Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 53 min4:30 am – 9:23 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 37 min8:04 am – 3:41 pm
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People8,609 residentsin the Horsford, Hainford & Hevingham census areaMedian age 44.03,516 households77% of homes owner-occupied42% owned outright10% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.2% unemployment rate64% of adults are economically active, 4,365 in work, 23% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, health and social work 15%, construction 11%Getting to work: 29% work from home, 64% go by car, 2% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle59% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages24% of adults hold a degree or higher18% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C695 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November42 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)
Parks and green spacesBroadland Country Parkpark · under a mile · 79 haX Adventure Activitiessports ground · under a mile · 8 haCatton Parkpark · 4.0 mi · 28 haSwannington Commonpark · 3.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes26 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19708 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 18 Sep 202650 mi away, Southern North SeaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 18 Sep 202650 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 5.8 · PM2.5 6.9 · PM10 11 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)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,816 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation35 m115 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 23 to 39 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalHellesdon Hospital3.3 miGP surgeryHorsford Medical Centre2 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyPledger Pharmacy LTD2 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistHorsford Dental Practiceunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools3 primaryPrimaryHorsford CofE VA Primary Schoolages 5-11, 354 pupilsunder a milePrimaryDrayton Community Infant Schoolages 5-7, 185 pupils1.7 miSecondaryTaverham High Schoolages 11-18, 1,254 pupils2.5 miCollegeNorwich City College of Further and Higher Education6.5 miUniversityUniversity of East Anglia5.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNorwich Airport NWI2.9 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN71 miRailway stationNorwich6.2 miBus stationBus StationNorwich City Centre6.2 miFerryReedham Ferry North17 miBus stops31 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the NR10 postcode district.
