Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 54 min4:38 am – 9:32 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 36 min8:13 am – 3:49 pm
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People9,720 residentsin the Bottesford, Harby & Croxton Kerrial census areaMedian age 51.24,208 households75% of homes owner-occupied44% owned outright8% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.0% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 4,695 in work, 30% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 11%, education 11%Getting to work: 40% work from home, 52% go by car, 6% walk or cycle31% 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 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C630 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month July45 days of air frost, 14 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 spacesVillage Greenpark · 1.6 miMelton Country Parkpark · 4.5 mi · 55 haThe Greenpark · 3.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes95 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197012 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200846 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Dec 202410 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 4.9 · PM2.5 6.3 · 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
Broadband56% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.9% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,513 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation68 m223 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 53 to 118 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalMelton Mowbray Hospital5.5 miGP surgeryLong Clawson Medical Practiceunder a milePharmacyLong Clawson Pharmacyunder a mileDentistThe White House Dental Practice4.9 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryLong Clawson Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 57 pupilsunder a milePrimaryHose Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 43 pupils1.5 miSecondaryJohn Ferneley Collegeages 11-16, 1,170 pupils4.3 miCollegeNottingham College11.9 miUniversityThe Nottingham Trent University12.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA17 miRailway stationMelton Mowbray5.6 miBus stationBroad Marsh Bus StationNottingham12 miBus stops8 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LE14 postcode district.
