Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 52 min4:32 am – 9:24 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 38 min8:05 am – 3:43 pm
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People11,605 residentsin the Dereham Central & Toftwood census areaMedian age 44.45,281 households61% of homes owner-occupied36% owned outright16% social rented, 22% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.0% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 5,331 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 19%, health and social work 18%, construction 10%Getting to work: 17% work from home, 68% go by car, 2% take public transport, 12% walk or cycle46% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages19% of adults hold a degree or higher23% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 96%1% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C732 mm of rain a year, 17 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November41 days of air frost, 24 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 spacesNeatherd Moorpark · 1.3 mi · 20 haQueen Mother's Gardenpark · 1.1 miQueen Elizabeth II Fieldpark · 1.3 miJubilee Parkplaying field · 1.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes16 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 18 Sep 202647 mi away, Southern North SeaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 18 Sep 202647 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 5.5 · PM2.5 7.0 · 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
Broadband93% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)5,683 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation46 m151 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 39 to 57 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalDereham Hospital1.8 miGP surgeryOrchard Surgery3 surgeries within 2 miles1.0 miPharmacyWellbeing Pharmacy6 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistDental Surgery1.1 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi9 schools7 primary, 2 secondaryPrimaryToftwood Infant Schoolages 3-7, 205 pupilsunder a milePrimaryDereham, Toftwood Community Junior Schoolages 7-11, 321 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryDereham Neatherd High Schoolages 11-18, 1,079 pupils1.3 miCollegeNorwich City College of Further and Higher Education14.9 miUniversityUniversity of East Anglia13.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNorwich Airport NWI14 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN62 miRailway stationWymondham10 miFerryKing's Lynn Ferry LandingKings Lynn24 miBus stops49 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the NR19 postcode district.
