Local servicesHospitalLoughborough Hospital5.3 miGP surgeryCastle Donington Surgery2 surgeries within 2 miles1.8 miPharmacyEvans Pharmacy1.8 miDentistCastle Donington Dental Care1.8 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools4 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryDiseworth Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 21 pupilsright hereSecondaryCastle Donington Collegeages 11-16, 684 pupils1.6 miPrimarySt Edward's Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 166 pupils1.7 miCollegeLoughborough College5.7 miUniversityLoughborough University5.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA1.0 miRailway stationEast Midlands ParkwayRatcliffe on Soar4.3 miBus stationSpringfield HouseMelbourne3.6 miBus stops32 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 54 min4:40 am – 9:34 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 36 min8:15 am – 3:51 pm
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People6,865 residentsin the Kegworth & Belton census areaMedian age 41.92,960 households67% of homes owner-occupied38% owned outright10% social rented, 22% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.2% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 3,127 in work, 25% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, education 11%, health and social work 11%Getting to work: 35% work from home, 56% go by car, 2% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle48% 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 higher13% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C643 mm of rain a year, 13 days with 10 mm or morewettest month July43 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)
Nearby landmarksCharnock Hillhill · under a mileBleak House Hillhill · under a mileBlack Poollake · 3.1 miThe Poollake · 3.9 miNew Woodwoodland · 1.1 miShort Woodwoodland · 1.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesGlenmore Parkpark · 3.4 mi · 3 haThe Greenpark · 3.7 miSawley Lakeside Parkpark · 4.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes142 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197015 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200240 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jun 202550 mi away, Crewe, CheshireSource: 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 8.6 · 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
Broadband89% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,123 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation57 m187 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 51 to 92 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
