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County or areaLeicestershire
Postcode districtLE16
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 51 min4:39 am – 9:30 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 39 min8:11 am – 3:50 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People6,405 residentsin the Tilton, Billesdon & Great Easton census areaMedian age 51.12,660 households78% of homes owner-occupied47% owned outright6% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.7% unemployment rate62% of adults are economically active, 3,259 in work, 27% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 11%, education 11%Getting to work: 43% work from home, 52% go by car, 1% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle24% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages44% of adults hold a degree or higher12% have no qualifications, 5% 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°C681 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October57 days of air frost, 13 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 7°CJFebruary: 1 to 8°CFMarch: 2 to 10°CMApril: 4 to 14°CAMay: 6 to 17°CMJune: 9 to 20°CJJuly: 11 to 22°CJAugust: 11 to 22°CASeptember: 9 to 19°CSOctober: 7 to 14°CONovember: 4 to 10°CNDecember: 1 to 7°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksBurn Hillhill · 1.5 miThe Lakelake · 3.0 miSlawston Hillhill · 1.6 miEyebrook Reservoirreservoir · 2.9 miMady's Woodwoodland · 1.1 miHorninghold Woodwoodland · 1.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesThe Greenpark · 3.1 miEast Carlton Parkpark · 4.0 mi · 32 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes66 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197012 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 28 Oct 200120 mi away, Melton Mowbray, LeicsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202540 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 4.7 · PM2.5 6.4 · 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
Broadband44% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband86% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)3.0% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,840 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation92 m302 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 84 to 147 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalCorby Community Hospital6.0 miGP surgeryGreat Glen Surgery1.4 miPharmacyBoots4.7 miDentistMarket Place Dental Health Practice4.7 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryHallaton Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 46 pupils1.3 miSecondaryUppingham Community Collegeages 11-16, 919 pupils4.4 miCollegeWQE and Regent College Group13.8 miUniversityUniversity of Leicester13.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA29 miRailway stationMarket Harborough6.3 miBus stationCharles StreetLeicester15 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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