Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 51 min4:32 am – 9:23 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 39 min8:04 am – 3:43 pm
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People7,250 residentsin the Hockering, Mattishall & Cranworth census areaMedian age 51.73,057 households78% of homes owner-occupied48% owned outright10% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.2% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 3,422 in work, 32% retiredMain industries: health and social work 17%, retail and wholesale 14%, construction 12%Getting to work: 30% work from home, 64% go by car, 1% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle33% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages28% 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 23°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C689 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November42 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)
Parks and green spacesHigh Commonplaying field · under a mileSouth Greenpark · 4.0 mi · 3 haPriory Gardenspark · 4.2 miOld School Greenpark · 4.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes12 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 15 Feb 19945 mi away, Norwich, NorfolkMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 1 May 202650 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 4.9 · 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
Broadband35% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband93% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,252 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation49 m161 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 35 to 57 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalDereham Hospital7.3 miGP surgeryHingham Surgery1.5 miPharmacyBoots1.7 miDentistMarket Place Dental Practice4.4 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryHingham Primary Schoolages 5-11, 179 pupils1.5 miPrimaryWicklewood Primary School and Nurseryages 2-11, 182 pupils1.9 miSecondaryWymondham Collegeages 11-18, 1,427 pupils3.8 miCollegeNorwich City College of Further and Higher Education11.4 miUniversityUniversity of East Anglia9.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNorwich Airport NWI13 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN59 miRailway stationWymondham4.6 miBus stationBus StationNorwich City Centre12 miFerryReedham Ferry North23 miBus stops2 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the NR9 postcode district.
