Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 49 min4:30 am – 9:20 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 40 min8:01 am – 3:41 pm
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People8,486 residentsin the Worlingham & Barnby census areaMedian age 50.93,743 households78% of homes owner-occupied49% owned outright9% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.2% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 3,891 in work, 32% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 14%, manufacturing 13%Getting to work: 23% work from home, 66% go by car, 1% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle47% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages26% of adults hold a degree or higher19% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C627 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October40 days of air frost, 16 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 spacesBeccles Commonpark · 1.9 mi · 38 haMarsh Lane Archery Centresports ground · 1.3 miWaveney Meadowpark · 2.9 miRosedale Parkpark · 3.6 mi · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes23 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19706 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 23 Apr 202046 mi away, Southern North SeaMost 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 6.5 · PM2.5 6.9 · 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
Broadband78% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband96% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.4% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,812 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation9 m30 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 0 to 24 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBeccles & District Hospital2.7 miGP surgeryNHS Gyw Continence Service2.6 miPharmacyWorlingham Pharmacy1.6 miDentistDental Surgery2.4 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools3 primaryPrimaryBarnby and North Cove Community Primary Schoolages 3-11, 91 pupilsunder a milePrimaryWorlingham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary Schoolages 4-11, 324 pupils1.4 miSecondaryBeccles High Schoolages 11-16, 182 pupils2.2 miCollegeEast Coast College5.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNorwich Airport NWI21 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN71 miRailway stationBeccles2.5 miBus stationBus StationLowestoft5.6 miFerryReedham Ferry South8.1 miBus stops8 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the NR34 postcode district.
