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County or areaLeicestershire
Postcode districtLE15
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 52 min4:39 am – 9:31 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 38 min8:12 am – 3:50 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People6,871 residentsin the Waltham, Wymondham & Great Dalby census areaMedian age 52.82,946 households71% of homes owner-occupied43% owned outright7% social rented, 21% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.9% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 3,415 in work, 30% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 11%, education 10%Getting to work: 39% work from home, 55% go by car, 5% walk or cycle41% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages39% of adults hold a degree or higher14% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C744 mm of rain a year, 18 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October55 days of air frost, 11 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 7°CJFebruary: 1 to 8°CFMarch: 2 to 10°CMApril: 4 to 13°CAMay: 6 to 16°CMJune: 9 to 19°CJJuly: 11 to 22°CJAugust: 11 to 21°CASeptember: 9 to 18°CSOctober: 7 to 14°CONovember: 4 to 10°CNDecember: 1 to 7°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksCold Overton Hallhistoric site · 1.0 miThe Lakelake · 2.0 miFurze Hillhill · under a mileBrooke Prioryhistoric site · 3.2 miRanksborough Hillhill · 2.1 miLady Woodwoodland · 1.0 miCold Overton Park Woodwoodland · 1.4 miBrown's Islandisland · 5.3 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesBurrough Hill Country Parkpark · 3.0 mi · 34 haVillage Greenpark · 2.3 miCutts Closepark · 3.7 mi · 2 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes76 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19709 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 28 Oct 200112 mi away, Melton Mowbray, LeicsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202548 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 4.4 · PM2.5 6.2 · PM10 10 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband63% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband88% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)3.0% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,206 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation186 m610 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 134 to 211 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalRutland Hospital3.3 miGP surgerySomerby Surgery1.5 miPharmacyBoots3.3 miDentistWest Road Dental Practice3.4 miPolice stationOakham Police Station3.7 miCash machineBP - Oakham SF Connect, Oakham North3.3 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 primary, 1 specialPrimarySomerby Primary Schoolages 5-11, 42 pupils1.8 miSecondaryCatmose Collegeages 11-16, 1,153 pupils3.3 miCollegeWQE and Regent College Group13.3 miUniversityUniversity of Leicester13.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA24 miRailway stationOakham3.5 miBus stationCharles StreetLeicester13 miBus stops7 within a mileEV chargingRoam Charging StationOakham2.5 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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