Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 53 min4:33 am – 9:26 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 37 min8:07 am – 3:44 pm
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People7,459 residentsin the Grimston, Gayton & East Winch census areaMedian age 52.13,309 households71% of homes owner-occupied46% owned outright12% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.0% unemployment rate55% of adults are economically active, 3,329 in work, 32% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, retail and wholesale 14%, construction 12%Getting to work: 25% work from home, 69% go by car, 1% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle50% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages26% of adults hold a degree or higher21% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C693 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October44 days of air frost, 18 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 landmarksMill Hillhill · under a milePottrow Woodswoodland · under a mileLanky Hillhill · 2.4 miHudson's Fenwoodland · 1.0 miDeershed Poollake · 4.2 miPark Poollake · 4.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesRoydon Commonpark · 1.0 mi · 243 haBawsey Country Parkpark · 1.9 mi · 119 haSandringham Country Parkpark · 4.2 mi · 293 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes22 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 18 Sep 202638 mi away, Southern North SeaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 18 Sep 202638 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 4.8 · PM2.5 6.7 · 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
Broadband23% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband94% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.3% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,548 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation14 m46 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 8 to 22 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSandringham Private Hospital3.4 miGP surgeryGrimston Medical Centre1.1 miPharmacyRainbow Pharmacy3.5 miDentistHall Farm Dental Surgery1.5 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools3 primaryPrimaryHolly Meadows Schoolages 5-11, 123 pupilsunder a milePrimaryAshwicken Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary Schoolages 5-11, 104 pupils1.6 miSecondarySpringwood High Schoolages 11-18, 1,988 pupils4.0 miCollegeThe College of West Anglia5.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNorwich Airport NWI32 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN62 miRailway stationKings Lynn5.3 miBus stationTransport InterchangeKings Lynn5.4 miFerryKing's Lynn Ferry LandingKings Lynn5.8 miBus stops21 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the PE32 postcode district.
