Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 53 min4:40 am – 9:33 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 37 min8:14 am – 3:51 pm
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People10,203 residentsin the Loughborough - Outwoods census areaMedian age 43.74,105 households85% of homes owner-occupied49% owned outright2% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.3% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 4,745 in work, 27% retiredMain industries: education 21%, retail and wholesale 13%, health and social work 11%Getting to work: 42% work from home, 48% go by car, 2% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle56% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages47% of adults hold a degree or higher10% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 94%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C737 mm of rain a year, 20 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October44 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)
Nearby landmarksNanpanton Reservoirreservoir · under a mileNanpantan Hillhill · under a mileRhododendron Hillhill · under a mileCharnwood Waterlake · 2.7 miHangingstone Hillshills · 1.7 miBurleigh Woodwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesJubilee Woodpark · under a mile · 19 haBeacon Hill Country Parkpark · 1.2 mi · 124 haLongcliffe Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 56 haBroombriggs Farm Country Parkpark · 1.9 mi · 70 haHolywell Fitness Centresports ground · under a mileShelthorpe Community Gardenallotments · 1.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes135 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200241 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Dec 20248 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 7.8 · PM2.5 6.9 · PM10 13 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband100% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,176 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation97 m318 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 56 to 163 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalLoughborough Hospital1.9 miGP surgeryForest Edge Medical Centre6 surgeries within 2 miles1.0 miPharmacyOutwoods Pharmacy4 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistLoughborough Students Union1.7 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi17 schools9 primary, 3 secondary, 5 specialPrimaryHolywell Primary Schoolages 4-11, 412 pupilsunder a milePrimaryBooth Wood Academyages 4-11, 210 pupils1.2 miSecondaryWoodbrook Vale Schoolages 11-16, 839 pupils1.5 miCollegeLoughborough College1.8 miUniversityLoughborough University1.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA6.4 miRailway stationLoughborough (Leics)3.1 miBus stationSpringfield HouseMelbourne8.4 miBus stops40 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LE11 postcode district.
