Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 50 min4:29 am – 9:20 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 39 min8:01 am – 3:40 pm
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People6,638 residentsin the Gunton East, Corton & Somerleyton census areaMedian age 55.03,002 households81% of homes owner-occupied55% owned outright5% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.1% unemployment rate51% of adults are economically active, 2,792 in work, 37% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, retail and wholesale 14%, construction 10%Getting to work: 26% work from home, 62% go by car, 1% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle62% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages27% of adults hold a degree or higher20% have no qualifications, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 22°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C639 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October30 days of air frost, 9 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 spacesLoundpark · 1.0 miFritton Lakepark · 2.0 mi · 242 haThe Greenpark · 1.8 miGunton Parkplaying field · 1.4 mi · 4 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes27 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19707 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 6 Aug 201550 mi away, Southern North SeaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 1 May 202638 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 6.6 · 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
Broadband90% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.3% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,152 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation14 m46 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 0 to 21 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalJames Paget University Hospital3.1 miGP surgeryHopton Medical Centre1.8 miPharmacyF P Cross LTD1.9 miDentistOulton Village Dental Surgery1.7 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi7 schools6 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryBlundeston Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary Schoolages 4-11, 173 pupilsunder a milePrimarySomerleyton Primary Schoolages 4-11, 67 pupils1.8 miSecondaryBenjamin Britten Academy of Music and Mathematicsages 11-16, 1,263 pupils1.8 miCollegeEast Coast College2.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNorwich Airport NWI21 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN76 miRailway stationSomerleyton2.2 miBus stationBus StationLowestoft3.4 miFerryReedham Ferry South7.0 miBus stops24 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the NR32 postcode district.
