Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 55 min4:31 am – 9:27 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 35 min8:08 am – 3:43 pm
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People5,230 residentsin the Hunstanton census areaMedian age 61.82,701 households68% of homes owner-occupied54% owned outright12% social rented, 20% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting6.7% unemployment rate39% of adults are economically active, 1,726 in work, 48% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, hospitality 15%, health and social work 14%Getting to work: 25% work from home, 56% go by car, 2% take public transport, 16% 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 higher25% have no qualifications, 7% 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°C659 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October33 days of air frost, 13 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 spacesCliff Top Walkpark · 2.3 mi · 3 haSensory Parkpark · 2.3 miEsplanade Gardenspark · 2.4 miNorthfield Allotmentsallotments · 1.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes28 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200848 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 18 Sep 202626 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 3.8 · PM2.5 6.4 · 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
Broadband79% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,932 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation24 m79 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 13 to 46 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWells Community Hospital12 miGP surgeryHunstanton Surgery2.2 miPharmacyHunstanton Pharmacy2.2 miDentistDental Surgery2.3 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 secondarySecondarySmithdon High Schoolages 11-16, 579 pupils2.0 miCollegeThe College of West Anglia13.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNorwich Airport NWI36 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN74 miRailway stationKings Lynn14 miBus stationTravel HubHunstanton2.4 miFerryWest Lynn Ferry Landing14 miBus stops5 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the PE36 postcode district.
