Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 50 min4:30 am – 9:19 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 40 min8:01 am – 3:41 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 July: highs 22°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C606 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month August29 days of air frost, 11 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 landmarksSummerhouse Waterlake · 1.8 miGunton Denesbeach · 2.0 miHolly Hillhill · under a mileSprat's Waterlake · 2.1 miNorth Beachbeach · 2.1 miFlixton Decoywater · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesBond's Meadowpark · under a mile · 6 haNormanston Parkpark · 1.0 mi · 16 haNicholas Everitt Parkpark · 1.3 mi · 5 haBarnard's Meadowplaying field · 1.3 mi · 2 haGunton Parkplaying field · 1.4 mi · 4 haDip Farmsports ground · 1.7 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 202042 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 7.1 · PM2.5 6.8 · 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
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
Elevation19 m62 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -1 to 24 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalJames Paget University Hospital4.7 miGP surgeryCrestview, Lowestoft6 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyF P Cross LTD5 pharmacies within 2 miles1.0 miDentistOulton Village Dental Surgeryunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi16 schools10 primary, 3 secondary, 1 independent, 1 special, 1 otherPrimaryThe Limes Primary Academyages 2-11, 354 pupilsunder a milePrimaryWoods Loke Primary Schoolages 2-11, 483 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryBenjamin Britten Academy of Music and Mathematicsages 11-16, 1,263 pupils1.0 miCollegeEast Coast College1.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNorwich Airport NWI22 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN75 miRailway stationOulton Broad North1.1 miBus stationBus StationLowestoft2.1 miFerryReedham Ferry South8.0 miBus stops71 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the NR32 postcode district.
