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County or areaNorfolk
Postcode districtNR17
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 50 min4:32 am – 9:23 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 39 min8:04 am – 3:43 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People10,106 residentsin the Wayland, Ellingham & Great Hockham census areaMedian age 43.63,748 households71% of homes owner-occupied40% owned outright10% social rented, 18% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.6% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 4,696 in work, 22% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 13%, manufacturing 11%Getting to work: 27% work from home, 63% go by car, 1% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle38% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages26% of adults hold a degree or higher19% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 96%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 23°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C672 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October44 days of air frost, 17 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 7°CJFebruary: 1 to 8°CFMarch: 2 to 11°CMApril: 4 to 14°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 20°CJJuly: 12 to 23°CJAugust: 12 to 23°CASeptember: 9 to 19°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 landmarksGreat Ellingham Windmillhistoric site · 1.7 miScoulton Merelake · 2.6 miThe Merelake · 2.6 miMill Lane Mill, Carbrookehistoric site · 3.2 miGravelpit Hillhill · 2.2 miHall Woodwoodland · 1.2 miCakes Hillhill · 2.8 miDianas Woodwoodland · 1.3 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesGreat Ellingham Allotmentsallotments · 1.4 miThe Greenpark · 3.9 miCelebration Avenuepark · 4.3 mi · 2 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes13 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 15 Feb 19942 mi away, Norwich, NorfolkMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 1 May 202649 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 6.8 · 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
Broadband78% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband93% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)2.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,172 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation56 m184 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 41 to 58 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalDereham Hospital11 miGP surgeryHmp Wayland3.3 miPharmacyBoots3.5 miDentistWayland (Dental Practice)3.3 miPolice stationWymondham Police Investigation Centre8.8 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryRocklands Community Primary Schoolages 4-11, 73 pupilsunder a milePrimaryGreat Ellingham Primary Schoolages 4-11, 178 pupils1.6 miSecondaryAttleborough Academyages 11-18, 976 pupils3.8 miUniversityUniversity of East Anglia14.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNorwich Airport NWI17 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN54 miRailway stationAttleborough4.0 miBus stationBus InterchangeThetford12 miFerryReedham Ferry North26 miBus stops2 within a mileEV chargingMerThetford5.0 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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