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Art Galleries 10 Aquariums 8 Museums 8 Holiday Parks 7 Lakes 6 Nature Reserves 3 Golf Driving Ranges 2 Golf Courses 2 Zoos 1 Theatres 1 Exhibition and Trade Centres 1 Park and Gardens 1 Racecourses 1

Local servicesHospitalHartismere Hospital12 miGP surgeryKenninghall Practice2.4 miPharmacyEast Harling Pharmacy3.3 miDentistDoctors Surgery3.3 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 specialSecondaryOld Buckenham High Schoolages 11-16, 501 pupils2.3 miUniversityUniversity of East Anglia14.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNorwich Airport NWI19 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN52 miRailway stationEccles Road1.0 miBus stationBus StationDiss8.2 miFerryReedham Ferry North24 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the NR16 postcode district.

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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the NR16 postcode district.

County or areaNorfolk
Postcode districtNR16
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 50 min4:33 am – 9:22 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 40 min8:04 am – 3:44 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People6,472 residentsin the Buckenhams & Snetterton census areaMedian age 48.62,671 households76% of homes owner-occupied43% owned outright7% social rented, 17% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.2% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 3,142 in work, 27% retiredMain industries: health and social work 13%, retail and wholesale 12%, education 12%Getting to work: 31% work from home, 62% go by car, 1% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle40% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages30% of adults hold a degree or higher18% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C656 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month August45 days of air frost, 19 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 landmarksQuidenham Mere Waterlake · 1.6 miOld Buckenham Merelake · 1.6 miOld Buckenham Hillhill · under a mileHungry Hillhill · 1.2 miThe Carrwoodland · under a mileStacksford Woodwoodland · 1.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesChurch Greenpark · 1.9 mi · 15 haThe Greenpark · 2.2 miMemorial Greenpark · 3.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes15 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 15 Feb 19947 mi away, Norwich, NorfolkMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 1 May 202643 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 5.0 · 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
Broadband82% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.5% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,841 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation34 m112 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 29 to 41 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50





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Lakes

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