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County or areaLeicestershire
Postcode districtDE12
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 2°C692 mm of rain a year, 17 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October46 days of air frost, 14 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 4 to 14°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 20°CJJuly: 12 to 22°CJAugust: 12 to 22°CASeptember: 10 to 19°CSOctober: 7 to 14°CONovember: 4 to 10°CNDecember: 2 to 8°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 · 3.3 miJubilee Poollake · 2.6 miAppleby Hallhistoric site · 3.1 miCadborough Hillhill · 1.4 miBirds Hillhill · 1.7 miTunnel Woodswalk or trail · 2.5 miSaltersford Woodwoodland · under a mileLodge Poollake · 3.6 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesDonisthorpe Woodland Parkpark · under a mile · 38 haOrchard Woodpark · under a mileHicks Lodgepark · 1.3 mi · 152 haWillesley Park Golf Clubgolf course · 1.6 mi · 65 haGames Courtsports ground · 1.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes136 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197015 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200229 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jun 202546 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 5.2 · PM2.5 6.5 · 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
Elevation100 m328 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 74 to 110 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalCoalville Hospital7.8 miGP surgeryMeasham Medical Unit1.7 miPharmacyDean & Smedley LTD1.7 miDentistMeasham Dental Practice1.7 miPolice stationSwadlincote Police Station3.7 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Moria Shortheath Road, Moriaunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi7 schools7 primaryPrimaryDonisthorpe Primary Schoolages 4-11, 207 pupilsunder a milePrimaryOakthorpe Primary Schoolages 5-11, 80 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryIvanhoe Schoolages 11-16, 848 pupils3.4 miCollegeBurton and South Derbyshire College6.7 miUniversityLoughborough University13.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA12 miRailway stationBurton-on-TrentBurton upon Trent7.3 miBus stationBus StationSwadlincote3.7 miBus stops46 within a mileEV chargingRoam Charging StationSwadlincote1.6 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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