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County or areaNorfolk
Postcode districtNR2
Telephone code01603
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 52 min4:30 am – 9:22 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 38 min8:03 am – 3:42 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People9,184 residentsin the Earlham Road & College Road census areaMedian age 34.64,190 households54% of homes owner-occupied29% owned outright6% social rented, 40% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.8% unemployment rate66% of adults are economically active, 4,928 in work, 15% retiredMain industries: education 19%, health and social work 18%, retail and wholesale 11%Getting to work: 46% work from home, 27% go by car, 4% take public transport, 23% walk or cycle80% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages58% of adults hold a degree or higher6% have no qualifications, 2% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 94%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C689 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October37 days of air frost, 18 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 10°CMApril: 5 to 14°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 20°CJJuly: 12 to 22°CJAugust: 12 to 22°CASeptember: 10 to 19°CSOctober: 8 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 landmarksNorwich War Memorialhistoric site · under a mileMarble Hallhistoric site · under a mileUniversity of East Anglia Broadlake · 1.9 miWhitlingham Little Broadlake · 1.9 miSt Crispins Bridgebridge · under a mileSt Catherine's Hillhill · under a mileFye Bridgebridge · under a mileLakenham Reservoirswater · 1.0 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesChapelfield Gardenspark · under a mile · 3 haEaton Parkpark · under a mile · 22 haHeigham Parkpark · under a mile · 2 haEaton Golf Coursegolf course · 1.2 mi · 31 haRecreation Road Sports Centresports ground · under a mileSloughbottom Parkplaying field · 1.3 mi · 14 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes25 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19706 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 23 Apr 202046 mi away, Southern North SeaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 1 May 202648 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 11 · PM2.5 7.6 · PM10 12 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for NO2 and PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband99% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,532 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation26 m85 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -1 to 38 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalColman Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryWest Pottergate Med Prac37 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyVauxhall Street Pharmacy24 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistCorner House Dental Practiceright herePolice stationBethel Street Police StationNorwichunder a mileCash machinePost Office3 within half a mileunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi54 schools31 primary, 7 secondary, 6 independent, 7 special, 1 nursery, 1 sixth form, 1 otherPrimaryAvenue Junior Schoolages 7-11, 466 pupilsunder a milePrimaryBignold Primary School and Nurseryages 2-11, 399 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryJane Austen Collegeages 11-19, 1,085 pupilsunder a mileCollegeNorwich City College of Further and Higher Educationunder a mileUniversityNorwich University of the Artsunder a mileSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNorwich Airport NWI3.4 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN68 miRailway stationNorwich1.1 miBus stationBus StationNorwich City Centreunder a mileFerryReedham Ferry North12 miBus stops174 within a mileCar parkRCP Parking - Bignold SchoolNorwich9 car parks within half a mileunder a mileEV chargingBe.EV Charging StationNorwich1.2 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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