Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 50 min4:32 am – 9:21 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 40 min8:03 am – 3:43 pm
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People7,201 residentsin the Hethersett census areaMedian age 42.33,103 households74% of homes owner-occupied39% owned outright12% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.2% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 3,396 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: health and social work 21%, education 13%, retail and wholesale 11%Getting to work: 35% work from home, 56% go by car, 3% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle67% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages36% of adults hold a degree or higher15% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C643 mm of rain a year, 13 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)
Parks and green spacesWacton Greenpark · 1.0 miThe Greenpark · 3.1 miChurch Greenpark · 4.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes14 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 15 Feb 199413 mi away, Norwich, NorfolkMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 1 May 202639 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 5.2 · 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
Broadband91% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,559 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation51 m167 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 35 to 59 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalHartismere Hospital10 miGP surgeryLong Stratton Medical Partnership2.3 miPharmacyWell2.3 miDentistNetherton Dental Practice2.4 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryAslacton Primary Schoolages 4-11, 74 pupilsunder a milePrimaryForncett St Peter Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary Schoolages 4-11, 84 pupils1.5 miSecondaryLong Stratton High Schoolages 11-16, 679 pupils2.2 miCollegeNorwich City College of Further and Higher Education11.2 miUniversityUniversity of East Anglia10.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNorwich Airport NWI15 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN57 miRailway stationSpooner Row6.4 miBus stationBus StationDiss7.4 miFerryReedham Ferry North16 miBus stops11 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the NR9 postcode district.
