Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 52 min4:31 am – 9:23 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 38 min8:04 am – 3:42 pm
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People9,955 residentsin the Cringleford, Little Melton & Easton census areaMedian age 43.34,100 households75% of homes owner-occupied40% owned outright9% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.5% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 4,797 in work, 27% retiredMain industries: health and social work 24%, education 14%, retail and wholesale 10%Getting to work: 36% work from home, 52% go by car, 3% take public transport, 10% walk or cycle68% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages44% of adults hold a degree or higher12% have no qualifications, 4% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 95%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C694 mm of rain a year, 17 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November42 days of air frost, 17 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 landmarksGreat Melton War Memorialhistoric site · 2.0 miBow Hillhill · under a mileBarford Lakeswater · under a mileBeech Hillhill · 1.1 miLong Daledale · 2.0 miBlickling Hallhistoric site · 3.7 miThe Commonwoodland · under a mileHazel Grovewoodland · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesBawburgh Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 90 haMarlingford Cricket Clubplaying field · under a mileSwans Harboursports ground · under a mileEarlham Parkpark · 3.5 mi · 27 haBowthorpe Parkpark · 3.1 mi · 4 haEaton Parkpark · 4.5 mi · 22 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes17 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 2 May 201448 mi away, Southern North SeaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Oct 202148 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 5.6 · PM2.5 6.9 · PM10 13 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband70% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband96% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)5,538 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation19 m62 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 13 to 47 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools3 primary, 2 specialPrimarySt Peter's CofE Primary Academy, Eastonages 4-11, 185 pupilsunder a milePrimaryBarford Primary Schoolages 4-11, 87 pupils1.5 miSecondaryOrmiston Victory Academyages 11-18, 1,517 pupils2.7 miCollegeNorwich City College of Further and Higher Education5.9 miUniversityUniversity of East Anglia4.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNorwich Airport NWI6.1 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN65 miRailway stationWymondham5.2 miBus stationBus StationNorwich City Centre6.1 miFerryReedham Ferry North18 miBus stops7 within a mileCar parkPremier Inn Norwich West Car Park1.6 miEV chargingOsprey Charging StationNorwich1.7 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the NR9 postcode district.
