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Art Galleries 9 Nature Reserves 9 Aquariums 9 Holiday Parks 9 Theatres 8 Museums 8 Zoos 5 Lakes 5 Theme Parks 5 Park and Gardens 4 Golf Courses 3 Go Karting 3 Stadiums 2 Cathedrals 1 Exhibition and Trade Centres 1

Local servicesHospitalBeccles & District Hospital2.6 miGP surgeryBungay Medical Centre2.5 miPharmacyBeccles H.c.c. Limited2.6 miDentistDental Surgery2.7 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryEllingham VC Primary Schoolages 5-11, 88 pupils1.5 miPrimaryGillingham St Michael's Church of England Primary Academyages 4-11, 41 pupils1.9 miSecondarySir John Leman High Schoolages 11-18, 1,404 pupils2.5 miCollegeEast Coast College10.4 miUniversityNorwich University of the Arts14.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNorwich Airport NWI18 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN67 miRailway stationBeccles2.9 miBus stationBus StationLowestoft11 miFerryReedham Ferry South7.1 miBus stops2 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the NR34 postcode district.

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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the NR34 postcode district.

County or areaSuffolk
Postcode districtNR34
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 50 min4:31 am – 9:20 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 40 min8:02 am – 3:42 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
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°C637 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October42 days of air frost, 20 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 1 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 10°CMApril: 5 to 14°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 20°CJJuly: 12 to 23°CJAugust: 13 to 23°CASeptember: 11 to 19°CSOctober: 8 to 15°CONovember: 4 to 11°CNDecember: 2 to 8°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksThe Islandsisland · 1.7 miGeldeston Dyketidal water · under a mileShipmeadow Marsheswetland · under a mileBigod's Hillhill · 1.5 miDunburgh Hillhill · 1.6 miEllingham Marsheswetland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesBroome Heathpark · 1.9 mi · 29 haBlacksmith's Commonpark · 1.7 mi · 3 haTooks Commonpark · 1.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes22 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 23 Apr 202048 mi away, Southern North SeaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 1 May 202634 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 5.5 · 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
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
Elevation1 m3 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -1 to 25 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50





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