Local servicesHospitalBeccles & District Hospital7.4 miGP surgeryCats2.4 miPharmacyBoots3.1 miDentistDental Surgery3.1 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryWoodton Primary Schoolages 5-11, 44 pupils1.0 miSecondaryBungay High Schoolages 11-18, 922 pupils3.8 miCollegeNorwich City College of Further and Higher Education9.9 miUniversityNorwich University of the Arts10.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNorwich Airport NWI14 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN65 miRailway stationBeccles7.6 miBus stationBus StationNorwich City Centre10 miFerryReedham Ferry South7.8 miBus stops6 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the NR35 postcode district.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the NR35 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 50 min4:31 am – 9:21 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 40 min8:02 am – 3:42 pm
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People7,627 residentsin the Hempnall, Ditchingham & Wortwell census areaMedian age 52.83,327 households76% of homes owner-occupied49% owned outright11% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.9% unemployment rate55% of adults are economically active, 3,491 in work, 32% retiredMain industries: health and social work 14%, retail and wholesale 13%, construction 11%Getting to work: 32% work from home, 61% go by car, 6% walk or cycle38% 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 higher19% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C662 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month August43 days of air frost, 21 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 landmarksForest Plantationforest · 2.3 miCrow Hillhill · 1.4 miOld Riverriver · 2.1 miScotfer Pondpond · under a mileWooder Head Grovewoodland · under a mileRound Grovewoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesBroome Heathpark · 2.6 mi · 29 haHowe Greenpark · 4.3 miPyes Millpark · 4.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes20 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 23 Apr 202049 mi away, Southern North SeaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 1 May 202637 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 5.4 · 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
Broadband61% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband91% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.3% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,507 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation31 m102 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 13 to 44 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
