Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 50 min4:31 am – 9:21 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 40 min8:02 am – 3:42 pm
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People7,627 residentsin the Hempnall, Ditchingham & Wortwell census areaMedian age 52.83,327 households76% of homes owner-occupied49% owned outright11% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.9% unemployment rate55% of adults are economically active, 3,491 in work, 32% retiredMain industries: health and social work 14%, retail and wholesale 13%, construction 11%Getting to work: 32% work from home, 61% go by car, 6% walk or cycle38% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages29% of adults hold a degree or higher19% have no qualifications, 6% 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°C662 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month August44 days of air frost, 19 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 landmarksEarsham Hallhistoric site · 1.8 miForest Plantationforest · under a mileWebsdill Woodwoodland · under a mileFlixton Road Mill, Bungayhistoric site · 3.8 miCamp Hillhill · 2.0 miCrow Hillhill · 2.1 miOld Riverriver · 2.9 miDarrow Woodwoodland · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesChapelfieldplaying field · under a mileTopcroft Sports Fieldplaying field · 1.4 mi · 3 haThe Greenpark · 2.7 miBroome Heathpark · 4.1 mi · 29 haSt Margaret's Greenpark · 4.5 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 199420 mi away, Norwich, NorfolkMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 1 May 202636 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 5.1 · PM2.5 6.7 · 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
Broadband61% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband91% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.3% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,507 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation47 m154 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 35 to 50 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBeccles & District Hospital8.8 miGP surgeryCats2 surgeries within 2 miles1.8 miPharmacyBoots3.5 miDentistDental Surgery3.5 miPolice stationHalesworth Police Station10 miCash machineCentral England Co-Op - Hillside Road East4.0 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryAlburgh With Denton Church of England Primary Academyages 4-11, 99 pupils1.9 miSecondaryBungay High Schoolages 11-18, 922 pupils3.9 miCollegeNorwich City College of Further and Higher Education11.3 miUniversityNorwich University of the Arts12.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNorwich Airport NWI15 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN62 miRailway stationBeccles9.1 miBus stationBus StationNorwich City Centre12 miFerryReedham Ferry South11 miBus stops2 within a mileEV chargingBungay Community Centre3.8 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the IP20 postcode district.
