Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 51 min4:31 am – 9:22 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 39 min8:04 am – 3:42 pm
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People5,463 residentsin the Wymondham West census areaMedian age 52.82,757 households66% of homes owner-occupied44% owned outright15% social rented, 18% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.1% unemployment rate53% of adults are economically active, 2,394 in work, 36% retiredMain industries: health and social work 17%, retail and wholesale 14%, education 11%Getting to work: 29% work from home, 56% go by car, 2% take public transport, 12% walk or cycle54% 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 higher19% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 23°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C681 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October41 days of air frost, 17 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 spacesPriory Gardenspark · under a mileWymondham Leisure Centre and Swimming Poolsports ground · under a mileWymondham Rugby Football Clubplaying field · 1.7 mi · 12 haBond's Greenpark · 4.1 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 19949 mi away, Norwich, NorfolkMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 1 May 202647 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 7.5 · PM2.5 7.0 · 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
Broadband83% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,853 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation40 m131 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 27 to 51 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalNorfolk And Norwich University Hospital5.6 miGP surgeryWindmill Surgery3 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyWymondham Pharmacy2 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistMarket Place Dental Practiceright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools4 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryBrowick Road Primary and Nursery Schoolages 4-11, 251 pupilsright hereSecondaryWymondham High Academyages 11-18, 1,686 pupilsunder a milePrimarySilfield Oak Primary Academyages 4-11, 30 pupilsunder a mileCollegeNorwich City College of Further and Higher Education7.9 miUniversityUniversity of East Anglia6.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNorwich Airport NWI10 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN60 miRailway stationWymondhamunder a mileBus stationBus StationNorwich City Centre8.3 miFerryReedham Ferry North18 miBus stops64 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the NR18 postcode district.
