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County or areaLeicestershire
Postcode districtLE11
Telephone code01335
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 53 min4:40 am – 9:33 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 36 min8:14 am – 3:51 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People11,233 residentsin the Loughborough Storer & Queen's Park census areaMedian age 22.73,654 households33% of homes owner-occupied20% owned outright19% social rented, 47% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting12.8% unemployment rate38% of adults are economically active, 3,431 in work, 10% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 20%, education 16%, health and social work 11%Getting to work: 25% work from home, 44% go by car, 5% take public transport, 25% walk or cycle67% 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 higher11% have no qualifications, 3% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 89%2% 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 2°C729 mm of rain a year, 17 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October42 days of air frost, 14 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 10°CMApril: 4 to 13°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 19°CJJuly: 12 to 22°CJAugust: 12 to 21°CASeptember: 10 to 18°CSOctober: 7 to 14°CONovember: 4 to 10°CNDecember: 2 to 7°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksGarendon Abbeyhistoric site · 1.1 miShepshed Watermillhistoric site · 2.0 miCharnwood Waterlake · 2.1 miBellevue Hillhill · 1.2 miShepherd's Hillhill · 1.2 miStanford Viaductviaduct · 1.7 miOld Mill Streamriver · 2.1 miNanpanton Reservoirreservoir · 2.1 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesQueen's Parkpark · 1.0 mi · 4 haSouthfields Parkpark · 1.3 mi · 3 haSidings Parkpark · 1.4 miLoughborough Rugby Football Clubplaying field · under a mile · 4 haSir John Beckwith Centre for Sportsports ground · under a mile · 11 haLoughborough Road Allotmentsallotments · 1.1 mi · 2 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes140 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197015 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200242 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Dec 20246 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 9.1 · PM2.5 7.1 · 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
Broadband99% 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)3,766 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation40 m131 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 36 to 62 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalLoughborough Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryDishley Grange Medical Practice19 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyWell16 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistGorse Covert Dental Practiceunder a milePolice stationLoughborough Police Station1.3 miCash machineCentral England Co-Op - Knightsthorpe Road, Epinal Way2 within half a mileunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi26 schools15 primary, 3 secondary, 3 independent, 5 specialPrimaryRobert Bakewell Primary Schoolages 4-11, 307 pupilsunder a milePrimaryThorpe Acre Infant Schoolages 4-7, 123 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryDe Lisle College Loughborough Leicestershireages 11-18, 1,376 pupilsunder a mileCollegeLoughborough Collegeunder a mileUniversityLoughborough Universityunder a mileSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA5.4 miRailway stationLoughborough (Leics)1.5 miBus stationSpringfield HouseMelbourne8.3 miBus stops117 within a mileCar parkApcoaLoughboroughunder a mileEV chargingInstaVolt Charging StationLoughborough3 charging points within a mileunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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