Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 53 min4:39 am – 9:31 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 37 min8:13 am – 3:50 pm
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People6,871 residentsin the Waltham, Wymondham & Great Dalby census areaMedian age 52.82,946 households71% of homes owner-occupied43% owned outright7% social rented, 21% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.9% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 3,415 in work, 30% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 11%, education 10%Getting to work: 39% work from home, 55% go by car, 5% walk or cycle41% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages39% of adults hold a degree or higher14% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C672 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October58 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)
Nearby landmarksCrown Hillhill · under a mileFirst Hillhill · under a mileKirby Lakelake · 3.4 miBran Hillshills · 2.7 miThe Reservoirreservoir · 2.8 miThe Lakelake · 4.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesThe Greenpark · under a mileBurrough Hill Country Parkpark · 1.6 mi · 34 haGreat Dalbyplaying field · under a mileKirby Fields Parkpark · 1.9 mi · 4 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes81 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197010 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 28 Oct 20018 mi away, Melton Mowbray, LeicsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Dec 202415 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 5.4 · PM2.5 6.4 · 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
Broadband63% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband88% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)3.0% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,206 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation104 m341 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 87 to 142 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalMelton Mowbray Hospital3.0 miGP surgeryLatham House Medical Practice2.9 miPharmacyMelton Pharmacy2.0 miDentistDental Surgery2.8 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryGreat Dalby Schoolages 5-11, 137 pupilsunder a milePrimarySwallowdale Primary School and Community Centreages 4-11, 351 pupils2.0 miSecondaryLong Field Spencer Academyages 11-19, 930 pupils2.5 miCollegeWQE and Regent College Group11.9 miUniversityUniversity of Leicester11.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA20 miRailway stationMelton Mowbray2.6 miBus stationHaymarket Bus StationLeicester12 miBus stops5 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LE14 postcode district.
