Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 53 min4:40 am – 9:32 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 37 min8:14 am – 3:51 pm
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People7,259 residentsin the Quorn & Mountsorrel Castle census areaMedian age 47.93,221 households77% of homes owner-occupied43% owned outright8% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.2% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 3,523 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: education 15%, retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 12%Getting to work: 41% work from home, 51% go by car, 2% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle55% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages45% of adults hold a degree or higher13% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C657 mm of rain a year, 17 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December46 days of air frost, 15 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 spacesQuorn Cricket Groundplaying field · under a mileBarrow upon Soar Millennium Parkpark · 1.6 mi · 2 haBroombriggs Farm Country Parkpark · 2.5 mi · 70 haThe Greenpark · 1.7 miHighthorn Allotment Gardensallotments · under a mile · 2 haKing George's Fieldplaying field · 1.2 mi · 2 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes126 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200244 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 9.0 · PM2.5 7.0 · 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
Broadband88% 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)3,421 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation42 m138 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -24 to 88 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalLoughborough Hospital3.2 miGP surgeryQuorn Medical Centre6 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyBoots4 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistQuorn Dental Limitedunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi10 schools5 primary, 2 secondary, 3 specialSecondaryRawlinsages 11-18, 1,455 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt Bartholomew's Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 497 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryHumphrey Perkins Schoolages 11-16, 863 pupils1.2 miCollegeLoughborough College2.7 miUniversityLoughborough University2.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA9.0 miRailway stationBarrow upon SoarBarrow-upon-Soar1.1 miBus stationSt Margaret's Bus StationLeicester7.3 miBus stops40 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LE12 postcode district.
