Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 52 min4:41 am – 9:32 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 38 min8:14 am – 3:52 pm
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People8,874 residentsin the Desford & Newbold Verdon census areaMedian age 47.43,681 households80% of homes owner-occupied46% owned outright11% social rented, 9% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.3% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 4,122 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, education 12%, health and social work 12%Getting to work: 33% work from home, 60% go by car, 1% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle45% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages33% 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°C741 mm of rain a year, 17 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October50 days of air frost, 12 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 spacesBosworth Parkpark · 1.9 mi · 36 haBagworth Heath Woodspark · 2.0 mi · 133 haTropical Bird Gardenpark · 1.8 miPickard Recreation Groundplaying field · 1.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes127 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197016 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200235 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202548 mi away, Thornborough, BucksSource: 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 6.7 · PM2.5 6.9 · 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
Broadband78% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,132 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation131 m430 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 112 to 138 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalHinckley And Bosworth Community Hospital4.8 miGP surgeryNewbold Verdon Med.pract.4 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyHeathbrook Pharmacyright hereDentistDesford Dental Care1.9 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools3 primary, 1 specialPrimaryNewbold Verdon Primary Schoolages 3-11, 220 pupilsunder a milePrimaryBarlestone Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 185 pupils1.8 miSecondaryBosworth Academyages 11-19, 1,565 pupils2.4 miCollegeNorth Warwickshire and South Leicestershire College8.1 miUniversityDe Montfort University8.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA14 miRailway stationHinckley6.6 miLight railShenton Rail Station (Battlefield Line)3.6 miBus stationSt Margaret's Bus StationLeicester8.8 miBus stops20 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LE9 postcode district.
