Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 55 min4:32 am – 9:27 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 35 min8:08 am – 3:43 pm
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People8,720 residentsin the Heacham & Snettisham census areaMedian age 59.64,253 households76% of homes owner-occupied58% owned outright10% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.4% unemployment rate43% of adults are economically active, 3,179 in work, 46% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, health and social work 15%, construction 13%Getting to work: 23% work from home, 66% go by car, 3% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle42% 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 higher25% have no qualifications, 8% 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°C689 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October41 days of air frost, 15 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 landmarksNorth Beachbeach · 3.3 miSedgeford Carrwoodland · under a mileHeacham Beachbeach · 3.4 miHall Woodwoodland · under a mileKen Hillhill · 2.7 miBarker's Pondpond · 2.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesBrays Pitpark · 2.4 miThe Greenpark · 3.6 miEsplanade Gardenspark · 3.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes27 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 18 Sep 202628 mi away, Southern North SeaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 18 Sep 202628 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 4.1 · PM2.5 6.6 · 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
Broadband68% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)5,174 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation36 m118 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 15 to 60 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSandringham Private Hospital11 miGP surgeryHeacham Group Practice2.3 miPharmacyAlan Stockley & Co LTD2.2 miDentistGrange Dental Surgery2.4 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeThe College of West Anglia11.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNorwich Airport NWI35 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN71 miRailway stationKings Lynn12 miBus stationTravel HubHunstanton3.5 miFerryWest Lynn Ferry Landing12 miBus stops8 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the PE36 postcode district.
