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County or areaLeicestershire
Postcode districtDE11
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 53 min4:41 am – 9:34 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 37 min8:15 am – 3:52 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People8,722 residentsin the Donisthope & Blackfordby census areaMedian age 43.63,690 households75% of homes owner-occupied37% owned outright15% social rented, 10% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.9% unemployment rate64% of adults are economically active, 4,370 in work, 23% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 17%, manufacturing 12%, health and social work 11%Getting to work: 28% work from home, 66% go by car, 1% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle46% 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 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C708 mm of rain a year, 17 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October48 days of air frost, 11 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 7°CJFebruary: 1 to 8°CFMarch: 2 to 10°CMApril: 4 to 13°CAMay: 7 to 16°CMJune: 10 to 19°CJJuly: 12 to 22°CJAugust: 12 to 21°CASeptember: 10 to 18°CSOctober: 7 to 14°CONovember: 4 to 10°CNDecember: 2 to 7°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksCastle Gresley Castlecastle · 3.0 miHanging Hillhill · under a mileBretby Castlecastle · 3.9 miHorn Hillhill · 1.6 miTunnel Woodswalk or trail · 2.2 miCalke Abbeyhistoric site · 3.9 miLimehouse Damwater · 1.8 miJohn's Woodwoodland · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesHicks Lodgepark · 1.0 mi · 152 haSwadlincote Woodlands Forest Parkpark · 1.5 mi · 34 haRemembrance and Heritage Gardenpark · under a mileSmisby Allotmentsallotments · 1.1 miHood Parksports ground · 1.9 mi · 4 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes139 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197015 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200231 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jun 202545 mi away, Crewe, CheshireSource: 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 7.0 · PM2.5 6.7 · 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
Broadband68% 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)3,921 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation126 m413 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 102 to 171 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalBurton Hospital7.2 miGP surgeryWoodville Surgery3 surgeries within 2 miles1.3 miPharmacyDean & Smedley4 pharmacies within 2 miles1.3 miDentistSwadlincote Dental Practice1.3 miPolice stationSwadlincote Police Station2.2 miCash machineJaspers News Food & Wine - Woodville, Woodvilleunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi12 schools11 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryBlackfordby St Margaret's Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 86 pupilsunder a milePrimaryMoira Primary Schoolages 4-11, 184 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryGranville Academyages 11-16, 914 pupils1.6 miCollegeBurton and South Derbyshire College5.6 miUniversityLoughborough University12.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA9.4 miRailway stationBurton-on-TrentBurton upon Trent6.3 miBus stationBus StationSwadlincote2.2 miBus stops39 within a mileCar parkNorth Street Car ParkAshby-de-la-Zouch1.9 miEV chargingRoam Charging StationSwadlincoteunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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