Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 53 min4:39 am – 9:32 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 37 min8:14 am – 3:51 pm
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People7,358 residentsin the Barrow upon Soar census areaMedian age 44.53,222 households77% of homes owner-occupied41% owned outright9% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.3% unemployment rate63% of adults are economically active, 3,658 in work, 27% retiredMain industries: education 16%, retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 14%Getting to work: 35% work from home, 57% go by car, 2% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle54% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages37% of adults hold a degree or higher14% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C655 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December44 days of air frost, 15 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)
Parks and green spacesBarrow upon Soar Millennium Parkpark · under a mile · 2 haKing George's Fieldplaying field · under a mile · 2 haThe Greenpark · 1.7 miGlebe Allotment Gardensallotments · under a mileQuorn Cricket Groundplaying field · 1.4 miSouthfields Parkpark · 2.6 mi · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes113 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197013 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200245 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Dec 20247 mi away, Gotham, NottinghamshireSource: 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 9.5 · PM2.5 7.1 · 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
Broadband11% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,368 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation59 m194 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 39 to 71 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalLoughborough Hospital3.7 miGP surgeryBarrow Health Centre3 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyBoots3 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistQuorn Dental Limited1.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi8 schools3 primary, 2 secondary, 3 specialPrimaryBarrow Hall Orchard Church of England Primary Schoolages 5-11, 571 pupilsright hereSecondaryHumphrey Perkins Schoolages 11-16, 863 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryRawlinsages 11-18, 1,455 pupils1.2 miCollegeLoughborough College3.3 miUniversityLoughborough University3.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA9.4 miRailway stationBarrow upon SoarBarrow-upon-Soarunder a mileBus stationSt Margaret's Bus StationLeicester7.7 miBus stops46 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LE12 postcode district.
