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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the PE33 postcode district.

County or areaNorfolk
Postcode districtPE33
Telephone code01491
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 52 min4:34 am – 9:26 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 38 min8:07 am – 3:45 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,351 residentsin the Watlington, Wiggenhall & Terrington St John census areaMedian age 47.03,124 households75% of homes owner-occupied42% owned outright10% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.0% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 3,514 in work, 27% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 19%, health and social work 14%, construction 12%Getting to work: 23% work from home, 71% go by car, 2% take public transport, 3% walk or cycle50% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages22% of adults hold a degree or higher21% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C608 mm of rain a year, 13 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November43 days of air frost, 18 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 5 to 14°CAMay: 8 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 20°CJJuly: 12 to 23°CJAugust: 12 to 22°CASeptember: 10 to 19°CSOctober: 8 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 landmarksSpring Pitpond · under a mileRook Woodwoodland · under a mileLong Woodwoodland · under a mileRuncton Bottomvalley · 2.3 miLing Hillshill · 3.2 miChain Pondpond · 2.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesThe Greenpark · 3.6 miThe Willows Nature Reservepark · 4.9 mi · 5 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes27 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19706 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 18 Sep 202645 mi away, Southern North SeaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 18 Sep 202645 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 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
Broadband40% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,299 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation4 m13 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -1 to 10 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalQueen Elizabeth Hospital Kings Lynn6.4 miGP surgeryWatlington Medical Centreunder a milePharmacyWatlington Healthunder a mileDentistDental Surgery4.7 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools3 primaryPrimaryWatlington Community Primary Schoolages 4-11, 169 pupilsright herePrimaryHoly Cross Church of England Primary Schoolages 2-11, 55 pupils1.4 miSecondaryDownham Market Academyages 11-18, 1,329 pupils4.6 miCollegeThe College of West Anglia5.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNorwich Airport NWI37 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN55 miRailway stationWatlingtonunder a mileBus stationTransport Interchange Car ParkKings Lynn5.7 miFerryKing's Lynn Ferry LandingKings Lynn5.8 miBus stops8 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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