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County or areaNorfolk
Postcode districtIP26
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 50 min4:33 am – 9:24 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 40 min8:05 am – 3:44 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People6,878 residentsin the Mundford, Weeting & Forest census areaMedian age 51.63,042 households72% of homes owner-occupied45% owned outright12% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.7% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 3,137 in work, 32% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 13%, health and social work 11%, construction 11%Getting to work: 22% work from home, 71% go by car, 1% 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 languages24% of adults hold a degree or higher23% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 1°C637 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October72 days of air frost, 23 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 8°CJFebruary: 1 to 8°CFMarch: 2 to 11°CMApril: 3 to 14°CAMay: 6 to 18°CMJune: 9 to 20°CJJuly: 11 to 23°CJAugust: 11 to 23°CASeptember: 9 to 19°CSOctober: 6 to 15°CONovember: 3 to 11°CNDecember: 1 to 8°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksWest Tofts Merelake · under a mileGrimes Graveshistoric site · 1.8 miStanford Waterlake · 2.0 miDesert Rats Memorialhistoric site · 3.0 miNew Mill Hillhill · 1.6 miMill Hillhill · 1.7 miWatering Carrwoodland · under a mileGreat Carrwoodland · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesTwo Mile Bottom Picnic Areapark · 3.0 mi · 17 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes12 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 15 Feb 19949 mi away, Norwich, NorfolkMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 8 Aug 202235 mi away, Sawston, CambridgeshireSource: 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 4.3 · PM2.5 6.7 · 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
Broadband55% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband93% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)2.9% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,462 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation21 m69 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 13 to 33 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSwaffham Community Hospital10 miGP surgeryBrandon Medical Practice5.0 miPharmacyBoots5.0 miDentistHarold Smith Dental Practice5.0 miPolice stationSuffolk Police Brandon Police Station4.8 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
Getting aroundAirportNorwich Airport NWI27 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN47 miRailway stationBrandon4.7 miBus stationBus InterchangeThetford6.1 miFerryKing's Lynn Ferry LandingKings Lynn22 miEV chargingbp PulseBrandon5.1 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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