Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 55 min4:32 am – 9:27 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 35 min8:08 am – 3:43 pm
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People8,720 residentsin the Heacham & Snettisham census areaMedian age 59.64,253 households76% of homes owner-occupied58% owned outright10% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.4% unemployment rate43% of adults are economically active, 3,179 in work, 46% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, health and social work 15%, construction 13%Getting to work: 23% work from home, 66% go by car, 3% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle42% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages23% of adults hold a degree or higher25% have no qualifications, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C612 mm of rain a year, 13 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November30 days of air frost, 13 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 landmarksNorth Beachbeach · 1.2 miHeacham Beachbeach · 1.4 miKen Hillhill · 1.8 miLodge Hillhill · 2.3 miChurch Farm Woodwoodland · under a mileLong Woodwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesBrays Pitpark · under a mileMulberry Spasports ground · under a mileThe Greenpark · 2.2 miEsplanade Gardenspark · 2.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes27 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200848 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 18 Sep 202628 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 greaterAlso medium, low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 4.2 · PM2.5 6.6 · PM10 11 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband68% 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)5,174 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation8 m26 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 2 to 43 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSandringham Private Hospital11 miGP surgeryHeacham Group Practiceunder a milePharmacyBootsunder a mileDentistGrange Dental Surgery2.2 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools3 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryHeacham Infant and Nursery Schoolages 3-7, 102 pupilsunder a milePrimaryHeacham Junior Schoolages 7-11, 94 pupilsunder a mileSecondarySmithdon High Schoolages 11-16, 579 pupils2.0 miCollegeThe College of West Anglia11.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNorwich Airport NWI37 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN72 miRailway stationKings Lynn11 miBus stationTravel HubHunstanton2.1 miFerryWest Lynn Ferry Landing11 miBus stops29 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the PE31 postcode district.
