Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 53 min4:41 am – 9:34 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 37 min8:15 am – 3:52 pm
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People6,769 residentsin the Melbourne, Ticknall & Hartshorne census areaMedian age 49.43,048 households71% of homes owner-occupied42% owned outright10% social rented, 18% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.2% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 3,275 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: manufacturing 14%, retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 12%Getting to work: 39% work from home, 53% go by car, 1% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle46% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages40% of adults hold a degree or higher15% 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 1°C713 mm of rain a year, 18 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October51 days of air frost, 10 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 landmarksDogkennel Poollake · 2.1 miPistern Hillhill · under a mileMoney Hillhill · 1.1 miSharp's Bottomvalley · 1.0 miLimehouse Damwater · 1.4 miScam-Hazel Woodwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesHicks Lodgepark · 1.8 mi · 152 haSwadlincote Woodlands Forest Parkpark · 2.4 mi · 34 haSmisby Allotmentsallotments · under a mileRemembrance and Heritage Gardenpark · 2.0 miHood Parksports ground · 1.3 mi · 4 haWestern Parkplaying field · 1.9 mi · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes140 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197015 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200233 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jun 202546 mi away, Crewe, CheshireSource: 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 5.8 · PM2.5 6.6 · 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
Broadband95% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,173 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation155 m509 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 127 to 189 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalCoalville Hospital6.4 miGP surgeryCastle Medical Group1.3 miPharmacyDean & Smedley LTD4 pharmacies within 2 miles1.3 miDentistSt Helens Dental Surgery1.5 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi12 schools9 primary, 2 secondary, 1 specialPrimaryAshby Hastings Primary Schoolages 4-11, 149 pupils1.1 miPrimaryWoodcote Primary Schoolages 5-11, 126 pupils1.1 miSecondaryIvanhoe Schoolages 11-16, 848 pupils1.4 miCollegeBurton and South Derbyshire College6.5 miUniversityLoughborough University10.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA7.9 miRailway stationWillington6.8 miBus stationBus StationSwadlincote3.1 miBus stops17 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LE65 postcode district.
