Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 54 min4:32 am – 9:26 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 36 min8:07 am – 3:43 pm
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People7,047 residentsin the Dersingham, Sandringham & Massingham census areaMedian age 56.53,331 households68% of homes owner-occupied49% owned outright11% social rented, 21% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.7% unemployment rate47% of adults are economically active, 2,767 in work, 41% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 17%, health and social work 14%, construction 12%Getting to work: 22% work from home, 69% go by car, 1% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle32% 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 higher23% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C700 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October46 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)
Nearby landmarksLower Lakelake · 2.9 miUpper Lakelake · 3.0 miBunker's Hillhill · 1.5 miLord's Oakwoodland · under a mileThe Clumpswoodland · under a mileTofts Hillhill · 2.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesSandringham Country Parkpark · 2.9 mi · 293 haThe Greenpark · 4.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes21 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 18 Sep 202633 mi away, Southern North SeaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 18 Sep 202633 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 4.3 · PM2.5 6.6 · 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
Broadband53% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.6% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,534 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation69 m226 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 59 to 84 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSandringham Private Hospital7.7 miGP surgeryCarole Brown Health Centre3.0 miPharmacyArk Pharm Limited3.5 miDentistHall Farm Dental Surgery4.4 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryFlitcham Church of England Primary Academyages 3-11, 42 pupils1.9 miCollegeThe College of West Anglia9.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNorwich Airport NWI31 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN67 miRailway stationKings Lynn9.3 miBus stationTravel HubHunstanton8.3 miFerryKing's Lynn Ferry LandingKings Lynn9.7 miBus stops2 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the PE31 postcode district.
