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County or areaLeicestershire
Postcode districtLE7
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 51 min4:39 am – 9:31 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 38 min8:12 am – 3:50 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People6,405 residentsin the Tilton, Billesdon & Great Easton census areaMedian age 51.12,660 households78% of homes owner-occupied47% owned outright6% social rented, 15% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.7% unemployment rate62% of adults are economically active, 3,259 in work, 27% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 11%, education 11%Getting to work: 43% work from home, 52% go by car, 1% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle24% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages44% of adults hold a degree or higher12% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C711 mm of rain a year, 19 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October64 days of air frost, 10 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 7°CJFebruary: 1 to 7°CFMarch: 2 to 10°CMApril: 3 to 13°CAMay: 6 to 16°CMJune: 9 to 19°CJJuly: 11 to 21°CJAugust: 11 to 21°CASeptember: 9 to 18°CSOctober: 6 to 14°CONovember: 3 to 10°CNDecember: 1 to 7°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksSkeffington Hallhistoric site · under a mileKates Hillhill · 1.0 miPriest Hillhill · 1.3 miQuenby Hallhistoric site · 3.3 miThe Lakelake · 3.0 miLiberty Woodwoodland · 1.1 miCrow Woodwoodland · 1.2 miThe Reservoirreservoir · 6.4 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesThe Greenpark · 5.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes78 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197012 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 28 Oct 200115 mi away, Melton Mowbray, LeicsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202544 mi away, Thornborough, BucksSource: 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 5.3 · PM2.5 6.4 · 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
Broadband44% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband86% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)3.0% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,840 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation196 m643 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 149 to 217 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalLeicester General Hospital7.3 miGP surgeryThe Billesdon Surgery1.3 miPharmacyHoughton Pharmacy LTD3.8 miDentistDental Surgery5.8 miPolice stationLeicestershire Constabulary7.2 miCash machineCentral England Co-Op - Houghton On The Hill (CCP), Houghton on the Hill3.8 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryBillesdon Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 88 pupils1.2 miPrimaryTugby Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 50 pupils1.7 miCollegeWQE and Regent College Group9.0 miUniversityUniversity of Leicester9.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA23 miRailway stationOakham8.3 miBus stationCharles StreetLeicester9.4 miBus stops2 within a mileEV chargingevyve Charging StationLeicester6.1 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LE7 postcode district.


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