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County or areaNorfolk
Postcode districtNR9
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 52 min4:32 am – 9:23 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 38 min8:05 am – 3:43 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,250 residentsin the Hockering, Mattishall & Cranworth census areaMedian age 51.73,057 households78% of homes owner-occupied48% owned outright10% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.2% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 3,422 in work, 32% retiredMain industries: health and social work 17%, retail and wholesale 14%, construction 12%Getting to work: 30% work from home, 64% go by car, 1% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle33% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages28% of adults hold a degree or higher18% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C702 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November42 days of air frost, 21 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 4 to 14°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 20°CJJuly: 12 to 23°CJAugust: 12 to 23°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 landmarksWhinburgh Trout Lakelake · under a mileDereham Windmillhistoric site · 3.7 miWicklewood Windmillhistoric site · 4.3 miRound Woodwoodland · under a mileSea Merelake · 3.9 miNew Woodwoodland · 1.0 miWarren Hillhill · 3.9 miMoney Hillhill · 4.2 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesSouth Greenpark · 2.4 mi · 3 haOld School Greenpark · 2.8 miNeatherd Moorpark · 4.0 mi · 20 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes13 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 30 Jan 200248 mi away, Southern North SeaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Aug 202250 mi away, Sawston, CambridgeshireSource: 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 6.8 · 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
Broadband35% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband93% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,252 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation42 m138 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 30 to 54 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalDereham Hospital4.8 miGP surgeryMattishall And Lenwade Surgeries2.8 miPharmacyMattishall Pharmacy2.8 miDentistDental Surgery4.3 miPolice stationDereham Police Station4.1 miCash machineBP - Lynn Hill SF Connect4.0 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryGarvestone Community Primary Schoolages 4-11, 56 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryDereham Neatherd High Schoolages 11-18, 1,079 pupils4.0 miCollegeNorwich City College of Further and Higher Education12.3 miUniversityUniversity of East Anglia10.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNorwich Airport NWI13 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN60 miRailway stationWymondham6.8 miBus stationBus StationNorwich City Centre13 miFerryReedham Ferry North24 miBus stops12 within a mileEV chargingOsprey Charging StationDereham3.5 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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