolly Woodwoodland · under a mileBarford Lakeswater · 2.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesBawburgh Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 90 haEaston Gymnastics Cllubsports ground · under a mileMarlingford Cricket Clubplaying field · 1.4 miBowthorpe Parkpark · 2.6 mi · 4 haEarlham Parkpark · 3.5 mi · 27 haBroadland Country Parkpark · 4.3 mi · 79 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes21 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 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 11 Mar 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 6.5 · PM2.5 7.1 · PM10 13 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband70% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband96% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)5,538 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation48 m157 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 13 to 53 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSpire Private Hospital3.2 miGP surgerySpecsavers Longwater2 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyBoots2 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistUpper Stafford Avenue (Dental Surgery)2.3 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi7 schools4 primary, 1 independent, 2 specialPrimarySt Peter's CofE Primary Academy, Eastonages 4-11, 185 pupilsunder a milePrimaryQueen's Hill Primary Schoolages 4-11, 606 pupils1.2 miSecondaryOrmiston Victory Academyages 11-18, 1,517 pupils2.0 miCollegeNorwich City College of Further and Higher Education5.7 miUniversityUniversity of East Anglia3.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNorwich Airport NWI5.2 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN66 miRailway stationNorwich6.3 miBus stationBus StationNorwich City Centre5.8 miFerryReedham Ferry North18 miBus stops17 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the NR9 postcode district.
