Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 51 min4:30 am – 9:21 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 39 min8:03 am – 3:41 pm
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People12,708 residentsin the Trowse, Poringland & Stoke Holy Cross census areaMedian age 47.95,610 households76% of homes owner-occupied43% owned outright11% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.1% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 6,127 in work, 30% retiredMain industries: health and social work 17%, retail and wholesale 12%, education 11%Getting to work: 39% work from home, 55% go by car, 2% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle50% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages37% of adults hold a degree or higher13% have no qualifications, 6% 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 2°C655 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November40 days of air frost, 17 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 spacesHowe Greenpark · 2.3 miPyes Millpark · 3.8 miBrundall Countryside Parkpark · 4.4 mi · 5 haSource: 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 202045 mi away, Southern North SeaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 1 May 202642 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 5.8 · 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
Broadband71% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)6,007 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation33 m108 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 15 to 37 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalLittle Plumstead Hospital6.1 miGP surgeryRockland St Mary Branch Surgery2.1 miPharmacyWell2.8 miDentistLoddon Dental Practice3.4 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools4 primaryPrimaryAlpington and Bergh Apton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary Schoolages 4-11, 142 pupils1.0 miPrimaryThurton Primary Schoolages 4-11, 110 pupils1.2 miSecondaryFramingham Earl High Schoolages 11-16, 791 pupils3.1 miCollegeNorwich City College of Further and Higher Education6.4 miUniversityNorwich University of the Arts6.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNorwich Airport NWI9.5 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN68 miRailway stationBuckenham3.9 miBus stationBus StationNorwich City Centre6.4 miFerryReedham Ferry North6.2 miBus stops10 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the NR15 postcode district.
