Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 53 min4:40 am – 9:33 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 37 min8:14 am – 3:51 pm
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People7,922 residentsin the Shepshed West census areaMedian age 41.73,432 households74% of homes owner-occupied38% owned outright11% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.2% unemployment rate63% of adults are economically active, 3,928 in work, 26% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, education 13%, health and social work 12%Getting to work: 27% work from home, 62% go by car, 2% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle63% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages27% of adults hold a degree or higher18% have no qualifications, 8% 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 2°C726 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October45 days of air frost, 13 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 landmarksFinney Hillhill · 1.1 miBlackbrook Reservoirreservoir · 1.8 miHathern Hillhill · 1.4 miNanpanton Reservoirreservoir · 2.3 miForest Rock Woodforest · 3.0 miWhite Horse Woodwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesGlenmore Parkpark · under a mile · 3 haLongcliffe Golf Coursegolf course · 1.4 mi · 56 haJubilee Woodpark · 2.5 mi · 19 haBeacon Hill Country Parkpark · 3.2 mi · 124 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes138 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197015 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200240 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: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 8.6 · PM2.5 7.3 · PM10 13 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband97% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,817 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation74 m243 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 60 to 105 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalLoughborough Hospital2.8 miGP surgeryField Street Surgery3 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyShepshed Pharmacy3 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistDental Surgeryright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi9 schools6 primary, 1 secondary, 1 special, 1 otherPrimarySaint Winefride's Catholic Voluntary Academy, Shepshed, Leicestershireages 3-11, 169 pupilsunder a milePrimaryOxley Primary School Shepshedages 4-11, 256 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryIveshead Schoolages 11-19, 985 pupilsunder a mileCollegeLoughborough College3.0 miUniversityLoughborough University2.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA4.5 miRailway stationLoughborough (Leics)4.1 miBus stationSpringfield HouseMelbourne6.3 miBus stops73 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LE12 postcode district.
