Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 55 min4:31 am – 9:26 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 35 min8:08 am – 3:43 pm
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People6,541 residentsin the Brancaster, Burnham Market & Docking census areaMedian age 57.03,129 households65% of homes owner-occupied47% owned outright16% social rented, 18% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.8% unemployment rate49% of adults are economically active, 2,679 in work, 39% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, construction 12%, health and social work 11%Getting to work: 30% work from home, 61% go by car, 2% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle28% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages31% of adults hold a degree or higher21% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C663 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October44 days of air frost, 14 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 landmarksCrescent Woodwoodland · under a mileBeacon Hillhill · 2.0 miFir Woodwoodland · under a mileEast Sandsbeach · 4.0 miBroad Waterlake · 4.1 miHun Poollake · 4.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesBrays Pitpark · 4.6 miCliff Top Walkpark · 4.7 mi · 3 haSensory Parkpark · 4.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes25 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 18 Sep 202627 mi away, Southern North SeaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 18 Sep 202627 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 3.9 · PM2.5 6.5 · PM10 11 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband39% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband93% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.4% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,970 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation64 m210 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 46 to 79 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWells Community Hospital10 miGP surgeryBayfield Surgery2.1 miPharmacyHunstanton Pharmacy4.5 miDentistDental Surgery4.7 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryDocking Church of England Primary Academy and Nurseryages 3-11, 109 pupils1.7 miSecondarySmithdon High Schoolages 11-16, 579 pupils4.3 miCollegeThe College of West Anglia13.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNorwich Airport NWI33 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN73 miRailway stationKings Lynn14 miBus stationTravel HubHunstanton4.6 miFerryKing's Lynn Ferry LandingKings Lynn14 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the PE31 postcode district.
