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Local servicesHospitalSwaffham Community Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryManor Farm Medical Centre3 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyWell3 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistDental Surgeryright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi6 schools3 primary, 1 secondary, 1 independent, 1 specialPrimarySwaffham Meadow Primary Schoolages 4-11, 61 pupilsunder a milePrimaryHeartwood CofE VC Primary & Nursery Schoolages 3-11, 241 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryThe Nicholas Hamond Academyages 11-16, 710 pupilsunder a mileCollegeThe College of West Anglia13.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNorwich Airport NWI25 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN56 miRailway stationWatlington13 miBus stationTransport Interchange Car ParkKings Lynn14 miFerryKing's Lynn Ferry LandingKings Lynn14 miBus stops44 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the PE37 postcode district.

Local Information

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the PE37 postcode district.

County or areaNorfolk
Postcode districtPE37
Telephone code01760
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 52 min4:33 am – 9:24 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 38 min8:06 am – 3:44 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People8,565 residentsin the Swaffham census areaMedian age 51.53,971 households64% of homes owner-occupied43% owned outright19% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.6% unemployment rate49% of adults are economically active, 3,330 in work, 38% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 17%, health and social work 17%, construction 11%Getting to work: 18% work from home, 68% go by car, 1% take public transport, 12% walk or cycle35% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages22% of adults hold a degree or higher25% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 96%1% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C711 mm of rain a year, 17 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October52 days of air frost, 16 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 7°CJFebruary: 1 to 8°CFMarch: 2 to 11°CMApril: 4 to 14°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 20°CJJuly: 12 to 22°CJAugust: 12 to 22°CASeptember: 10 to 19°CSOctober: 7 to 15°CONovember: 4 to 10°CNDecember: 1 to 8°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksNorthwell Poollake · under a mileWide Merelake · 2.9 miBrake Hillhill · 1.6 miFen Pitpond · 1.0 miSnails' Pitpond · 1.0 miHome Woodwoodland · 1.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesThe Greenpark · 3.3 miSt James's Greenpark · 4.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes18 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 18 Sep 202646 mi away, Southern North SeaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 18 Sep 202646 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 4.7 · 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
Broadband80% 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)4,604 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation74 m243 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 49 to 77 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50





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