Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 52 min4:40 am – 9:33 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 38 min8:14 am – 3:51 pm
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People9,064 residentsin the Markfield & Thornton census areaMedian age 45.83,908 households78% of homes owner-occupied43% owned outright11% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.3% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 4,287 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 14%, education 12%Getting to work: 32% work from home, 63% go by car, 2% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle41% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages31% of adults hold a degree or higher18% 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°C744 mm of rain a year, 21 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October53 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 landmarksGroby Poollake · 1.9 miThornton Reservoirreservoir · 1.9 miWhite Hillhill · 1.5 miLeicester Hillhill · 1.6 miLawn Woodwoodland · under a mileTangle-Trees Woodwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesBradgate Parkpark · 1.5 mi · 503 haSheet Hedges Woodpark · 1.9 mi · 30 haBagworth Heath Woodspark · 2.3 mi · 133 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes131 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200239 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 8.1 · PM2.5 7.1 · 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
Broadband62% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,136 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation174 m571 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 139 to 186 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalGorse Hill Hospital4.1 miGP surgeryMarkfield Medical Centreunder a milePharmacyMason & Son (Chemists) LTDunder a mileDentistDental Surgery3.4 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools3 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryMercenfeld Primary Schoolages 4-11, 235 pupilsunder a milePrimaryNewtown Linford Primary Schoolages 4-11, 116 pupils1.5 miSecondarySouth Charnwood High Schoolages 11-16, 866 pupils1.5 miCollegeLoughborough College6.2 miUniversityLoughborough University5.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA11 miRailway stationBarrow upon SoarBarrow-upon-Soar6.9 miBus stationSt Margaret's Bus StationLeicester6.4 miBus stops36 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LE67 postcode district.
