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County or areaLeicestershire
Postcode districtLE67
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 52 min4:41 am – 9:33 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 37 min8:15 am – 3:52 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People12,003 residentsin the Ibstock & Ellistown census areaMedian age 41.95,112 households74% of homes owner-occupied35% owned outright14% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.4% unemployment rate65% of adults are economically active, 6,099 in work, 23% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 18%, construction 13%, manufacturing 12%Getting to work: 25% work from home, 68% go by car, 1% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle51% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages25% of adults hold a degree or higher21% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C713 mm of rain a year, 17 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October49 days of air frost, 12 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 7°CJFebruary: 1 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 10°CMApril: 4 to 13°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 19°CJJuly: 12 to 22°CJAugust: 12 to 21°CASeptember: 10 to 18°CSOctober: 7 to 14°CONovember: 4 to 10°CNDecember: 2 to 7°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksMill Streamriver · 2.1 miJubilee Poollake · 3.3 miMill Hill Woodwoodland · under a mileDavid Taylor Woodwoodland · under a mileBreach Hillhill · 3.0 miForest Rock Woodforest · 4.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesSence Valley Forest Parkpark · under a mile · 64 haDarcy Parkpark · under a mileSnibstonpark · 2.4 mi · 27 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes132 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200233 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Dec 202415 mi away, Gotham, NottinghamshireSource: 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 5.8 · PM2.5 6.5 · 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
Broadband93% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)5,540 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation120 m394 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 106 to 139 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalCoalville Hospital3.7 miGP surgeryIbstock & Barlestone Surgeries1.0 miPharmacyLister Chemists2 pharmacies within 2 miles1.0 miDentistDental Surgery1.1 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi6 schools5 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryHeather Primary Schoolages 4-11, 115 pupilsright herePrimarySt Denys Church of England Infant School, Ibstockages 4-7, 203 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryIbstock Schoolages 11-16, 689 pupilsunder a mileCollegeLoughborough College9.9 miUniversityLoughborough University9.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA10 miRailway stationPolesworth9.2 miLight railShackerstone Rail Station (Battlefield Line)2.8 miBus stationBus StationSwadlincote8.0 miBus stops32 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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