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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 52 min4:39 am – 9:32 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 37 min8:13 am – 3:51 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People6,327 residentsin the Syston West census areaMedian age 45.02,785 households68% of homes owner-occupied37% owned outright9% social rented, 22% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.0% unemployment rate64% of adults are economically active, 3,226 in work, 23% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 19%, health and social work 15%, education 11%Getting to work: 28% work from home, 61% go by car, 3% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle66% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages30% of adults hold a degree or higher19% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 93%1% 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°C647 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month July51 days of air frost, 15 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 7°CJFebruary: 1 to 8°CFMarch: 2 to 11°CMApril: 4 to 13°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 20°CJJuly: 12 to 22°CJAugust: 12 to 21°CASeptember: 10 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 landmarksJohn Merricks' Lakelake · 1.3 miBlack Poollake · 1.3 miShipley Hillhill · 1.0 miRound Hillhill · 1.1 miSwithland Reservoirreservoir · 4.5 miSoar Valleyvalley · 3.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesCentral Parkpark · under a mile · 2 haWatermead Country Parkpark · 1.2 mi · 147 haDeville Parkpark · under a mileSouth Charnwood Leisure Centresports ground · under a mile · 3 haJubilee Playing Fieldplaying field · 1.2 mi · 7 haKing George's Fieldplaying field · 1.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes85 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197011 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200247 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202550 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 13 · PM2.5 7.8 · PM10 12 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for NO2 and PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband95% 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)2,869 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation55 m180 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 48 to 64 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalLeicester General Hospital4.8 miGP surgeryThe County Practice5 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacySyston Pharmacy9 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistDelta Dental Care Limitedunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi12 schools10 primary, 2 secondaryPrimarySt Peter and St Paul Church of England Academyages 4-11, 393 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryWreake Valley Academyages 11-18, 1,148 pupilsunder a milePrimaryThe Merton Primary Schoolages 5-11, 413 pupilsunder a mileCollegeLeicester College5.9 miUniversityDe Montfort University5.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA14 miRailway stationSystonunder a mileBus stationSt Margaret's Bus StationLeicester4.8 miBus stops62 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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