Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 52 min4:30 am – 9:22 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 37 min8:04 am – 3:41 pm
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People5,331 residentsin the Spixworth & St Faiths census areaMedian age 50.52,378 households83% of homes owner-occupied50% owned outright8% social rented, 9% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.2% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 2,556 in work, 32% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 17%, health and social work 14%, construction 14%Getting to work: 26% work from home, 67% go by car, 2% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle74% 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 higher20% have no qualifications, 10% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C694 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November40 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 spacesCatton Parkpark · 2.0 mi · 28 haBroadland Country Parkpark · 2.4 mi · 79 haManor Park Sports Clubplaying field · 1.0 mi · 4 haMountfield Parkpark · 2.1 mi · 2 haThe Nestsports ground · 1.0 mi · 10 haHellesdon Recreation Groundplaying field · 1.8 mi · 5 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes27 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19707 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 23 Apr 202044 mi away, Southern North SeaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 11 Mar 202646 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 risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 7.1 · PM2.5 7.1 · 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
Broadband94% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,633 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation20 m66 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 8 to 35 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalHellesdon Hospital2.3 miGP surgeryDr Leeming & Partners6 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyOld Catton Pharmacy3 pharmacies within 2 miles1.7 miDentistHorsford Dental Practice1.5 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi10 schools9 primary, 1 independentPrimarySt Faiths CofE Primary Schoolages 5-11, 80 pupilsunder a mileIndependentInclude School Norfolkages 14-16, 80 pupils1.4 miSecondaryHellesdon High Schoolages 11-18, 1,476 pupils2.1 miCollegeNorwich City College of Further and Higher Education4.8 miUniversityNorwich University of the Arts4.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNorwich Airport NWIunder a mileMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN71 miRailway stationNorwich4.4 miBus stationBus StationNorwich City Centre4.4 miFerryReedham Ferry North15 miBus stops10 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the NR10 postcode district.
