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County or areaNorfolk
Postcode districtIP26
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 50 min4:34 am – 9:24 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 40 min8:05 am – 3:45 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People8,740 residentsin the Southery, Feltwell & Hockwold census areaMedian age 44.23,592 households67% of homes owner-occupied40% owned outright10% social rented, 23% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.9% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 3,939 in work, 25% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 12%, construction 11%, public administration and defence 11%Getting to work: 23% work from home, 70% go by car, 5% walk or cycle26% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages22% of adults hold a degree or higher27% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 1°C615 mm of rain a year, 13 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October59 days of air frost, 23 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 8°CJFebruary: 1 to 8°CFMarch: 2 to 11°CMApril: 4 to 14°CAMay: 7 to 18°CMJune: 10 to 20°CJJuly: 12 to 23°CJAugust: 12 to 23°CASeptember: 10 to 20°CSOctober: 7 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 landmarksInvitation to View - Hockwold Hallhistoric site · under a mileOld Forestforest · 2.1 miFormer RAF Methwoldhistoric site · 3.2 miWilton Hillhill · 2.1 miClaypits Waterlake · 4.2 miGravelpit Woodwoodland · 1.4 miBunker's Hillhill · 2.9 miHiss Woodwoodland · 1.6 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesFeltwell Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 25 haThe Orchardpark · 3.5 miBrandon Country Parkpark · 3.9 mi · 14 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes14 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 15 Feb 199417 mi away, Norwich, NorfolkMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Aug 202229 mi away, Sawston, CambridgeshireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at Low risk within 500 m of the centrebetween a 1 in 1,000 and a 1 in 100 chance in any yearSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 4.3 · 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
Broadband33% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband93% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.0% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,941 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation8 m26 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 0 to 20 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalPrincess Of Wales Hospital12 miGP surgeryFeltwell Surgery1.4 miPharmacyLakenheath Pharmacy3.4 miDentistHarold Smith Dental Practice3.6 miPolice stationSuffolk Police Brandon Police Station3.8 miCash machineTesco Bank ATMBrandon3.5 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryIceni Primary Academyages 3-11, 103 pupilsunder a milePrimaryEdmund de Moundeford VC Primary School, Feltwellages 5-11, 156 pupils1.8 miSecondaryBreckland Schoolages 11-16, 615 pupils3.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNorwich Airport NWI34 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN42 miRailway stationLakenheath1.2 miBus stationBus StationMildenhall8.5 miFerryKing's Lynn Ferry LandingKings Lynn21 miBus stops6 within a mileEV chargingbp PulseBrandon3.7 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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