Local servicesHospitalNorfolk And Norwich University Hospital6.6 miGP surgeryLong Stratton Medical Partnership3.5 miPharmacyBoots3.7 miDentistDental Surgery3.7 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools3 primaryPrimaryWreningham VC Primary Schoolages 4-11, 108 pupils1.1 miPrimaryTacolneston Church of England Primary Academyages 4-11, 70 pupils1.2 miSecondaryLong Stratton High Schoolages 11-16, 679 pupils3.6 miCollegeNorwich City College of Further and Higher Education8.0 miUniversityUniversity of East Anglia7.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNorwich Airport NWI11 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN60 miRailway stationWymondham3.5 miBus stationBus StationNorwich City Centre8.5 miFerryReedham Ferry North16 miBus stops8 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the NR16 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 50 min4:31 am – 9:22 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 39 min8:03 am – 3:42 pm
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People11,555 residentsin the Long Stratton, Carlton Rode & Tibenham census areaMedian age 47.94,842 households76% of homes owner-occupied43% owned outright10% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.5% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 5,648 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, retail and wholesale 14%, construction 10%Getting to work: 33% work from home, 59% go by car, 1% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle32% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages29% of adults hold a degree or higher17% have no qualifications, 6% 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°C664 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October43 days of air frost, 16 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 landmarksKnyvet's Grovewoodland · under a mileGrove Woodwoodland · under a mileChapel Hillhill · 2.6 miFurze Hillhill · 2.8 miSpittle Merelake · 5.3 miSandall's Marshwetland · 3.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesRoseacre Leisure Poolsports ground · 1.1 miBond's Greenpark · 2.6 miThe Commonpark · 3.5 mi · 16 haWacton Greenpark · 3.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes14 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 15 Feb 199411 mi away, Norwich, NorfolkMost 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 5.4 · PM2.5 6.8 · 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
Broadband85% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)5,005 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation56 m184 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 38 to 67 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
