Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 52 min4:31 am – 9:23 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 38 min8:04 am – 3:43 pm
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People6,407 residentsin the Hingham, Morley & Barnham Broom census areaMedian age 47.82,469 households77% of homes owner-occupied48% owned outright11% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.8% unemployment rate55% of adults are economically active, 2,697 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: health and social work 16%, education 13%, retail and wholesale 11%Getting to work: 34% work from home, 58% go by car, 1% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle39% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages33% of adults hold a degree or higher17% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 23°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C691 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November42 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)
Nearby landmarksWhinburgh Trout Lakelake · 2.1 miKimberley Lakelake · 2.9 miLittle Woodwoodland · under a mileMonck's Woodwoodland · under a mileHollands Hillhill · 2.7 miWarren Hillhill · 2.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesSouth Greenpark · 1.6 mi · 3 haMattishall Golf Clubgolf course · 1.2 mi · 22 haOld School Greenpark · 2.1 miMattishall Playing Fieldplaying field · 1.6 mi · 2 haNeatherd Moorpark · 4.8 mi · 20 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes12 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 30 Jan 200248 mi away, Southern North SeaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 12 Jan 202145 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 4.9 · PM2.5 6.7 · 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
Broadband37% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband94% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.7% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,573 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation51 m167 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 26 to 58 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalDereham Hospital5.6 miGP surgeryMattishall And Lenwade Surgeries2.2 miPharmacyMattishall Pharmacy2.2 miDentistDental Surgery5.2 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryGarvestone Community Primary Schoolages 4-11, 56 pupils1.8 miSecondaryDereham Neatherd High Schoolages 11-18, 1,079 pupils4.8 miCollegeNorwich City College of Further and Higher Education10.8 miUniversityUniversity of East Anglia8.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNorwich Airport NWI11 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN61 miRailway stationWymondham5.7 miBus stationBus StationNorwich City Centre11 miFerryReedham Ferry North22 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the NR9 postcode district.
