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County or areaSuffolk
Postcode districtNR32
Telephone code01502
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 50 min4:29 am – 9:19 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 40 min8:01 am – 3:40 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People8,148 residentsin the Oulton census areaMedian age 51.33,673 households76% of homes owner-occupied49% owned outright13% social rented, 10% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.1% unemployment rate51% of adults are economically active, 3,317 in work, 36% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 17%, health and social work 17%, construction 11%Getting to work: 19% work from home, 68% go by car, 1% take public transport, 9% walk or cycle63% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages19% of adults hold a degree or higher25% have no qualifications, 10% 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°C624 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October25 days of air frost, 8 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 10°CMApril: 5 to 13°CAMay: 8 to 16°CMJune: 11 to 19°CJJuly: 13 to 22°CJAugust: 13 to 22°CASeptember: 11 to 19°CSOctober: 9 to 15°CONovember: 5 to 11°CNDecember: 3 to 8°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksGunton Denesbeach · 1.5 miNorth Beachbeach · 1.6 miSprat's Waterlake · 2.4 miSummerhouse Waterlake · 2.4 miLowestoft Cliffcliffs · 1.4 miGunton Cliffscliffs · 1.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesNormanston Parkpark · under a mile · 16 haBond's Meadowpark · under a mile · 6 haGreat Eastern Linear Parkpark · 1.1 mi · 4 haBarnard's Meadowplaying field · under a mile · 2 haGunton Parkplaying field · 1.1 mi · 4 haDip Farmsports ground · 1.2 mi · 12 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes26 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19707 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 23 Apr 202041 mi away, Southern North SeaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 1 May 202637 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 8.1 · PM2.5 7.0 · 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
Broadband99% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,119 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation22 m72 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 4 to 33 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalJames Paget University Hospital4.8 miGP surgeryCrestview, Lowestoft16 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyF P Cross LTD9 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistOulton Village Dental Surgeryright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi21 schools13 primary, 3 secondary, 1 independent, 2 special, 2 otherPrimaryWoods Loke Primary Schoolages 2-11, 483 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryBenjamin Britten Academy of Music and Mathematicsages 11-16, 1,263 pupilsunder a milePrimaryThe Limes Primary Academyages 2-11, 354 pupilsunder a mileCollegeEast Coast College1.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNorwich Airport NWI22 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN76 miRailway stationOulton Broad North1.1 miBus stationBus StationLowestoft1.6 miFerryReedham Ferry South8.5 miBus stops140 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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