Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 51 min4:41 am – 9:32 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 39 min8:14 am – 3:52 pm
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People9,152 residentsin the Barwell census areaMedian age 43.34,070 households69% of homes owner-occupied35% owned outright13% social rented, 17% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.0% unemployment rate62% of adults are economically active, 4,487 in work, 24% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 19%, health and social work 14%, manufacturing 12%Getting to work: 22% work from home, 67% go by car, 2% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle55% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages22% of adults hold a degree or higher22% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C676 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October47 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)
Parks and green spacesBurbage Common and Woodspark · 1.4 mi · 106 haHinckley Golf Clubgolf course · 1.0 mi · 57 haBarwellplaying field · under a mileLeicester Road Sports Groundsports ground · under a mile · 16 haThe Hall Fieldpark · 1.7 miQueen's Parkpark · 1.9 mi · 4 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes104 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197015 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200234 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202544 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 8.3 · PM2.5 7.1 · 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
Broadband87% 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)4,244 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation120 m394 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 91 to 133 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalHinckley And Bosworth Community Hospital1.1 miGP surgeryBarwell & Hollycroft Medical Centres2 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyWell4 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistCarlton House Dentalright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi14 schools9 primary, 2 secondary, 3 specialPrimaryBarwell Infant Schoolages 4-7, 150 pupilsright herePrimaryBarwell Church of England Junior Schoolages 7-11, 229 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryHeath Lane Academyages 11-16, 644 pupilsunder a mileCollegeNorth Warwickshire and South Leicestershire College5.1 miUniversityDe Montfort University9.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA18 miRailway stationHinckley2.5 miLight railShenton Rail Station (Battlefield Line)3.7 miBus stationBus StationNuneaton5.9 miBus stops66 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LE9 postcode district.
