Local servicesHospitalQueen Elizabeth Hospital Kings Lynn3.9 miGP surgeryWatlington Medical Centre2.7 miPharmacyBoots2.4 miDentistWest Norfolk Primary Care Trust3.3 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryWest Winch Primary Schoolages 4-11, 206 pupils1.1 miSecondaryKing's Lynn Academyages 11-16, 972 pupils3.5 miCollegeThe College of West Anglia3.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNorwich Airport NWI36 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN57 miRailway stationWatlington2.5 miBus stationTransport Interchange Car ParkKings Lynn3.7 miFerryKing's Lynn Ferry LandingKings Lynn3.9 miBus stops16 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the PE33 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 52 min4:33 am – 9:26 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 37 min8:07 am – 3:45 pm
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People9,647 residentsin the West Winch, Marham & Shouldham census areaMedian age 45.43,828 households73% of homes owner-occupied45% owned outright7% social rented, 20% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.2% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 4,684 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: public administration and defence 22%, retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 13%Getting to work: 27% work from home, 62% go by car, 1% take public transport, 9% walk or cycle54% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages25% of adults hold a degree or higher19% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C609 mm of rain a year, 13 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November41 days of air frost, 18 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)
Parks and green spacesThe Greenpark · 1.1 miBawsey Country Parkpark · 3.6 mi · 119 haSt James Parkpark · 3.3 mi · 15 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes26 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19706 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 18 Sep 202643 mi away, Southern North SeaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 18 Sep 202643 mi away, Southern North SeaSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at Medium risk within 500 m of the centrebetween a 1 in 100 and a 1 in 30 chance in any yearAlso low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 5.3 · PM2.5 6.9 · 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
Broadband29% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband96% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,213 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation8 m26 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -1 to 20 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
