Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 50 min4:42 am – 9:32 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 39 min8:14 am – 3:53 pm
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People7,648 residentsin the Attleborough census areaMedian age 41.13,386 households61% of homes owner-occupied29% owned outright17% social rented, 21% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.0% unemployment rate63% of adults are economically active, 3,768 in work, 21% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 18%, health and social work 15%, manufacturing 12%Getting to work: 22% work from home, 65% go by car, 2% take public transport, 10% walk or cycle66% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages24% of adults hold a degree or higher22% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 94%1% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C666 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October44 days of air frost, 14 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 spacesThe Old Allotmentspark · under a mileRiversley Parkpark · under a mile · 6 haGeorge Eliot Memorial Gardenspark · under a mileAberdeen Road Allotmentsallotments · under a milePingles Leisure Centresports ground · under a mile · 9 haMarlborough Road Recreation Groundplaying field · 1.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes104 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200230 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202543 mi away, Thornborough, BucksSource: 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 10 · PM2.5 7.3 · PM10 12 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for NO2 and PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband96% 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)3,430 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation89 m292 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 80 to 107 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalGeorge Eliot Hospital1.1 miGP surgeryChaucer Surgery27 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyCrowhill Pharmacy16 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistWhitestone Family Dentalright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi22 schools13 primary, 4 secondary, 4 special, 1 sixth formSecondaryGeorge Eliot Academyages 11-16, 815 pupilsunder a milePrimaryWembrook Primary Schoolages 3-11, 681 pupilsunder a milePrimaryAll Saints CofE Primary School and Nursery, Nuneatonages 3-11, 231 pupilsunder a mileCollegeNorth Warwickshire and South Leicestershire College1.3 miUniversityCoventry University7.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX13 miRailway stationBermuda ParkNuneaton1.1 miBus stationBus StationNuneaton1.1 miBus stops130 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CV11 postcode district.
