Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 51 min4:31 am – 9:22 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 38 min8:03 am – 3:42 pm
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People9,955 residentsin the Cringleford, Little Melton & Easton census areaMedian age 43.34,100 households75% of homes owner-occupied40% owned outright9% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.5% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 4,797 in work, 27% retiredMain industries: health and social work 24%, education 14%, retail and wholesale 10%Getting to work: 36% work from home, 52% go by car, 3% take public transport, 10% walk or cycle68% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages44% of adults hold a degree or higher12% have no qualifications, 4% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 95%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C652 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)
Nearby landmarksUniversity of East Anglia Broadlake · 1.8 miFir Hillhill · under a mileChapel Hillhill · 1.4 miBig Woodwoodland · under a mileParadise Holewoodland · under a mileWhitlingham Little Broadlake · 3.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesSwardeston Commonpark · under a mile · 20 haEaton Parkpark · 1.6 mi · 22 haEaton Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 12 haEarlham Parkpark · 2.1 mi · 27 haIceni Housesports ground · under a mile · 5 haHartford Hills Allotmentsallotments · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes24 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 23 Apr 202048 mi away, Southern North SeaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 1 May 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, low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 7.0 · PM2.5 7.0 · 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
Broadband70% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband96% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)5,538 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation13 m43 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 3 to 38 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalColman Hospital1.8 miGP surgeryHumbleyard Practice5 surgeries within 2 miles1.0 miPharmacyBoots4 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistThe Newmarket Rd Dental Clinic1.2 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi16 schools7 primary, 3 secondary, 1 independent, 4 special, 1 otherPrimaryEaton Primary Schoolages 5-11, 382 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryUniversity Technical College Norfolkages 14-19, 451 pupils1.1 miPrimaryCringleford CE VA Primary Schoolages 5-11, 458 pupils1.3 miCollegeNorwich City College of Further and Higher Education2.1 miUniversityUniversity of East Anglia2.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNorwich Airport NWI5.7 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN65 miRailway stationNorwich3.1 miBus stationBus StationNorwich City Centre2.5 miFerryReedham Ferry North13 miBus stops48 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the NR4 postcode district.
