Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 54 min4:40 am – 9:33 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 36 min8:14 am – 3:51 pm
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People6,415 residentsin the Loughborough Dishley & Hathern census areaMedian age 43.92,811 households73% of homes owner-occupied42% owned outright10% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.6% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 3,145 in work, 26% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 18%, education 15%, manufacturing 12%Getting to work: 30% work from home, 58% go by car, 3% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle64% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages34% of adults hold a degree or higher17% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 93%1% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C609 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month June43 days of air frost, 13 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 landmarksOld Mill Streamriver · under a mileBellevue Hillhill · under a mileHathern Hillhill · under a mileOld Mill Racewater · 1.0 miBlack Poollake · 2.7 miDevil's Elbowwater · 1.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesLoughborough Road Allotmentsallotments · under a mile · 2 haLoughborough Rugby Football Clubplaying field · 1.2 mi · 4 haGlenmore Parkpark · 2.1 mi · 3 haCharnwood Golf and Leisure Complexsports ground · 1.1 mi · 4 haQueen's Parkpark · 2.7 mi · 4 haSutton Bonningtonplaying field · 1.7 mi · 4 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes140 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197015 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 17 Dec 20246 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 6.8 · 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
Broadband97% 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)2,954 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation53 m174 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 34 to 79 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalLoughborough Hospital2.1 miGP surgeryCross Street Surgery4 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyWell1.4 miDentistGorse Covert Dental Practice1.4 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi14 schools9 primary, 3 secondary, 1 special, 1 otherPrimaryHathern Church of England Primary Schoolages 5-11, 180 pupilsunder a milePrimaryStonebow Primary School Loughboroughages 4-11, 199 pupils1.0 miSecondaryIveshead Schoolages 11-19, 985 pupils1.7 miCollegeLoughborough College2.5 miUniversityLoughborough University2.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA3.8 miRailway stationLoughborough (Leics)2.9 miBus stationSpringfield HouseMelbourne6.8 miBus stops12 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LE12 postcode district.
