Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 51 min4:40 am – 9:31 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 38 min8:12 am – 3:51 pm
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People6,405 residentsin the Tilton, Billesdon & Great Easton census areaMedian age 51.12,660 households78% of homes owner-occupied47% owned outright6% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.7% unemployment rate62% of adults are economically active, 3,259 in work, 27% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 11%, education 11%Getting to work: 43% work from home, 52% go by car, 1% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle24% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages44% of adults hold a degree or higher12% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C699 mm of rain a year, 17 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October64 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 landmarksSkeffington Hallhistoric site · 3.2 miTamborough Hillhill · 1.2 miQuenby Hallhistoric site · 3.4 miOld Hillhill · 1.7 miNorton Gorsewoodland · under a mileThe Islandsisland · 4.3 miThe Lakelake · 5.0 miShangton Holtwoodland · 2.3 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesBrocks Hill Country Park and Environment Centrepark · 4.5 mi · 28 haShady Lane Arboretumpark · 4.1 mi · 13 haEvington Parkpark · 4.4 mi · 17 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes75 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197013 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200250 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202543 mi away, Thornborough, BucksSource: 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 5.7 · 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
Broadband44% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband86% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)3.0% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,840 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation166 m545 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 127 to 183 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalLeicester General Hospital4.8 miGP surgeryThe Billesdon Surgery1.9 miPharmacyHoughton Pharmacy LTD1.8 miDentistDental Surgery3.0 miPolice stationLeicestershire Constabulary5.2 miCash machineCentral England Co-Op - Houghton On The Hill (CCP), Houghton on the Hill1.8 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryHoughton-on-the-Hill Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 203 pupils1.8 miPrimaryBillesdon Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 88 pupils1.8 miSecondaryManor High Schoolages 11-16, 941 pupils3.5 miCollegeWQE and Regent College Group6.2 miUniversityUniversity of Leicester6.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA22 miRailway stationLeicester6.5 miBus stationCharles StreetLeicester6.9 miBus stops4 within a mileEV chargingevyve Charging StationLeicester3.2 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LE7 postcode district.
