Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 53 min4:40 am – 9:33 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 37 min8:15 am – 3:52 pm
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People7,902 residentsin the Coalville census areaMedian age 37.53,379 households56% of homes owner-occupied26% owned outright17% social rented, 25% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.6% unemployment rate68% of adults are economically active, 4,096 in work, 16% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 19%, health and social work 12%, manufacturing 12%Getting to work: 19% work from home, 61% go by car, 2% take public transport, 17% walk or cycle65% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages20% of adults hold a degree or higher24% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 91%3% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C733 mm of rain a year, 17 days with 10 mm or morewettest month August49 days of air frost, 11 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 spacesSnibstonpark · under a mile · 27 haCoalville Forest Advanture Parkpark · under a mile · 8 haCoalville Parkpark · under a mile · 4 haHermitage Recreation Groundplaying field · under a mile · 14 haSports Fieldplaying field · under a mile · 3 haCoalville Leisure Centresports ground · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes135 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200235 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Dec 202413 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 7.5 · PM2.5 6.8 · PM10 11 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband96% 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)3,558 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation155 m509 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 131 to 170 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalCoalville Hospital1.4 miGP surgeryWhitwick Road Surgery10 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyBoots7 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistJdrm Coalvilleunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi12 schools11 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryAll Saints Church of England Primary School, Coalvilleages 4-11, 264 pupilsright herePrimaryBelvoirdale Community Primary Schoolages 4-11, 337 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryThe Newbridge Schoolages 11-16, 863 pupilsunder a mileCollegeLoughborough College7.4 miUniversityLoughborough University7.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA7.6 miRailway stationLoughborough (Leics)8.6 miBus stationSpringfield HouseMelbourne6.8 miBus stops79 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LE67 postcode district.
