Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 50 min4:34 am – 9:24 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 39 min8:05 am – 3:45 pm
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People6,878 residentsin the Mundford, Weeting & Forest census areaMedian age 51.63,042 households72% of homes owner-occupied45% owned outright12% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.7% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 3,137 in work, 32% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 13%, health and social work 11%, construction 11%Getting to work: 22% work from home, 71% go by car, 1% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle28% 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 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 1°C637 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October69 days of air frost, 23 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 landmarksGrimes Graveshistoric site · 1.9 miDesert Rats Memorialhistoric site · 2.2 miWest Tofts Merelake · 2.8 miBirdcage Islandisland · 2.4 miSugar Hillhill · 2.1 miArmiger's Carrwoodland · under a mileStanford Waterlake · 3.9 miHighash Hillhill · 2.6 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesTwo Mile Bottom Picnic Areapark · 4.5 mi · 17 haThe Orchardpark · 4.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes12 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 15 Feb 199411 mi away, Norwich, NorfolkMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Aug 202234 mi away, Sawston, CambridgeshireSource: 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 6.8 · PM10 11 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband55% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband93% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)2.9% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,462 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation17 m56 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 7 to 34 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSwaffham Community Hospital10 miGP surgerySt George's Hall (Feltwell Surgery)4.2 miPharmacyBoots4.3 miDentistHarold Smith Dental Practice4.3 miPolice stationSuffolk Police Brandon Police Station4.2 miCash machineTesco Bank ATMBrandon4.7 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryMundford Church of England Primary Academyages 3-11, 239 pupilsright hereSecondaryIceni Secondary Academyages 11-16, 555 pupils4.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNorwich Airport NWI29 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN47 miRailway stationBrandon4.0 miBus stationBus InterchangeThetford7.6 miFerryKing's Lynn Ferry LandingKings Lynn20 miBus stops13 within a mileEV chargingbp PulseBrandon4.4 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the IP26 postcode district.
