Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 50 min4:41 am – 9:32 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 39 min8:13 am – 3:52 pm
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People9,249 residentsin the Stoney Stanton, Sapcote & Sharnford census areaMedian age 42.93,899 households78% of homes owner-occupied39% owned outright11% social rented, 9% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.3% unemployment rate64% of adults are economically active, 4,634 in work, 26% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 18%, health and social work 12%, construction 12%Getting to work: 33% work from home, 61% go by car, 5% walk or cycle46% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages31% of adults hold a degree or higher16% have no qualifications, 7% 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°C648 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month July49 days of air frost, 14 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 landmarksHinckley Masonic Hallhistoric site · 2.4 miHinckley Prioryhistoric site · 2.4 miMickle Hillhill · under a mileThe Lakelake · 2.2 miToot Hillhill · 1.6 miStoney Covewater · 2.0 miLower Poollake · 3.7 miClint Hill Quarrywater · 2.1 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesBurbage Common and Woodspark · under a mile · 106 haHinckley Golf Clubgolf course · 1.6 mi · 57 haQueen's Parkpark · 2.0 mi · 4 haBritannia Recreation Groundplaying field · 1.5 mi · 5 haHollycroft Parkpark · 2.7 mi · 4 haStoney Stanton War Memorial Playing Fieldsplaying field · 1.7 mi · 6 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes88 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197015 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200235 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202541 mi away, Thornborough, BucksSource: 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 7.4 · 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
Broadband80% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,127 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation98 m322 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 84 to 114 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalHinckley & District Hospital2.3 miGP surgerySharnford Surgery6 surgeries within 2 miles1.2 miPharmacyBurbage Pharmacy2 pharmacies within 2 miles1.9 miDentistBurbage Dental Practice1.3 miPolice stationHinckley Police Station2.6 miCash machineHeart of England Co-operative Sapcote1.6 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi7 schools5 primary, 2 secondaryPrimarySharnford Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 71 pupils1.1 miPrimaryBurbage Junior Schoolages 7-11, 365 pupils1.4 miSecondaryHastings High Schoolages 11-16, 890 pupils1.7 miCollegeNorth Warwickshire and South Leicestershire College5.6 miUniversityDe Montfort University10.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX19 miRailway stationHinckley2.3 miBus stationBus StationNuneaton6.3 miBus stops6 within a mileCar parkThornycroft Road Car ParkHinckley2.2 miEV chargingBe.EV Charging StationLeicester1.8 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LE10 postcode district.
