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County or areaLeicestershire
Postcode districtLE17
Telephone code01384
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 49 min4:42 am – 9:30 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 40 min8:12 am – 3:52 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People10,232 residentsin the Dunton Bassett, Claybrooke & Swinford census areaMedian age 49.84,146 households81% of homes owner-occupied45% owned outright7% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.5% unemployment rate63% of adults are economically active, 5,283 in work, 27% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 17%, construction 10%, education 10%Getting to work: 42% work from home, 53% go by car, 4% walk or cycle37% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages39% of adults hold a degree or higher13% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C713 mm of rain a year, 17 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October52 days of air frost, 14 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 7°CJFebruary: 1 to 8°CFMarch: 2 to 10°CMApril: 4 to 13°CAMay: 7 to 16°CMJune: 9 to 19°CJJuly: 11 to 22°CJAugust: 11 to 21°CASeptember: 9 to 18°CSOctober: 7 to 14°CONovember: 4 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 landmarksStanford Hallhistoric site · 1.2 miKirby Muxloe Castlecastle · 3.4 miCoton Househistoric site · 3.0 miGravel Hillhill · 1.2 miSerpentinewater · 1.1 miStanford Reservoirreservoir · 2.2 miHovel Hillhill · 1.8 miThe Rookerywoodland · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesNewton Picnic Sitepark · 2.3 mi · 2 haLilbourne Allotment Gardensallotments · 1.6 miMill Gardenspark · 3.7 mi · 19 haSwift Valley Country Parkpark · 3.9 mi · 28 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes71 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200243 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202531 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 7.1 · PM2.5 6.8 · 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
Broadband16% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband93% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,334 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation123 m404 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 98 to 136 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalFielding Palmer Hospital3.5 miGP surgeryBrownsover Medical Centre3.5 miPharmacyFortnams3.4 miDentist21D Lutterworth3.1 miPolice stationWarwickshire PoliceRugby3.1 miCash machinePost OfficeRugby3.5 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimarySwinford Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 101 pupilsright hereSecondaryHoulton Schoolages 11-18, 895 pupils3.2 miCollegeCoventry College14.2 miUniversityCoventry University14.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX25 miRailway stationRugby4.2 miBus stationRail Station ForecourtLong Buckby8.7 miBus stops4 within a mileEV chargingOsprey Charging StationLutterworth3.1 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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