Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 53 min4:41 am – 9:34 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 37 min8:15 am – 3:52 pm
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People6,467 residentsin the Packington, Ravenstone & Coleorton census areaMedian age 48.22,706 households81% of homes owner-occupied46% owned outright9% social rented, 9% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.2% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 3,203 in work, 27% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, manufacturing 12%, construction 12%Getting to work: 38% work from home, 58% go by car, 3% walk or cycle47% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages38% of adults hold a degree or higher15% 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°C721 mm of rain a year, 17 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October48 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)
Nearby landmarksWindmill Hillhill · under a mileBreach Hillhill · 1.1 miJubilee Poollake · 3.0 miDogkennel Poollake · 3.7 miNormandy Woodwoodland · under a mileSpringfield Woodwoodland · 1.4 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesHicks Lodgepark · 1.1 mi · 152 haWillesley Park Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 65 haDonisthorpe Woodland Parkpark · 2.6 mi · 38 haWestern Parkplaying field · under a mile · 3 haBath Groundssports ground · under a mile · 6 haSence Valley Forest Parkpark · 3.1 mi · 64 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes137 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197015 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200232 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jun 202548 mi away, Crewe, CheshireSource: 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 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
Broadband76% 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)2,900 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation110 m361 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 102 to 137 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalCoalville Hospital5.0 miGP surgeryCastle Medical Group1.4 miPharmacyBoots4 pharmacies within 2 miles1.1 miDentistTamworth Road (Dental Surgery)under a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi9 schools6 primary, 2 secondary, 1 specialPrimaryPackington Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 92 pupilsunder a milePrimaryAshby Willesley Primary Schoolages 4-11, 411 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryAshby Schoolages 11-19, 1,669 pupils1.3 miCollegeBurton and South Derbyshire College8.3 miUniversityLoughborough University10.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA9.1 miRailway stationBurton-on-TrentBurton upon Trent9.0 miBus stationBus StationSwadlincote4.9 miBus stops30 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LE65 postcode district.
