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Local servicesHospitalThe Manor Hospital2.6 miGP surgerySt Nicolas Medical Centre2 surgeries within 2 miles1.5 miPharmacyBoots2 pharmacies within 2 miles1.5 miDentistDental Practice2.1 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi10 schools7 primary, 3 secondaryPrimaryHigham-on-the-Hill Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 92 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryHigham Lane North Academyages 11-16, 154 pupils1.0 miPrimaryMilby Primary Schoolages 4-11, 422 pupils1.1 miCollegeNorth Warwickshire and South Leicestershire College1.9 miUniversityCoventry University10.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX15 miRailway stationNuneaton2.3 miLight railShenton Rail Station (Battlefield Line)3.1 miBus stationBus StationNuneaton2.5 miBus stops15 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CV13 postcode district.

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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CV13 postcode district.

County or areaLeicestershire
Postcode districtCV13
Telephone code01206
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 51 min4:42 am – 9:32 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 39 min8:14 am – 3:53 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,406 residentsin the Stoke Golding, Higham & Fenny Drayton census areaMedian age 48.63,030 households81% of homes owner-occupied45% owned outright6% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.0% unemployment rate62% of adults are economically active, 3,733 in work, 27% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 17%, manufacturing 12%, education 11%Getting to work: 34% work from home, 57% go by car, 7% walk or cycle56% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages32% of adults hold a degree or higher16% have no qualifications, 6% 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°C688 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October45 days of air frost, 13 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 7°CJFebruary: 1 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 4 to 14°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 20°CJJuly: 12 to 22°CJAugust: 12 to 22°CASeptember: 10 to 19°CSOctober: 7 to 14°CONovember: 4 to 10°CNDecember: 2 to 8°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksHarper's Hillhill · under a mileHungry Hillhill · under a mileStubbs Poollake · 3.1 miHoney Hill Woodwoodland · under a mileHeath Woodwoodland · 1.0 miRatcliffe Poollake · 4.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesKing George's Fieldplaying field · under a mileAnker Fieldspark · 2.0 miThe Greenpark · 2.1 miWhittleford Parkpark · 3.2 mi · 52 haWykin Community Parkplaying field · 1.8 mi · 9 haHigham Lane Allotmentsallotments · 1.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes124 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197015 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200230 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202545 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 7.0 · PM2.5 6.8 · 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
Broadband47% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,242 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation106 m348 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 89 to 119 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50






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