Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 50 min4:30 am – 9:20 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 39 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°C619 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October35 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 · under a mileStags Hillhill · under a mileMill Waterlake · 2.6 miJoe's Holewater · under a mileSomerleyton Marsheswetland · under a mileWaveney Forestforest · 2.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesThe Greenpark · under a mileFritton Lakepark · 1.5 mi · 242 haLoundpark · 1.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes25 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19706 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 202638 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 6.7 · PM2.5 6.8 · 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
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
Elevation17 m56 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -3 to 21 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalJames Paget University Hospital4.0 miGP surgeryHopton Medical Centre3.2 miPharmacyF P Cross LTD3.4 miDentistOulton Village Dental Surgery3.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimarySomerleyton Primary Schoolages 4-11, 67 pupilsunder a milePrimaryBlundeston Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary Schoolages 4-11, 173 pupils1.7 miSecondaryBenjamin Britten Academy of Music and Mathematicsages 11-16, 1,263 pupils3.3 miCollegeEast Coast College4.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNorwich Airport NWI19 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN74 miRailway stationSomerleytonunder a mileBus stationBus StationLowestoft4.7 miFerryReedham Ferry South5.4 miBus stops7 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the NR32 postcode district.
