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County or areaNorfolk
Postcode districtNR17
Telephone code02830
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 50 min4:32 am – 9:22 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 39 min8:04 am – 3:43 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People6,472 residentsin the Buckenhams & Snetterton census areaMedian age 48.62,671 households76% of homes owner-occupied43% owned outright7% social rented, 17% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.2% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 3,142 in work, 27% retiredMain industries: health and social work 13%, retail and wholesale 12%, education 12%Getting to work: 31% work from home, 62% go by car, 1% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle40% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages30% of adults hold a degree or higher18% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C650 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October41 days of air frost, 17 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 1 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 10°CMApril: 4 to 14°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 20°CJJuly: 12 to 22°CJAugust: 12 to 22°CASeptember: 10 to 19°CSOctober: 8 to 15°CONovember: 4 to 10°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 landmarksGreat Ellingham Windmillhistoric site · 2.7 miOld Buckenham Merelake · 2.6 miOld Buckenham Windmillhistoric site · 3.2 miCakes Hillhill · 1.7 miSea Merelake · 3.5 miPriest Hillhill · 2.7 miMorley Woodwoodland · 1.3 miAttleborough Woodwoodland · 1.4 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesAttleborough Sports Hallsports ground · under a mile · 5 haChurch Greenpark · 2.9 mi · 15 haPriory Gardenspark · 4.5 miThe Greenpark · 4.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes14 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 15 Feb 19946 mi away, Norwich, NorfolkMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 1 May 202645 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 6.5 · PM2.5 7.0 · PM10 13 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband82% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.5% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,841 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation36 m118 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 32 to 49 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalNorfolk And Norwich University Hospital10 miGP surgeryMartin Christopher Opticians3 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyAllied Pharmacy Church Streetunder a mileDentistChurch Street Dental Practiceunder a milePolice stationWymondham Police Investigation Centre5.5 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools3 primary, 2 secondaryPrimaryAttleborough Primary Schoolages 4-11, 365 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryAttleborough Academyages 11-18, 976 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryWymondham Collegeages 11-18, 1,427 pupils1.7 miCollegeNorwich City College of Further and Higher Education12.3 miUniversityUniversity of East Anglia10.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNorwich Airport NWI15 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN56 miRailway stationAttleboroughunder a mileBus stationBus StationDiss11 miFerryReedham Ferry North22 miBus stops12 within a mileCar parkAttleborough Station Car Parkunder a mileEV chargingbp PulseNorwich9.2 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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