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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 min4:33 am – 9:23 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 40 min8:04 am – 3:44 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 July: highs 23°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C678 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month June46 days of air frost, 19 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 landmarksKenninghall Road Mill, East Harlinghistoric site · 1.3 miFormer RAF Snetterton Heathhistoric site · 2.5 miLinger Hillhill · under a mileThe Merelake · 2.9 miGravelpit Hillhill · 1.7 miShropham Grovewoodland · under a mileShropham Fenwoodland · 1.0 miOld Buckenham Merelake · 4.2 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesThe Fitness Centresports ground · under a mileThe Greenpark · 1.8 miMemorial Greenpark · 4.0 miCelebration Avenuepark · 4.4 mi · 2 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes15 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 15 Feb 19944 mi away, Norwich, NorfolkMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 1 May 202647 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 4.8 · 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
Elevation35 m115 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 20 to 43 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalDereham Hospital13 miGP surgeryE Harling & Kenninghall Medical Practice4.1 miPharmacyEast Harling Pharmacy4.0 miDentistRookwood Dental Surgery4.3 miPolice stationThetford Police Station9.0 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryGreat Hockham Primary School and Nurseryages 3-11, 99 pupils1.8 miSecondaryAttleborough Academyages 11-18, 976 pupils4.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNorwich Airport NWI20 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN51 miRailway stationEccles Road2.8 miBus stationBus InterchangeThetford9.2 miFerryReedham Ferry North27 miBus stops4 within a mileEV chargingMerThetford6.4 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the NR17 postcode district.


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