Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 50 min4:32 am – 9:22 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 40 min8:03 am – 3:43 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°C663 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October44 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)
Nearby landmarksSpittle Merelake · 1.9 miCarleton Fenwoodland · under a mileBunwell Woodwoodland · under a mileOld Buckenham Merelake · 4.4 miPriest Hillhill · 3.8 miHungry Hillhill · 4.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesChurch Greenpark · 3.3 mi · 15 haWacton Greenpark · 3.7 miThe Greenpark · 4.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes15 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 15 Feb 199410 mi away, Norwich, NorfolkMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 1 May 202641 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 5.1 · 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
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
Elevation49 m161 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 35 to 68 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalNorfolk And Norwich University Hospital10 miGP surgeryLong Stratton Medical Partnership4.6 miPharmacyWell4.8 miDentistDoctors Surgery4.8 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryCarleton Rode Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary Schoolages 4-11, 59 pupilsunder a milePrimaryBunwell Primary Schoolages 3-11, 73 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryOld Buckenham High Schoolages 11-16, 501 pupils3.3 miCollegeNorwich City College of Further and Higher Education11.6 miUniversityUniversity of East Anglia10.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNorwich Airport NWI15 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN56 miRailway stationSpooner Row3.9 miBus stationBus StationDiss7.6 miFerryReedham Ferry North19 miBus stops4 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the NR16 postcode district.
