Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 52 min4:41 am – 9:33 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 38 min8:14 am – 3:52 pm
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People8,677 residentsin the Market Bosworth, Barlestone & Sheepy Magna census areaMedian age 50.43,694 households77% of homes owner-occupied46% owned outright8% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.3% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 4,155 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, construction 11%, education 11%Getting to work: 37% work from home, 56% go by car, 1% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle35% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages36% of adults hold a degree or higher16% 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°C713 mm of rain a year, 17 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October49 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 landmarksMill Streamriver · 2.7 miNailstone Gorsewoodland · under a mileGrange Woodwoodland · 1.2 miThornton Reservoirreservoir · 3.3 miFoundation Lakelake · 4.5 miBilla Barra Hillhill · 3.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesBagworth Heath Woodspark · 2.0 mi · 133 haSence Valley Forest Parkpark · 2.4 mi · 64 haBosworth Parkpark · 2.6 mi · 36 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes129 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200234 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Dec 202416 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 6.0 · PM2.5 6.6 · 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
Broadband17% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,938 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation149 m489 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 116 to 154 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalCoalville Hospital4.4 miGP surgeryWestfields Surgery2 surgeries within 2 miles1.1 miPharmacyLister Chemists2 pharmacies within 2 miles1.8 miDentistDental Surgery1.1 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools2 primary, 1 specialPrimaryDove Bank Primary Schoolages 4-11, 149 pupilsright herePrimaryBarlestone Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 185 pupils1.1 miSecondaryIbstock Schoolages 11-16, 689 pupils2.0 miCollegeNorth Warwickshire and South Leicestershire College9.6 miUniversityLoughborough University9.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA12 miRailway stationHinckley8.8 miLight railShackerstone Rail Station (Battlefield Line)2.6 miBus stationBus StationAtherstone9.2 miBus stops4 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CV13 postcode district.
