Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 50 min4:40 am – 9:31 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 39 min8:12 am – 3:51 pm
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People10,789 residentsin the Fleckney, Kilworth & Foxton census areaMedian age 47.54,418 households80% of homes owner-occupied42% owned outright6% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.2% unemployment rate64% of adults are economically active, 5,527 in work, 25% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, health and social work 12%, education 12%Getting to work: 36% work from home, 56% go by car, 1% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle36% 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 higher14% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C679 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month July59 days of air frost, 12 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 spacesBrocks Hill Country Park and Environment Centrepark · 3.9 mi · 28 haKnighton Parkpark · 4.8 mi · 34 haPeace Memorial Parkpark · 4.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes75 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200247 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202539 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 6.3 · PM2.5 6.7 · PM10 11 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband83% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,957 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation104 m341 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 93 to 129 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalStoneygate Eye Hospital5.8 miGP surgeryFleckney Medical Centre2 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacySaffron Pharmacyright hereDentistFleckney Dental & Cosmetic Clinicunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools2 primary, 1 specialPrimaryFleckney Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 435 pupilsunder a milePrimaryKibworth Church of England Primary Schoolages 3-11, 596 pupils2.0 miSecondaryKibworth Mead Academyages 11-16, 852 pupils2.0 miCollegeWQE and Regent College Group6.5 miUniversityUniversity of Leicester6.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA24 miRailway stationSouth Wigston4.8 miBus stationCharles StreetLeicester7.7 miBus stops22 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LE8 postcode district.
