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County or areaNorfolk
Postcode districtPE31
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 54 min4:32 am – 9:26 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 36 min8:07 am – 3:43 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People6,541 residentsin the Brancaster, Burnham Market & Docking census areaMedian age 57.03,129 households65% of homes owner-occupied47% owned outright16% social rented, 18% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.8% unemployment rate49% of adults are economically active, 2,679 in work, 39% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, construction 12%, health and social work 11%Getting to work: 30% work from home, 61% go by car, 2% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle28% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages31% of adults hold a degree or higher21% 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 1°C699 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October45 days of air frost, 15 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 7°CJFebruary: 1 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 10°CMApril: 5 to 13°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 19°CJJuly: 12 to 22°CJAugust: 12 to 22°CASeptember: 10 to 19°CSOctober: 7 to 14°CONovember: 4 to 10°CNDecember: 2 to 7°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksBircham Windmillhistoric site · under a mileRAF Bircham Newtonhistoric site · 1.5 miTofts Hillhill · 1.1 miBox Hillhill · 1.9 miOwens Woodwoodland · under a mileGodfreys Woodwoodland · 1.0 miSt James's Pondpond · 2.3 miLondon Pondpond · 2.5 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesThe Greenpark · 4.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes23 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 18 Sep 202631 mi away, Southern North SeaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 18 Sep 202631 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 4.3 · 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
Broadband39% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband93% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.4% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,970 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation59 m194 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 48 to 71 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSandringham Private Hospital10 miGP surgeryBayfield Surgery2.6 miPharmacyArk Pharm Limited5.3 miDentistGrange Dental Surgery5.3 miPolice stationNorfolk Police - Hunstanton Public Enquiry Office7.5 miCash machineBR Spar Docking (Lock swap), Docking2.9 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeThe College of West Anglia11.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNorwich Airport NWI30 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN70 miRailway stationKings Lynn12 miBus stationTravel HubHunstanton7.8 miFerryKing's Lynn Ferry LandingKings Lynn12 miBus stops10 within a mileEV chargingbp pulse Charging StationHunstanton7.7 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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