Local servicesHospitalJames Paget University Hospital7.1 miGP surgeryDr Ireland & Partners2.0 miPharmacyWell3.5 miDentistDental Surgery3.6 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryFreethorpe Community Primary and Nursery Schoolages 2-11, 176 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryAcle Academyages 11-16, 709 pupils3.8 miCollegeEast Coast College10.8 miUniversityNorwich University of the Arts11.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNorwich Airport NWI13 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN74 miRailway stationReedham (Norfolk)1.6 miBus stationBus StationNorwich City Centre11 miFerryReedham Ferry North2.0 miBus stops11 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the NR13 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 51 min4:30 am – 9:21 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 39 min8:02 am – 3:41 pm
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People6,025 residentsin the Acle & Reedham census areaMedian age 50.82,701 households72% of homes owner-occupied47% owned outright12% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.4% unemployment rate54% of adults are economically active, 2,660 in work, 33% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, retail and wholesale 14%, education 11%Getting to work: 28% work from home, 63% go by car, 3% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle29% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages26% of adults hold a degree or higher20% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C616 mm of rain a year, 13 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October36 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 spacesLingwood Village Greenpark · 3.7 mi · 3 haThe Greenpark · 3.9 miPyes Millpark · 4.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes28 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19707 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 6 Aug 201548 mi away, Southern North SeaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 1 May 202643 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 6.2 · PM2.5 6.7 · 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
Broadband19% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,084 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation12 m39 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 4 to 18 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
