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Puddledock Norfolk

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Art Galleries 10 Aquariums 9 Holiday Parks 8 Museums 8 Theatres 8 Lakes 7 Park and Gardens 4 Nature Reserves 3 Golf Driving Ranges 3 Cathedrals 2 Exhibition and Trade Centres 2 Golf Courses 2 Zoos 1 Stadiums 1 Racecourses 1

Local servicesHospitalNorfolk And Norwich University Hospital12 miGP surgeryAttleborough Surgery3 surgeries within 2 miles1.6 miPharmacyAllied Pharmacy Church Street1.9 miDentistDoctors Surgery1.6 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi6 schools3 primary, 2 secondary, 1 specialPrimaryOld Buckenham Primary Schoolages 2-11, 184 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryOld Buckenham High Schoolages 11-16, 501 pupilsunder a milePrimaryRosecroft Primary Schoolages 3-11, 457 pupils1.8 miCollegeNorwich City College of Further and Higher Education13.9 miUniversityUniversity of East Anglia12.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNorwich Airport NWI17 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN54 miRailway stationAttleborough1.6 miBus stationBus StationDiss8.8 miFerryReedham Ferry North22 miBus stops4 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the NR17 postcode district.

Local Information

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the NR17 postcode district.

County or areaNorfolk
Postcode districtNR17
Telephone code01305
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 July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C639 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October43 days of air frost, 18 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 Merelake · under a milePriest Hillhill · under a mileSpittle Merelake · 2.4 miHungry Hillhill · 1.2 miShrublandswoodland · under a mileStacksford Woodwoodland · 1.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesChurch Greenpark · under a mile · 15 haThe Greenpark · 2.7 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 202644 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 greaterAlso medium, low risk areas nearbySource: 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
Elevation33 m108 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 27 to 51 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50





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