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County or areaNorfolk
Postcode districtIP26
Telephone code01366
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 50 min4:34 am – 9:24 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 39 min8:06 am – 3:45 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People8,740 residentsin the Southery, Feltwell & Hockwold census areaMedian age 44.23,592 households67% of homes owner-occupied40% owned outright10% social rented, 23% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.9% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 3,939 in work, 25% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 12%, construction 11%, public administration and defence 11%Getting to work: 23% work from home, 70% go by car, 5% walk or cycle26% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages22% of adults hold a degree or higher27% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 1°C618 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October54 days of air frost, 21 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 8°CJFebruary: 1 to 8°CFMarch: 2 to 11°CMApril: 4 to 14°CAMay: 7 to 18°CMJune: 10 to 20°CJJuly: 12 to 23°CJAugust: 12 to 23°CASeptember: 10 to 20°CSOctober: 7 to 15°CONovember: 4 to 11°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 landmarksMethwold Old Vicaragehistoric site · 1.2 miFormer RAF Methwoldhistoric site · 1.3 miOld Forestforest · 2.6 miBirdcage Islandisland · 4.2 miMethwold Warrenwoodland · 2.3 miDuckpond Woodwoodland · 2.5 miBunker's Hillhill · 4.1 miWarren Hillhill · 4.5 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesThe Greenpark · 4.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes18 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 15 Feb 199416 mi away, Norwich, NorfolkMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Aug 202233 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 4.2 · 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
Broadband33% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband93% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.0% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,941 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation10 m33 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -2 to 21 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSwaffham Community Hospital11 miGP surgerySt George's Hall (Feltwell Surgery)1.3 miPharmacyBoots6.7 miDentistHarold Smith Dental Practice6.7 miPolice stationSuffolk Police Brandon Police Station6.8 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryDuchy of Lancaster Methwold CofE Primary Schoolages 5-11, 91 pupils1.1 miSecondaryIceni Secondary Academyages 11-16, 555 pupils1.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNorwich Airport NWI34 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN46 miRailway stationLakenheath5.3 miBus stationBus InterchangeThetford12 miFerryKing's Lynn Ferry LandingKings Lynn17 miBus stops4 within a mileEV chargingbp PulseBrandon6.8 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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