Local servicesHospitalBeccles & District Hospital9.0 miGP surgeryHarleston Medical Practice2.6 miPharmacyBoots2.7 miDentistHarleston Dental And Aesthetic Clinic Limited2.5 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryAlburgh With Denton Church of England Primary Academyages 4-11, 99 pupils1.2 miPrimaryMendham Primary Schoolages 3-11, 57 pupils1.6 miAll-throughThe Harleston Sancroft Academy (a 3-16 Church of England School)ages 3-16, 824 pupils2.9 miCollegeNorwich City College of Further and Higher Education14.1 miUniversityNorwich University of the Arts14.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNorwich Airport NWI18 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN60 miRailway stationHalesworth8.0 miBus stationBus StationDiss11 miFerryReedham Ferry South13 miBus stops12 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 49 min4:31 am – 9:20 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 40 min8:02 am – 3:42 pm
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People7,261 residentsin the Bungay & the Saints census areaMedian age 51.03,326 households67% of homes owner-occupied45% owned outright13% social rented, 19% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.4% unemployment rate55% of adults are economically active, 3,221 in work, 33% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, retail and wholesale 12%, manufacturing 12%Getting to work: 26% work from home, 61% go by car, 2% take public transport, 10% walk or cycle46% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages28% of adults hold a degree or higher21% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C620 mm of rain a year, 12 days with 10 mm or morewettest month August42 days of air frost, 20 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)
Nearby landmarksHolbrook Hillhill · under a mileTarget Hillhill · 1.0 miForest Plantationforest · 3.2 miThicket Woodwoodland · under a mileFarm Woodwoodland · under a mileThe Lay Pondpond · 2.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesThe Greenpark · under a mileSt Margaret's Greenpark · 2.4 miChapelfieldplaying field · 1.9 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 Sep 199448 mi away, Offshore Harwich, EssexMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 1 May 202633 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 6.6 · 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
Broadband79% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband96% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.3% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,490 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation11 m36 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 7 to 41 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
