Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 50 min4:32 am – 9:22 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 40 min8:03 am – 3:43 pm
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People6,472 residentsin the Buckenhams & Snetterton census areaMedian age 48.62,671 households76% of homes owner-occupied43% owned outright7% social rented, 17% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.2% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 3,142 in work, 27% retiredMain industries: health and social work 13%, retail and wholesale 12%, education 12%Getting to work: 31% work from home, 62% go by car, 1% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle40% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages30% of adults hold a degree or higher18% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C668 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month August45 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 spacesChurch Greenpark · 1.5 mi · 15 haThe Greenpark · 2.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes13 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 15 Feb 19949 mi away, Norwich, NorfolkMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 1 May 202642 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 greaterSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 5.1 · PM2.5 6.7 · 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
Broadband82% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.5% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,841 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation48 m157 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 41 to 58 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalHartismere Hospital11 miGP surgeryAttleborough Surgery3.6 miPharmacyAllied Pharmacy Church Street3.8 miDentistDoctors Surgery3.6 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools2 primary, 1 secondary, 2 specialSecondaryOld Buckenham High Schoolages 11-16, 501 pupils1.5 miPrimaryOld Buckenham Primary Schoolages 2-11, 184 pupils1.7 miPrimaryCarleton Rode Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary Schoolages 4-11, 59 pupils1.8 miCollegeNorwich City College of Further and Higher Education13.2 miUniversityUniversity of East Anglia12.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNorwich Airport NWI16 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN54 miRailway stationAttleborough3.5 miBus stationBus StationDiss7.1 miFerryReedham Ferry North21 miBus stops2 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the NR16 postcode district.
