Local servicesHospitalCoalville Hospital1.6 miGP surgeryHugglescote Surgery6 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyMason & Son (Chemists) LTD8 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistMelbourne Street (Dental Surgery)1.4 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi12 schools10 primary, 2 secondaryPrimaryEllistown Community Primary Schoolages 4-11, 206 pupilsunder a milePrimaryHugglescote Community Primary Schoolages 4-11, 533 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryThe Newbridge Schoolages 11-16, 863 pupils1.1 miCollegeLoughborough College7.7 miUniversityLoughborough University7.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA9.1 miRailway stationLoughborough (Leics)9.0 miLight railShackerstone Rail Station (Battlefield Line)4.4 miBus stationSpringfield HouseMelbourne8.5 miBus stops48 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LE67 postcode district.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LE67 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 52 min4:41 am – 9:33 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 37 min8:14 am – 3:52 pm
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People12,003 residentsin the Ibstock & Ellistown census areaMedian age 41.95,112 households74% of homes owner-occupied35% owned outright14% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.4% unemployment rate65% of adults are economically active, 6,099 in work, 23% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 18%, construction 13%, manufacturing 12%Getting to work: 25% work from home, 68% go by car, 1% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle51% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages25% of adults hold a degree or higher21% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C735 mm of rain a year, 19 days with 10 mm or morewettest month August49 days of air frost, 11 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 landmarksForest Rock Woodforest · 2.8 miBardon Hillhill · 2.2 miCommon Hill Woodwoodland · under a mileBilla Barra Hillhill · 2.5 miColony Reservoirreservoir · 3.2 miWorkmans Woodwoodland · 1.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesPenny Wakefield Community Woodlandpark · under a mile · 7 haDonington le Heath Country Parkpark · under a mile · 6 haSence Valley Forest Parkpark · 1.5 mi · 64 haMidland Road Allotmentsallotments · within reachScotlands Playing Fieldsplaying field · 1.2 mi · 4 haBardon Hill Sports Clubsports ground · 1.3 mi · 5 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes134 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200235 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Dec 202413 mi away, Gotham, NottinghamshireSource: 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 7.1 · PM2.5 7.0 · PM10 13 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband93% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)5,540 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation150 m492 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 104 to 179 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
