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County or areaNorfolk
Postcode districtNR15
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 50 min4:31 am – 9:21 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 40 min8:03 am – 3:42 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,627 residentsin the Hempnall, Ditchingham & Wortwell census areaMedian age 52.83,327 households76% of homes owner-occupied49% owned outright11% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.9% unemployment rate55% of adults are economically active, 3,491 in work, 32% retiredMain industries: health and social work 14%, retail and wholesale 13%, construction 11%Getting to work: 32% work from home, 61% go by car, 6% walk or cycle38% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages29% of adults hold a degree or higher19% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C641 mm of rain a year, 12 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October43 days of air frost, 18 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 1 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 10°CMApril: 4 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 10°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 landmarksCawston Road Mill, Aylshamhistoric site · 4.0 miAslacton Windmillhistoric site · 4.0 miThe Grovewoodland · under a mileBunn's Hillhill · 2.3 miHugmore Pondpond · 1.4 miWood Greenwoodland · under a mileFurze Hillhill · 3.2 miForest Plantationforest · 4.4 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesWacton Greenpark · 2.5 miThe Greenpark · 3.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes14 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 15 Feb 199416 mi away, Norwich, NorfolkMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 1 May 202638 mi away, Southern North SeaSource: 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 5.1 · 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
Broadband61% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband91% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.3% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,507 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation43 m141 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 38 to 56 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalColman Hospital10 miGP surgeryLong Stratton Medical Partnership2.1 miPharmacyWell1.8 miDentistNetherton Dental Practice1.8 miPolice stationWymondham Police Investigation Centre9.0 miCash machineSams Local Shopper3.4 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryManor Field Infant and Nursery Schoolages 3-7, 111 pupils2.0 miSecondaryLong Stratton High Schoolages 11-16, 679 pupils2.1 miCollegeNorwich City College of Further and Higher Education10.1 miUniversityUniversity of East Anglia10.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNorwich Airport NWI14 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN60 miRailway stationSpooner Row8.8 miBus stationBus StationDiss9.7 miFerryReedham Ferry South13 miEV chargingRoam Charging StationNorwich6.9 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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