Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 50 min4:33 am – 9:22 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 40 min8:04 am – 3:44 pm
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People6,472 residentsin the Buckenhams & Snetterton census areaMedian age 48.62,671 households76% of homes owner-occupied43% owned outright7% social rented, 17% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.2% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 3,142 in work, 27% retiredMain industries: health and social work 13%, retail and wholesale 12%, education 12%Getting to work: 31% work from home, 62% go by car, 1% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle40% 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 higher18% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C681 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month June47 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 landmarksBeacon Hillhill · 1.0 miGallows Hillhill · 1.4 miQuidenham Mere Waterlake · 3.5 miLarling Fenwoodland · under a mileOld Buckenham Merelake · 3.7 miAlder Carrwoodland · 1.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesMemorial Greenpark · 2.4 miThe Greenpark · 2.7 miThe Fitness Centresports ground · 1.6 miChurch Greenpark · 4.4 mi · 15 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes15 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 15 Feb 19946 mi away, Norwich, NorfolkMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 1 May 202645 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 5.2 · 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
Broadband82% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.5% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,841 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation25 m82 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 17 to 44 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalHartismere Hospital14 miGP surgeryE Harling & Kenninghall Medical Practice2.5 miPharmacyEast Harling Pharmacy2.4 miDentistRookwood Dental Surgery4.5 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
Getting aroundAirportNorwich Airport NWI20 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN50 miRailway stationEccles Road1.7 miBus stationBus InterchangeThetford8.8 miFerryReedham Ferry North27 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the NR16 postcode district.
