Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 54 min4:29 am – 9:23 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 36 min8:04 am – 3:40 pm
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People7,846 residentsin the Felmingham, Worstead & Happisburgh census areaMedian age 51.93,233 households72% of homes owner-occupied45% owned outright9% social rented, 19% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.1% unemployment rate53% of adults are economically active, 3,400 in work, 30% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, retail and wholesale 15%, construction 10%Getting to work: 27% work from home, 65% go by car, 5% walk or cycle41% 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 higher19% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C688 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November38 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 landmarksOak Hillhill · under a milePerch Lakelake · 1.6 miLittle Perch Lakelake · 1.7 miSandy Hillhill · under a mileCooke's Bottomsvalley · 1.4 miBryant's Heathwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesTrackside Parkpark · 1.9 miWar Memorial Parkpark · 2.2 mi · 5 haNorth Walsham Town Football Clubplaying field · 1.6 mi · 5 haLeisure Centresports ground · 1.3 miThwaite Commonpark · 3.8 mi · 21 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes29 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19709 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 6 Aug 201543 mi away, Southern North SeaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 18 Sep 202646 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 4.8 · PM2.5 6.6 · 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
Broadband45% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband90% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)2.8% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,502 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation25 m82 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 14 to 39 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalNorth Walsham Cottage Hospital2.1 miGP surgeryBirchwood Medical Practice3 surgeries within 2 miles2.0 miPharmacyNorth Walsham Pharmacy2.0 miDentistRose Cottage Dental Surgery2.1 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools3 primaryPrimaryColby Primary Schoolages 4-11, 140 pupils1.3 miPrimaryMillfield Primary Schoolages 4-11, 264 pupils1.6 miSecondaryNorth Walsham High Schoolages 11-16, 641 pupils2.3 miCollegeNorwich City College of Further and Higher Education13.5 miUniversityNorwich University of the Arts12.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNorwich Airport NWI9.6 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN79 miRailway stationNorth Walsham2.0 miBus stationTravel HubNorth Walsham2.2 miFerryReedham Ferry North20 miBus stops8 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the NR28 postcode district.
