Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 53 min4:41 am – 9:33 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 37 min8:14 am – 3:52 pm
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People10,934 residentsin the Hugglescote & Bardon Hill census areaMedian age 39.34,546 households79% of homes owner-occupied32% owned outright6% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.2% unemployment rate71% of adults are economically active, 6,082 in work, 18% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 18%, construction 12%, manufacturing 12%Getting to work: 28% work from home, 65% go by car, 6% walk or cycle51% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages29% of adults hold a degree or higher16% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 96%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C808 mm of rain a year, 19 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October49 days of air frost, 11 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)
Parks and green spacesSnibstonpark · under a mile · 27 haDonington le Heath Country Parkpark · under a mile · 6 haCoalville Parkpark · under a mile · 4 haScotlands Playing Fieldsplaying field · under a mile · 4 haHermitage Recreation Groundplaying field · 1.3 mi · 14 haMidland Road Allotmentsallotments · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes135 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200236 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Dec 202413 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 7.9 · PM2.5 7.1 · PM10 12 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband99% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)5,482 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation144 m472 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 124 to 162 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalCoalville Hospital1.0 miGP surgeryHugglescote Surgery5 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyMason & Son (Chemists) LTD6 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistMelbourne Street (Dental Surgery)under a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi11 schools10 primary, 1 secondarySecondaryThe Newbridge Schoolages 11-16, 863 pupilsunder a milePrimaryHugglescote Community Primary Schoolages 4-11, 533 pupilsunder a milePrimarySaint Clare's Primary School A Catholic Voluntary Academy, Coalville, Leicestershireages 4-11, 193 pupilsunder a mileCollegeLoughborough College7.2 miUniversityLoughborough University6.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA8.3 miRailway stationLoughborough (Leics)8.5 miBus stationSpringfield HouseMelbourne7.8 miBus stops72 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LE67 postcode district.
