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County or areaLeicestershire
Postcode districtLE9
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 51 min4:41 am – 9:32 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 39 min8:13 am – 3:52 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,429 residentsin the Cosby, Croft & Elmesthorpe census areaMedian age 45.33,134 households76% of homes owner-occupied42% owned outright11% social rented, 10% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.4% unemployment rate62% of adults are economically active, 3,597 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 17%, health and social work 13%, construction 12%Getting to work: 29% work from home, 65% go by car, 1% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle55% 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 higher17% have no qualifications, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C661 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month July49 days of air frost, 14 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 7°CJFebruary: 1 to 8°CFMarch: 2 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 landmarksLower Poollake · 1.7 miUpper Poollake · 1.8 miCroft Hillhill · under a mileFroane's Hillhill · 1.9 miAylestone Hallhistoric site · 4.2 miClint Hill Quarrywater · 2.3 miCroft Glebewoodland · 1.0 miStoney Covewater · 2.6 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesHuncote Allotmentsallotments · under a mileOliver Parkpark · 2.7 mi · 2 haThe Hall Fieldpark · 3.0 miBouskell Parkpark · 3.2 mi · 5 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes84 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197015 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200239 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202543 mi away, Thornborough, BucksSource: 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 7.8 · 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
Broadband85% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,194 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation81 m266 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -135 to 124 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalHinckley And Bosworth Community Hospital5.7 miGP surgeryEnderby Medical Centre4 surgeries within 2 miles1.5 miPharmacyVillage Pharmacy3 pharmacies within 2 miles1.5 miDentistDental Practice1.2 miPolice stationLeicestershire Police Federation2.4 miCash machineSamy Ltd - Enderby1.6 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi9 schools7 primary, 1 secondary, 1 specialPrimaryHuncote Primary Schoolages 4-11, 187 pupilsunder a milePrimaryRed Hill Field Primary Schoolages 3-11, 235 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryBrockington Collegeages 11-16, 1,165 pupils1.7 miCollegeLeicester College5.6 miUniversityDe Montfort University5.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA18 miRailway stationNarborough1.4 miBus stationCharles StreetLeicester6.3 miBus stops20 within a mileCar parkEnderby Park and RideLeicester2.5 miEV chargingbp PulseLeicester2.0 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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