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County or areaNorfolk
Postcode districtPE31
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 54 min4:32 am – 9:26 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 36 min8:07 am – 3:43 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,047 residentsin the Dersingham, Sandringham & Massingham census areaMedian age 56.53,331 households68% of homes owner-occupied49% owned outright11% social rented, 21% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.7% unemployment rate47% of adults are economically active, 2,767 in work, 41% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 17%, health and social work 14%, construction 12%Getting to work: 22% work from home, 69% 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 languages24% of adults hold a degree or higher23% have no qualifications, 7% 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 1°C689 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October44 days of air frost, 16 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 7°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 10°CMApril: 5 to 14°CAMay: 8 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 7°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksAppleton Water Towerhistoric site · under a mileSandringham Museum and Stables Tearoomhistoric site · under a milePark Poollake · under a mileLower Lakelake · under a mileVincent Hillshill · 1.0 miUgly Daledale · 1.8 miWild Boar Woodwoodland · under a mileWoodcock Woodwoodland · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesSandringham Country Parkpark · under a mile · 293 haRoydon Commonpark · 2.9 mi · 243 haThe Greenpark · 4.6 mi · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes23 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 18 Sep 202634 mi away, Southern North SeaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 18 Sep 202634 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 6.7 · 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
Broadband53% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.6% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,534 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation31 m102 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 13 to 44 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSandringham Private Hospital5.3 miGP surgeryCarole Brown Health Centre1.6 miPharmacyArk Pharm Limited1.9 miDentistHall Farm Dental Surgery2.6 miPolice stationNorfolk Constabulary Kings Lynn Police StationKing's Lynn6.9 miCash machineCentral England Co-Op - Dersingham, DERSINGHAM1.8 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools3 primaryPrimarySandringham and West Newton Church of England Primary Academyages 3-11, 63 pupilsright herePrimaryDersingham Primary Schoolages 2-11, 199 pupils1.4 miPrimaryFlitcham Church of England Primary Academyages 3-11, 42 pupils1.9 miCollegeThe College of West Anglia6.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNorwich Airport NWI34 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN66 miRailway stationKings Lynn6.7 miBus stationTransport InterchangeKings Lynn6.7 miFerryKing's Lynn Ferry LandingKings Lynn7.0 miBus stops9 within a mileEV chargingRoam Charging StationKing's Lynn5.5 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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