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County or areaNorfolk
Postcode districtNR15
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 50 min4:32 am – 9:21 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 40 min8:03 am – 3:43 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People11,555 residentsin the Long Stratton, Carlton Rode & Tibenham census areaMedian age 47.94,842 households76% of homes owner-occupied43% owned outright10% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.5% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 5,648 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, retail and wholesale 14%, construction 10%Getting to work: 33% work from home, 59% go by car, 1% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle32% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages29% of adults hold a degree or higher17% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C644 mm of rain a year, 13 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October44 days of air frost, 17 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 1 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 10°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: 8 to 15°CONovember: 4 to 10°CNDecember: 2 to 8°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksCawston Road Mill, Aylshamhistoric site · 1.7 miAslacton Windmillhistoric site · 1.7 miThe Rookerywoodland · under a mileFurze Hillhill · 2.5 miChapel Hillhill · 2.7 miWood Greenwoodland · 1.6 miSpittle Merelake · 5.6 miHugmore Pondpond · 3.6 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesWacton Greenpark · under a mileThe Greenpark · 3.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes14 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 15 Feb 199414 mi away, Norwich, NorfolkMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 1 May 202639 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 5.3 · 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
Broadband85% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)5,005 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation43 m141 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 34 to 62 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalNorfolk And Norwich University Hospital9.6 miGP surgeryLong Stratton Medical Partnership1.1 miPharmacyWell1.2 miDentistNetherton Dental Practice1.2 miPolice stationWymondham Police Investigation Centre7.3 miCash machineSams Local Shopper3.5 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools4 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryManor Field Infant and Nursery Schoolages 3-7, 111 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryLong Stratton High Schoolages 11-16, 679 pupils1.1 miPrimarySt Mary's Church of England Junior Academyages 7-11, 148 pupils1.1 miCollegeNorwich City College of Further and Higher Education10.1 miUniversityUniversity of East Anglia10.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNorwich Airport NWI14 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN58 miRailway stationSpooner Row6.5 miBus stationBus StationDiss8.5 miFerryReedham Ferry North15 miBus stops15 within a mileEV chargingRoam Charging StationNorwich7.1 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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