Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 49 min4:31 am – 9:20 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 40 min8:01 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 22°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C638 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October42 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 spacesLittle Commonpark · under a mile · 2 haBlacksmith's Commonpark · under a mile · 3 haTooks Commonpark · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes21 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 23 Apr 202050 mi away, Southern North SeaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 1 May 202632 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 5.3 · 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
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
Elevation39 m128 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 19 to 45 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBeccles & District Hospital3.3 miGP surgeryBungay Medical Centre2.6 miPharmacyBoots3.0 miDentistDental Surgery3.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryRingsfield Church of England Primary Schoolages 2-11, 118 pupils1.8 miSecondaryBungay High Schoolages 11-18, 922 pupils2.4 miCollegeEast Coast College11.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNorwich Airport NWI19 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN65 miRailway stationBrampton (Suffolk)3.1 miBus stationBus StationLowestoft11 miFerryReedham Ferry South9.1 miBus stops9 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the NR34 postcode district.
