Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 49 min4:33 am – 9:22 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 40 min8:04 am – 3:44 pm
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People6,472 residentsin the Buckenhams & Snetterton census areaMedian age 48.62,671 households76% of homes owner-occupied43% owned outright7% social rented, 17% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.2% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 3,142 in work, 27% retiredMain industries: health and social work 13%, retail and wholesale 12%, education 12%Getting to work: 31% work from home, 62% go by car, 1% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle40% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages30% of adults hold a degree or higher18% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 23°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C656 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month August47 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 landmarksQuidenham Mere Waterlake · under a mileThe Mounthill · under a mileMy Lady's Grovewoodland · under a mileQuidenham Parkwoodland · under a mileOld Buckenham Merelake · 3.3 miGallows Hillhill · 2.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesMemorial Greenpark · 2.2 miThe Greenpark · 2.3 miChurch Greenpark · 3.2 mi · 15 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes14 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 15 Feb 19948 mi away, Norwich, NorfolkMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 1 May 202642 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 4.9 · 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
Broadband82% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.5% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,841 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation46 m151 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 22 to 52 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalHartismere Hospital11 miGP surgeryKenninghall Practiceunder a milePharmacyEast Harling Pharmacy2.2 miDentistDoctors Surgery5.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools1 primary, 2 specialPrimaryKenninghall Primary Schoolages 4-11, 104 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryOld Buckenham High Schoolages 11-16, 501 pupils3.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNorwich Airport NWI20 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN50 miRailway stationEccles Road1.9 miBus stationBus StationDiss7.1 miFerryReedham Ferry North25 miBus stops6 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the NR16 postcode district.
