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County or areaNorfolk
Postcode districtNR20
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 52 min4:31 am – 9:23 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 38 min8:04 am – 3:42 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,250 residentsin the Hockering, Mattishall & Cranworth census areaMedian age 51.73,057 households78% of homes owner-occupied48% owned outright10% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.2% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 3,422 in work, 32% retiredMain industries: health and social work 17%, retail and wholesale 14%, construction 12%Getting to work: 30% work from home, 64% go by car, 1% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle33% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages28% of adults hold a degree or higher18% have no qualifications, 7% 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°C726 mm of rain a year, 18 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November42 days of air frost, 20 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 4 to 14°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 20°CJJuly: 12 to 23°CJAugust: 12 to 23°CASeptember: 10 to 19°CSOctober: 8 to 15°CONovember: 4 to 11°CNDecember: 2 to 8°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksThe Rookerywoodland · under a mileHockering Woodwoodland · under a mileEasthaugh Hillhill · 2.4 miTelegraph Hillhill · 2.6 miSparham Poolswater · 2.9 miWhinburgh Trout Lakelake · 4.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesOld School Greenpark · 2.0 miSouth Greenpark · 2.2 mi · 3 haNeatherd Moorpark · 4.6 mi · 20 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes16 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 18 Sep 202648 mi away, Southern North SeaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 18 Sep 202648 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 5.3 · 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
Broadband35% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband93% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,252 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation40 m131 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 27 to 56 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalDereham Hospital5.2 miGP surgeryMattishall And Lenwade Surgeries1.9 miPharmacyMattishall Pharmacy1.9 miDentistSwanton Morley Dental Centre5.2 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryHockering Church of England Primary Academyages 4-11, 30 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryDereham Neatherd High Schoolages 11-18, 1,079 pupils4.7 miCollegeNorwich City College of Further and Higher Education10.0 miUniversityUniversity of East Anglia8.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNorwich Airport NWI9.0 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN65 miRailway stationWymondham8.0 miBus stationBus StationNorwich City Centre10 miFerryReedham Ferry North22 miBus stops4 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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