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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People7,434 residentsin the Asfordby, Frisby & Old Dalby census areaMedian age 48.23,263 households75% of homes owner-occupied42% owned outright10% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.9% unemployment rate63% of adults are economically active, 3,778 in work, 26% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 13%, health and social work 12%, manufacturing 12%Getting to work: 32% work from home, 61% go by car, 2% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle47% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages32% 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°C641 mm of rain a year, 13 days with 10 mm or morewettest month July46 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 spacesUpper Broughton Cricket Clubplaying field · under a mileThe Greenpark · 1.9 miVillage Greenpark · 3.3 miWilloughby Community Parkpark · 3.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes96 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197012 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200848 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Dec 20249 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 5.4 · PM2.5 6.4 · 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
Broadband61% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,658 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation79 m259 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 53 to 81 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalMelton Mowbray Hospital5.6 miGP surgeryLong Clawson Medical Practice2.1 miPharmacyLong Clawson Pharmacy2.1 miDentistThe White House Dental Practice5.0 miPolice stationMelton Police StationMelton Mowbray5.5 miCash machineCentral England Co-Op - Asfordby4.3 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryOld Dalby Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 163 pupils1.8 miSecondaryJohn Ferneley Collegeages 11-16, 1,170 pupils4.6 miCollegeLoughborough College11.2 miUniversityLoughborough University11.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA15 miRailway stationMelton Mowbray5.7 miBus stationBroad Marsh Bus StationNottingham11 miBus stops8 within a mileEV chargingInstaVolt Charging StationMelton Mowbray5.6 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LE14 postcode district.
