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County or areaLeicestershire
Postcode districtLE67
Telephone code01530
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 52 min4:40 am – 9:33 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 37 min8:14 am – 3:51 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People9,064 residentsin the Markfield & Thornton census areaMedian age 45.83,908 households78% of homes owner-occupied43% owned outright11% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.3% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 4,287 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 14%, education 12%Getting to work: 32% work from home, 63% go by car, 2% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle41% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages31% of adults hold a degree or higher18% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C744 mm of rain a year, 21 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October53 days of air frost, 11 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 7°CJFebruary: 1 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 10°CMApril: 4 to 13°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 20°CJJuly: 12 to 22°CJAugust: 12 to 21°CASeptember: 10 to 18°CSOctober: 7 to 14°CONovember: 4 to 10°CNDecember: 2 to 7°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksGroby Poollake · 2.4 miWhite Hillhill · under a mileCliffe Hillhill · 1.1 miThornton Reservoirreservoir · 2.0 miUlverscroft Woodwoodland · under a mileStinking Woodwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesBradgate Parkpark · 1.8 mi · 503 haBagworth Heath Woodspark · 2.3 mi · 133 haSheet Hedges Woodpark · 2.4 mi · 30 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes133 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 17 Dec 202412 mi away, Gotham, NottinghamshireSource: 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 9.3 · PM2.5 7.2 · PM10 14 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband62% 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)4,136 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation186 m610 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 139 to 218 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalCoalville Hospital3.8 miGP surgeryMarkfield Medical Centreunder a milePharmacyMason & Son (Chemists) LTDunder a mileDentistDental Surgery3.9 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools3 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryMercenfeld Primary Schoolages 4-11, 235 pupilsunder a mileSecondarySouth Charnwood High Schoolages 11-16, 866 pupils1.3 miPrimaryStanton Under Bardon Community Primary Schoolages 4-11, 93 pupils1.4 miCollegeLoughborough College5.9 miUniversityLoughborough University5.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA10 miRailway stationBarrow upon SoarBarrow-upon-Soar6.9 miBus stationSt Margaret's Bus StationLeicester6.9 miBus stops40 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LE67 postcode district.


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