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County or areaLeicestershire
Postcode districtLE6
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 52 min4:40 am – 9:32 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 38 min8:14 am – 3:51 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People6,062 residentsin the Groby West & Ratby census areaMedian age 46.72,641 households79% of homes owner-occupied45% owned outright9% social rented, 10% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.5% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 2,915 in work, 30% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, health and social work 14%, construction 13%Getting to work: 30% work from home, 62% go by car, 2% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle63% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages30% 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°C737 mm of rain a year, 17 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October47 days of air frost, 14 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 landmarksGroby Old Hallhistoric site · 1.2 miGroby Poollake · 1.5 miBlood's Hillhill · 1.3 miCastle Hillhill · 1.4 miStoneywellhistoric site · 3.7 miGroby Quarrieswater · 1.6 miThe Poollake · 3.4 miThornton Reservoirreservoir · 2.6 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesSheet Hedges Woodpark · 1.7 mi · 30 haKirby Muxloe Golf Clubgolf course · 1.3 mi · 49 haOptimus Point Nature Areapark · 1.4 mi · 3 haRatby Sports Clubsports ground · under a mile · 7 haBradgate Parkpark · 2.4 mi · 503 haEllis Parkplaying field · 1.6 mi · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes109 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197013 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200239 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: 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 11 · PM2.5 7.4 · PM10 14 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for NO2 and PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband98% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,919 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation97 m318 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 71 to 122 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalFrith Hospital (Epma)2.7 miGP surgeryRatby Medical Centre3 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyMasons Chemists4 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDental Surgery1.7 miPolice stationLeicestershire Police - New Parks Police Station2.7 miCash machineCBM DesignsGroby1.1 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi7 schools6 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryRatby Primary Schoolages 4-11, 359 pupilsright hereSecondaryBrookvale Groby Learning Campusages 11-19, 1,476 pupilsunder a milePrimaryLady Jane Grey Primary Schoolages 4-11, 196 pupilsunder a mileCollegeLeicester College5.0 miUniversityDe Montfort University4.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA13 miRailway stationLeicester5.2 miBus stationSt Margaret's Bus StationLeicester4.7 miBus stops54 within a mileEV chargingOsprey Charging StationLeicester3.5 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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