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County or areaLeicester
Postcode districtLE3
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 52 min4:40 am – 9:32 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 38 min8:13 am – 3:51 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,558 residentsin the Dane Hills & Western Park census areaMedian age 42.13,047 households73% of homes owner-occupied38% owned outright6% social rented, 21% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.8% unemployment rate65% of adults are economically active, 3,851 in work, 20% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 18%, health and social work 17%, education 13%Getting to work: 29% work from home, 53% go by car, 4% take public transport, 12% walk or cycle79% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages36% of adults hold a degree or higher20% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 84%3% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C664 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October43 days of air frost, 15 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 7°CJFebruary: 1 to 8°CFMarch: 2 to 11°CMApril: 4 to 13°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 20°CJJuly: 12 to 22°CJAugust: 12 to 21°CASeptember: 10 to 19°CSOctober: 7 to 14°CONovember: 4 to 10°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 landmarksThe Poollake · 1.2 miShoulder of Mutton Hillhill · under a mileOld Mill Streamriver · 1.1 miOld Mill Racewater · 1.0 miGroby Poollake · 3.4 miBlood's Hillhill · 2.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesWestern Parkpark · under a mile · 61 haBraunstone Parkpark · under a mile · 68 haRancliffe Gardenspark · under a mileSandhurst Road Allotmentsallotments · under a mile · 3 haBraunstone Leisure Centresports ground · under a mileSt Margaret's Pasturesplaying field · 1.3 mi · 2 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes85 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197013 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200242 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202547 mi away, Thornborough, BucksSource: 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 12 · PM2.5 7.9 · PM10 13 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for NO2 and PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband100% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,149 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation85 m279 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 56 to 98 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalFrith Hospital (Epma)1.2 miGP surgeryThe Parks Medical Centre (B Hainsworth)64 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyShilchem Pharmacy25 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDental Surgeryunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi44 schools29 primary, 8 secondary, 1 independent, 4 special, 1 sixth form, 1 otherPrimaryChrist the King Catholic Voluntary Academyages 3-11, 645 pupilsunder a milePrimaryDovelands Primary Schoolages 3-11, 534 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryThe Herewoode Academyages 11-18, 979 pupilsunder a mileCollegeLeicester College1.8 miUniversityDe Montfort University1.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA15 miRailway stationLeicester1.9 miBus stationSt Margaret's Bus StationLeicester1.5 miBus stops184 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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