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County or areaLeicestershire
Postcode districtLE9
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 51 min4:41 am – 9:32 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 38 min8:14 am – 3:52 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
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°C700 mm of rain a year, 18 days with 10 mm or morewettest month July50 days of air frost, 12 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 7°CJFebruary: 1 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 10°CMApril: 4 to 13°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 20°CJJuly: 12 to 22°CJAugust: 12 to 21°CASeptember: 10 to 18°CSOctober: 7 to 14°CONovember: 4 to 10°CNDecember: 2 to 7°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksFoundation Lakelake · 1.5 miUpper Poollake · 2.1 miTooley Spinneyswoodland · under a milePeckleton Commonwoodland · under a mileHall Farm Dadlingtonhistoric site · 4.6 miCarrs Hillhill · 2.8 miGroby Old Hallhistoric site · 5.2 miThornton Reservoirreservoir · 4.1 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesTropical Bird Gardenpark · 1.8 miThe Hall Fieldpark · 1.8 miPickard Recreation Groundplaying field · 1.4 miBagworth Heath Woodspark · 3.5 mi · 133 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes109 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197015 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200236 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202546 mi away, Thornborough, BucksSource: 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 6.8 · PM2.5 6.8 · 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
Elevation123 m404 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 95 to 132 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalHinckley And Bosworth Community Hospital4.1 miGP surgeryDesford Medical Centre1.5 miPharmacyDesford Pharmacy1.5 miDentistDesford Dental Care1.4 miPolice stationLeicestershire Police - Hinckley Police Station4.7 miCash machineCentral England Co-Op - Desford (New)1.5 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools2 primary, 1 secondary, 1 specialPrimaryDesford Community Primary Schoolages 5-11, 385 pupils1.2 miSecondaryBosworth Academyages 11-19, 1,565 pupils1.6 miPrimarySaint Peters Catholic Voluntary Academyages 4-11, 196 pupils1.8 miCollegeLeicester College7.3 miUniversityDe Montfort University7.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA16 miRailway stationNarborough4.9 miLight railShenton Rail Station (Battlefield Line)4.7 miBus stationSt Margaret's Bus StationLeicester7.5 miBus stops1 within a mileCar parkOaks Way Public Car ParkLeicester2.2 miEV chargingInstaVolt Charging StationEarl Shilton2.2 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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