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County or areaLeicestershire
Postcode districtLE12
Telephone code01509
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 53 min4:39 am – 9:32 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 37 min8:14 am – 3:51 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People8,418 residentsin the Sileby census areaMedian age 39.33,544 households72% of homes owner-occupied33% owned outright10% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.6% unemployment rate67% of adults are economically active, 4,334 in work, 20% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, health and social work 13%, education 13%Getting to work: 25% work from home, 65% go by car, 3% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle58% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages28% of adults hold a degree or higher17% have no qualifications, 7% 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°C653 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October51 days of air frost, 14 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 7°CJFebruary: 1 to 8°CFMarch: 2 to 11°CMApril: 4 to 14°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 9 to 20°CJJuly: 11 to 22°CJAugust: 11 to 22°CASeptember: 9 to 19°CSOctober: 7 to 14°CONovember: 4 to 10°CNDecember: 1 to 8°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksBlack Poollake · 2.1 miJohn Merricks' Lakelake · 2.5 miSoar Valleyvalley · 1.3 miBroad Hillhill · 1.5 miShipley Hillhill · 1.7 miSwithland Reservoirreservoir · 2.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesSileby Memorial Parkplaying field · under a mile · 5 haThe Greenpark · 1.2 miWatermead Country Parkpark · 2.6 mi · 147 haBarrow upon Soar Millennium Parkpark · 2.0 mi · 2 haSileby Town Football Clubplaying field · 1.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes97 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197013 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200246 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Dec 20249 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 9.9 · 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
Broadband37% 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)4,082 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation46 m151 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 44 to 76 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalGorse Hill Hospital5.4 miGP surgeryThe Banks Surgery6 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacySileby Pharmacy4 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDental Surgeryright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi9 schools6 primary, 1 independent, 2 specialPrimarySileby Redlands Community Primary Schoolages 3-11, 394 pupilsunder a milePrimaryHighgate Primary Schoolages 4-11, 219 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryWreake Valley Academyages 11-18, 1,148 pupils2.5 miCollegeLoughborough College5.3 miUniversityLoughborough University5.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA12 miRailway stationSilebyunder a mileBus stationSt Margaret's Bus StationLeicester6.3 miBus stops37 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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