Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 49 min4:32 am – 9:21 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 40 min8:03 am – 3:43 pm
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People8,090 residentsin the Scole, Dickleburgh & Bressingham census areaMedian age 52.83,529 households76% of homes owner-occupied48% owned outright10% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.1% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 3,828 in work, 32% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, health and social work 13%, construction 11%Getting to work: 30% work from home, 63% go by car, 1% take public transport, 4% 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 higher20% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 23°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C653 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month August45 days of air frost, 18 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 landmarksCawston Road Mill, Aylshamhistoric site · 3.0 miAslacton Windmillhistoric site · 3.0 miHome Woodwoodland · under a mileTop Woodwoodland · under a mileThe Merelake · 4.0 miSpittle Merelake · 4.4 miFarm Hillhill · 4.6 miThe Crotchwater · 5.0 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesChurch Greenpark · 1.6 miThe Greenpark · 3.4 miLangmere Greenpark · 3.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes13 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 15 Feb 199413 mi away, Norwich, NorfolkMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 1 May 202637 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 5.2 · 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
Broadband77% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband96% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.4% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,641 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation44 m144 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 36 to 56 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalHartismere Hospital7.2 miGP surgeryChurch Hill Surgery3.3 miPharmacyHado Pharmacy3.7 miDentist65 Mount Street (Dental Surgery)3.7 miPolice stationNorfolk Police - Diss Public Enquiry Office4.2 miCash machineSams Local Shopper3.4 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryBurston Community Primary Schoolages 4-11, 27 pupils1.6 miPrimaryTivetshall Community Primary Schoolages 5-11, 19 pupils1.7 miSecondaryDiss High Schoolages 11-18, 877 pupils3.6 miCollegeNorwich City College of Further and Higher Education14.4 miUniversityUniversity of East Anglia14.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNorwich Airport NWI18 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN54 miRailway stationDiss3.9 miBus stationBus StationDiss4.1 miFerryReedham Ferry South19 miBus stops8 within a mileEV chargingOsprey Charging StationDiss4.2 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the IP22 postcode district.
