Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 52 min4:41 am – 9:34 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 37 min8:15 am – 3:52 pm
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People7,841 residentsin the Measham & Appleby Magna census areaMedian age 45.23,380 households71% of homes owner-occupied38% owned outright13% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.3% unemployment rate64% of adults are economically active, 3,958 in work, 25% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 17%, manufacturing 13%, construction 11%Getting to work: 30% work from home, 63% go by car, 5% walk or cycle42% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages29% of adults hold a degree or higher19% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C684 mm of rain a year, 17 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October48 days of air frost, 13 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 landmarksAppleby Hallhistoric site · under a mileJubilee Poollake · 1.4 miBirds Hillhill · under a mileLodge Poollake · 3.0 miCastle Gresley Castlecastle · 5.4 miCadborough Hillhill · 3.0 miStoney Flatts Woodwoodland · 1.7 miMill Streamriver · 4.0 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesDonisthorpe Woodland Parkpark · 2.5 mi · 38 haSaltersford Woodpark · 2.1 mi · 6 haOrchard Woodpark · 2.2 miGames Courtsports ground · 1.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes134 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197015 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200228 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jun 202547 mi away, Crewe, CheshireSource: 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 5.6 · PM2.5 6.5 · 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
Broadband60% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.3% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,506 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation85 m279 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 81 to 103 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalCoalville Hospital8.0 miGP surgeryMeasham Medical Unit1.6 miPharmacyDean & Smedley LTD1.8 miDentistMeasham Dental Practice1.6 miPolice stationSwadlincote Police Station6.1 miCash machineHanson Red Bank1.3 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools5 primaryPrimarySir John Moore Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 110 pupilsunder a milePrimaryMeasham Church of England Primary Schoolages 3-11, 176 pupils1.7 miPrimarySnarestone Church of England Schoolages 4-11, 66 pupils1.7 miCollegeBurton and South Derbyshire College8.8 miUniversityLoughborough University13.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA13 miRailway stationPolesworth5.4 miLight railShackerstone Rail Station (Battlefield Line)4.4 miBus stationBus StationSwadlincote6.1 miBus stops12 within a mileEV chargingInstaVolt Charging StationSwadlincote2 charging points within a mileunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the DE12 postcode district.
