Local servicesHospitalHellesdon Hospital2.7 miGP surgeryMarriott's Medical Practices3 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyTaverham Pharmacy3 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDrayton Dental Surgery1.3 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi9 schools7 primary, 1 secondary, 1 independentPrimaryTaverham VC CE Junior Schoolages 7-11, 406 pupilsunder a milePrimaryNightingale Infant & Nursery Schoolages 2-7, 169 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryTaverham High Schoolages 11-18, 1,254 pupilsunder a mileCollegeNorwich City College of Further and Higher Education5.7 miUniversityUniversity of East Anglia4.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNorwich Airport NWI3.7 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN68 miRailway stationNorwich5.9 miBus stationBus StationNorwich City Centre5.6 miFerryReedham Ferry North17 miBus stops60 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the NR8 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 52 min4:30 am – 9:23 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 38 min8:04 am – 3:42 pm
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People9,837 residentsin the Taverham census areaMedian age 46.84,173 households80% of homes owner-occupied45% owned outright6% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.4% unemployment rate62% of adults are economically active, 4,897 in work, 27% retiredMain industries: health and social work 17%, retail and wholesale 15%, education 11%Getting to work: 29% work from home, 62% go by car, 2% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle70% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages28% of adults hold a degree or higher15% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C714 mm of rain a year, 17 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October40 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)
Nearby landmarksScotch Hillhill · under a mileLong Daledale · 1.4 miBloods Daledale · 1.7 miThe Knollhill · 1.2 miCostessey Pitspond · under a mileJuniper Valleyvalley · 1.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesWensum Valley Hotel Golf and Country Clubgolf course · under a mile · 101 haBroadland Country Parkpark · 2.2 mi · 79 haBowthorpe Parkpark · 2.7 mi · 4 haKing George's Fieldplaying field · 1.7 mi · 3 haEarlham Parkpark · 3.9 mi · 27 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes22 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19706 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 23 Apr 202047 mi away, Southern North SeaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 11 Mar 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 6.3 · 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
Broadband98% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,258 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation8 m26 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 6 to 42 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
