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County or areaLeicestershire
Postcode districtLE2
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 51 min4:40 am – 9:31 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 39 min8:13 am – 3:52 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People11,380 residentsin the Enderby & Glen Parva census areaMedian age 40.24,793 households76% of homes owner-occupied35% owned outright11% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.0% unemployment rate66% of adults are economically active, 5,831 in work, 22% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 19%, health and social work 13%, construction 11%Getting to work: 31% work from home, 59% go by car, 3% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle71% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages30% of adults hold a degree or higher17% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C651 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month July50 days of air frost, 14 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 7°CJFebruary: 1 to 8°CFMarch: 2 to 10°CMApril: 4 to 13°CAMay: 7 to 16°CMJune: 9 to 19°CJJuly: 11 to 22°CJAugust: 11 to 21°CASeptember: 9 to 18°CSOctober: 7 to 14°CONovember: 4 to 10°CNDecember: 1 to 7°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksAylestone Hallhistoric site · 1.4 miGrand Union Canal - Kilby Bridgehistoric site · 2.9 miMill Streamriver · 1.5 miThe Poollake · 2.6 miAylestone Holtwoodland · under a mileLattice Coppicewoodland · under a mileFroane's Hillhill · 2.2 miUpper Poollake · 4.8 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesRiverside Parkpark · 1.6 mi · 61 haThe Greenpark · under a mileBouskell Parkpark · under a mile · 5 haNorthfield Parkplaying field · under a mile · 4 haBlaby Golf Rangegolf course · 1.4 mi · 17 haBlaby Allotmentsallotments · under a mileSource: 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 200242 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: 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 11 · PM2.5 7.3 · PM10 12 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for NO2 and PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband92% 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)5,564 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation79 m259 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 59 to 91 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalLeicester Royal Infirmary3.1 miGP surgeryNorthfield Medical Centre22 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyGlenhills Pharmacy23 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistDental Surgeryright herePolice stationLeicestershire Police Federation1.0 miCash machinePost OfficeLeicesterright hereSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi28 schools18 primary, 5 secondary, 1 all-through, 4 specialPrimaryGlen Hills Primary Schoolages 4-11, 471 pupilsunder a milePrimaryRolleston Primary Schoolages 3-11, 397 pupilsunder a mileSecondarySouth Wigston High Schoolages 11-16, 730 pupils1.1 miCollegeLeicester College2.9 miUniversityUniversity of Leicester3.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA18 miRailway stationSouth Wigston1.2 miBus stationCharles StreetLeicester3.8 miBus stops88 within a mileCar parkEnderby Park and RideLeicester1.2 miEV chargingSainsburys Fosse Park1.3 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LE2 postcode district.


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