Local servicesHospitalSandringham Private Hospital5.2 miGP surgeryGrimston Medical Centre1.6 miPharmacyArk Pharm Limited4.0 miDentistHall Farm Dental Surgery1.8 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryFlitcham Church of England Primary Academyages 3-11, 42 pupilsunder a mileCollegeThe College of West Anglia6.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNorwich Airport NWI32 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN64 miRailway stationKings Lynn6.9 miBus stationTransport InterchangeKings Lynn7.0 miFerryKing's Lynn Ferry LandingKings Lynn7.3 miBus stops9 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the PE31 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 54 min4:32 am – 9:26 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 36 min8:07 am – 3:43 pm
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People7,047 residentsin the Dersingham, Sandringham & Massingham census areaMedian age 56.53,331 households68% of homes owner-occupied49% owned outright11% social rented, 21% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.7% unemployment rate47% of adults are economically active, 2,767 in work, 41% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 17%, health and social work 14%, construction 12%Getting to work: 22% work from home, 69% 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 languages24% of adults hold a degree or higher23% have no qualifications, 7% 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°C681 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October44 days of air frost, 16 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 landmarksPark Poollake · 2.5 miLower Lakelake · 2.5 miVincent Hillshill · 1.8 miThe Wildernesswoodland · under a mileSkate's Woodwoodland · under a mileBunker's Hillhill · 2.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesRoydon Commonpark · 2.4 mi · 243 haSandringham Country Parkpark · 2.6 mi · 293 haBawsey Country Parkpark · 4.2 mi · 119 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes20 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 18 Sep 202636 mi away, Southern North SeaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 18 Sep 202636 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 4.8 · 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
Broadband53% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.6% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,534 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation28 m92 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 13 to 40 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
