Local servicesHospitalLeicester General Hospital3.4 miGP surgeryWillowbrook Medical Centre1.9 miPharmacyWell2 pharmacies within 2 miles1.9 miDentistDental Surgery2.2 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools2 primary, 1 secondary, 1 special, 1 otherSecondaryOrchard Mead Academyages 11-16, 1,007 pupils1.7 miPrimaryFernvale Primary Schoolages 4-11, 331 pupils1.7 miPrimaryScraptoft Valley Primary Schoolages 3-11, 449 pupils1.9 miCollegeWQE and Regent College Group5.3 miUniversityUniversity of Leicester5.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA18 miRailway stationSyston4.1 miBus stationCharles StreetLeicester5.2 miBus stops2 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LE7 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 52 min4:39 am – 9:31 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 38 min8:13 am – 3:51 pm
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People6,405 residentsin the Tilton, Billesdon & Great Easton census areaMedian age 51.12,660 households78% of homes owner-occupied47% owned outright6% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.7% unemployment rate62% of adults are economically active, 3,259 in work, 27% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 11%, education 11%Getting to work: 43% work from home, 52% go by car, 1% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle24% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages44% of adults hold a degree or higher12% have no qualifications, 5% 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°C691 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October60 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)
Nearby landmarksScraptoft Long Spinneyswoodland · under a mileScraptoft Gorsewoodland · under a mileGreen Hillhill · 2.7 miKing Lears Lakelake · 4.6 miJohn Merricks' Lakelake · 4.8 miLife Hillhill · 3.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesScraptoft Golf Clubgolf course · 1.1 mi · 44 haEdith Cole Memorial Parkpark · 1.6 miHamilton Parkpark · 2.5 mi · 26 haOcean Road Open Spacepark · 2.4 mi · 6 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes78 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197011 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200249 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202547 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 7.0 · PM2.5 6.7 · 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
Broadband44% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband86% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)3.0% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,840 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation123 m404 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 86 to 132 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
