Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 49 min4:33 am – 9:21 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 41 min8:03 am – 3:44 pm
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People10,921 residentsin the Diss & Roydon census areaMedian age 47.45,099 households63% of homes owner-occupied40% owned outright15% social rented, 21% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.8% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 5,217 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 19%, health and social work 13%, manufacturing 11%Getting to work: 22% work from home, 61% go by car, 2% take public transport, 15% walk or cycle56% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages23% of adults hold a degree or higher24% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 93%2% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 23°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C624 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month August50 days of air frost, 19 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 spacesFair Greenpark · under a mile · 2 haThe Parkpark · 1.0 mi · 2 haThe Greenpark · 1.5 miDiss Cricket Clubplaying field · 1.3 mi · 2 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes12 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 15 Feb 199414 mi away, Norwich, NorfolkMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 1 May 202636 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 5.3 · 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
Broadband71% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)5,323 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation45 m148 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 23 to 47 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalHartismere Hospital4.6 miGP surgeryAdkins Opticians3 surgeries within 2 miles1.1 miPharmacyWellbeing Pharmacy4 pharmacies within 2 miles1.2 miDentistFair Green Dental Practice1.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi6 schools5 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryRoydon Primary Schoolages 4-11, 255 pupilsunder a milePrimaryDiss Church of England Junior Academyages 7-11, 149 pupils1.3 miSecondaryDiss High Schoolages 11-18, 877 pupils1.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNorwich Airport NWI22 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN50 miRailway stationDiss1.8 miBus stationBus StationDiss1.1 miFerryReedham Ferry South23 miBus stops18 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the IP22 postcode district.
