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County or areaNorfolk
Postcode districtNR17
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 50 min4:32 am – 9:22 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 40 min8:04 am – 3:43 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
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°C650 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October43 days of air frost, 17 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 1 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 10°CMApril: 4 to 14°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 20°CJJuly: 12 to 22°CJAugust: 12 to 22°CASeptember: 10 to 19°CSOctober: 8 to 15°CONovember: 4 to 10°CNDecember: 2 to 8°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksOld Buckenham Windmillhistoric site · under a mileOld Buckenham Merelake · 1.1 miSpittle Merelake · 1.7 miPriest Hillhill · under a mileHungry Hillhill · 1.1 miQuidenham Hallhistoric site · 3.2 miShrublandswoodland · under a mileStacksford Woodwoodland · 1.2 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesChurch Greenpark · under a mile · 15 haThe Greenpark · 2.1 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 19947 mi away, Norwich, NorfolkMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 1 May 202643 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 5.2 · 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
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
Elevation45 m148 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 32 to 54 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalHartismere Hospital12 miGP surgeryAttleborough Surgery2.3 miPharmacyAllied Pharmacy Church Street2.6 miDentistDoctors Surgery2.3 miPolice stationWymondham Police Investigation Centre7.5 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools1 primary, 1 secondary, 2 specialSecondaryOld Buckenham High Schoolages 11-16, 501 pupilsright herePrimaryOld Buckenham Primary Schoolages 2-11, 184 pupilsright hereCollegeNorwich City College of Further and Higher Education13.8 miUniversityUniversity of East Anglia12.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNorwich Airport NWI17 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN54 miRailway stationAttleborough2.3 miBus stationBus StationDiss8.1 miFerryReedham Ferry North22 miBus stops6 within a mileCar parkAttleborough Station Car Park2.3 miEV chargingOsprey Charging StationDiss8.1 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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