Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 52 min4:31 am – 9:24 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 37 min8:05 am – 3:42 pm
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People7,654 residentsin the Dereham North & Neatherd census areaMedian age 46.93,225 households69% of homes owner-occupied39% owned outright16% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.8% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 3,382 in work, 30% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 18%, health and social work 18%, construction 10%Getting to work: 21% work from home, 64% go by car, 3% take public transport, 12% walk or cycle46% 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 higher20% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C730 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November41 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)
Parks and green spacesNeatherd Moorpark · under a mile · 20 haQueen Mother's Gardenpark · 1.2 miQueen Elizabeth II Fieldpark · 1.3 miSwanton Morley Cricket Clubplaying field · 1.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes15 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 18 Sep 202645 mi away, Southern North SeaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 18 Sep 202645 mi away, Southern North SeaSource: 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 5.2 · 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
Broadband88% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,422 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation61 m200 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 47 to 68 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalDereham Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryFoxley Ward-Dereham4 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyTheatre Royal Pharmacy5 pharmacies within 2 miles1.0 miDentistGwersylt Villas (Dental Surgery)1.1 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi8 schools6 primary, 2 secondarySecondaryNorthgate High Schoolages 11-18, 1,203 pupilsunder a milePrimaryKing's Park Infant School, Derehamages 4-7, 37 pupils1.0 miSecondaryDereham Neatherd High Schoolages 11-18, 1,079 pupils1.1 miCollegeNorwich City College of Further and Higher Education14.9 miUniversityUniversity of East Anglia13.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNorwich Airport NWI14 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN64 miRailway stationWymondham11 miBus stationBus StationNorwich City Centre15 miFerryKing's Lynn Ferry LandingKings Lynn24 miBus stops16 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the NR20 postcode district.
