Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 51 min4:31 am – 9:22 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 38 min8:03 am – 3:42 pm
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People9,184 residentsin the Earlham Road & College Road census areaMedian age 34.64,190 households54% of homes owner-occupied29% owned outright6% social rented, 40% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.8% unemployment rate66% of adults are economically active, 4,928 in work, 15% retiredMain industries: education 19%, health and social work 18%, retail and wholesale 11%Getting to work: 46% work from home, 27% go by car, 4% take public transport, 23% walk or cycle80% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages58% of adults hold a degree or higher6% have no qualifications, 2% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 94%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C691 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October38 days of air frost, 18 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 landmarksUniversity of East Anglia Broadlake · 1.4 miWhitlingham Little Broadlake · 2.2 miSt Catherine's Hillhill · 1.1 miLakenham Reservoirswater · 1.2 miLily Pondpond · under a mileChapel Hillhill · 2.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesEaton Parkpark · under a mile · 22 haHeigham Parkpark · under a mile · 2 haEarlham Parkpark · 1.3 mi · 27 haEaton Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 31 haRecreation Road Sports Centresports ground · under a mileBluebell Allotmentsallotments · under a mile · 9 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes25 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19706 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 23 Apr 202047 mi away, Southern North SeaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 1 May 202647 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 8.9 · PM2.5 7.5 · 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
Broadband99% 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)3,532 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation26 m85 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 10 to 36 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalColman Hospitalright hereGP surgeryCastle Partnership (Mile End Surgery)34 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyHurn Chemist21 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistNr2 Dental Studioright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi48 schools26 primary, 6 secondary, 6 independent, 7 special, 1 nursery, 1 sixth form, 1 otherPrimaryColman Infant Schoolages 5-7, 100 pupilsunder a mileIndependentNorwich High School for Girls GDSTages 3-19, 574 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryCity of Norwich School, An Ormiston Academyages 11-18, 1,685 pupilsunder a mileCollegeNorwich City College of Further and Higher Educationunder a mileUniversityNorwich University of the Arts1.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNorwich Airport NWI3.8 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN67 miRailway stationNorwich1.5 miBus stationBus StationNorwich City Centreunder a mileFerryReedham Ferry North13 miBus stops152 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the NR2 postcode district.
