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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People8,851 residentsin the Loddon, Surlingham & Alpington census areaMedian age 49.83,812 households75% of homes owner-occupied46% owned outright12% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.9% unemployment rate55% of adults are economically active, 3,958 in work, 32% retiredMain industries: health and social work 16%, retail and wholesale 12%, education 11%Getting to work: 35% work from home, 56% go by car, 2% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle33% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages33% of adults hold a degree or higher18% have no qualifications, 6% 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°C617 mm of rain a year, 13 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October39 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 landmarksReedham Ferry Drainage Millhistoric site · 1.8 miBroom Hillhill · under a mileReedham Railway Swing Bridgehistoric site · 2.6 miHardley Floodwater · under a mileCarleton Broadlake · 2.6 miHassingham Broadlake · 2.9 miBeacon Hillhill · 1.6 miLangley Dyketidal water · 1.5 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesPyes Millpark · 1.4 miLingwood Village Greenpark · 4.9 mi · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes27 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19706 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 23 Apr 202043 mi away, Southern North SeaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 1 May 202641 mi away, Southern North SeaSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at High risk within 500 m of the centrea 1 in 30 chance of flooding in any year, or greaterSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 6.3 · 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
Broadband15% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband96% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.3% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,988 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation13 m43 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -3 to 17 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBeccles & District Hospital7.2 miGP surgeryChet Valley Medical Practice2.0 miPharmacyBoots1.8 miDentistLoddon Dental Practice2.0 miPolice stationGreat Yarmouth Police Investigation Centre9.1 miCash machineCentral England Co-Op - Loddon1.7 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 independent, 1 specialIndependentLangley Schoolages 11-18, 356 pupils1.9 miSecondaryHobart High Schoolages 11-16, 673 pupils2.0 miCollegeNorwich City College of Further and Higher Education10.5 miUniversityNorwich University of the Arts10.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNorwich Airport NWI13 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN71 miRailway stationCantley1.7 miBus stationBus StationNorwich City Centre10 miFerryReedham Ferry North1.7 miBus stops6 within a mileCar parkReedham Station Car Park2.2 miEV chargingOsprey Charging StationNorfolk6.9 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the NR14 postcode district.
