Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 53 min4:30 am – 9:23 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 37 min8:04 am – 3:41 pm
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People8,609 residentsin the Horsford, Hainford & Hevingham census areaMedian age 44.03,516 households77% of homes owner-occupied42% owned outright10% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.2% unemployment rate64% of adults are economically active, 4,365 in work, 23% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, health and social work 15%, construction 11%Getting to work: 29% work from home, 64% go by car, 2% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle59% 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 higher18% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C695 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November42 days of air frost, 15 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)
Parks and green spacesBroadland Country Parkpark · under a mile · 79 haSwannington Commonpark · 2.0 miX Adventure Activitiessports ground · 1.3 mi · 8 haBrandiston Commonpark · 3.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes25 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19708 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 5.6 · PM2.5 6.9 · 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
Broadband83% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,816 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation39 m128 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 21 to 45 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalHellesdon Hospital4.2 miGP surgeryHorsford Medical Centre1.8 miPharmacyTaverham Pharmacy2 pharmacies within 2 miles1.8 miDentistHorsford Dental Practice2.1 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryHorsford CofE VA Primary Schoolages 5-11, 354 pupils1.8 miSecondaryTaverham High Schoolages 11-18, 1,254 pupils1.9 miCollegeNorwich City College of Further and Higher Education7.4 miUniversityUniversity of East Anglia6.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNorwich Airport NWI4.2 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN70 miRailway stationNorwich7.4 miBus stationBus StationNorwich City Centre7.2 miFerryReedham Ferry North18 miBus stops6 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the NR10 postcode district.
