Local servicesHospitalSt Cross Hospital3.6 miGP surgeryBrownsover Medical Centre2.1 miPharmacyLister Chemists2.3 miDentistClifton Road (Dental Surgery)2.9 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools3 primaryPrimarySwinford Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 101 pupils1.5 miPrimaryClifton-upon-Dunsmore CofE Primary Schoolages 4-11, 224 pupils1.7 miSecondaryHoulton Schoolages 11-18, 895 pupils2.1 miCollegeCoventry College13.2 miUniversityCoventry University13.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX24 miRailway stationRugby2.8 miBus stationRail Station ForecourtLong Buckby8.3 miBus stops5 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 49 min4:42 am – 9:30 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 41 min8:12 am – 3:53 pm
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People10,232 residentsin the Dunton Bassett, Claybrooke & Swinford census areaMedian age 49.84,146 households81% of homes owner-occupied45% owned outright7% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.5% unemployment rate63% of adults are economically active, 5,283 in work, 27% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 17%, construction 10%, education 10%Getting to work: 42% work from home, 53% go by car, 4% walk or cycle37% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages39% of adults hold a degree or higher13% have no qualifications, 6% 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°C686 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October48 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 spacesNewton Picnic Sitepark · 1.3 mi · 2 haMill Gardenspark · 2.3 mi · 19 haSwift Valley Country Parkpark · 2.7 mi · 28 haLilbourne Allotment Gardensallotments · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes68 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200242 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202531 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 6.6 · 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
Broadband16% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband93% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,334 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation93 m305 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 91 to 132 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
