Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 52 min4:31 am – 9:23 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 38 min8:04 am – 3:42 pm
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People6,407 residentsin the Hingham, Morley & Barnham Broom census areaMedian age 47.82,469 households77% of homes owner-occupied48% owned outright11% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.8% unemployment rate55% of adults are economically active, 2,697 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: health and social work 16%, education 13%, retail and wholesale 11%Getting to work: 34% work from home, 58% go by car, 1% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle39% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages33% of adults hold a degree or higher17% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C725 mm of rain a year, 18 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November42 days of air frost, 19 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 spacesSouth Greenpark · under a mile · 3 haMattishall Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 22 haOld School Greenpark · 1.1 miMattishall Playing Fieldplaying field · under a mile · 2 haNeatherd Moorpark · 4.4 mi · 20 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes13 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19703 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 4.9 · PM2.5 6.7 · 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
Broadband37% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband94% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.7% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,573 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation53 m174 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 37 to 64 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalDereham Hospital5.2 miGP surgeryMattishall And Lenwade Surgeries1.1 miPharmacyMattishall Pharmacy1.1 miDentistGwersylt Villas (Dental Surgery)4.9 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryMattishall Primary Schoolages 4-11, 164 pupils1.1 miSecondaryDereham Neatherd High Schoolages 11-18, 1,079 pupils4.4 miCollegeNorwich City College of Further and Higher Education10.3 miUniversityUniversity of East Anglia8.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNorwich Airport NWI10 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN63 miRailway stationWymondham6.3 miBus stationBus StationNorwich City Centre11 miFerryReedham Ferry North22 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the NR20 postcode district.
