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 – 3:51 pm
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People5,834 residentsin the Thringstone & Swannington census areaMedian age 49.12,586 households77% of homes owner-occupied46% owned outright13% social rented, 9% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.1% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 2,662 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 17%, manufacturing 12%, construction 12%Getting to work: 26% work from home, 67% go by car, 1% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle55% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages24% of adults hold a degree or higher24% have no qualifications, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C671 mm of rain a year, 17 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October47 days of air frost, 12 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)
Nearby landmarksForest Rock Woodforest · 1.4 miBroad Hillhill · under a mileRed Hillhill · under a mileBlackbrook Reservoirreservoir · 1.9 miGrace Dieu Woodwoodland · under a mileDogkennel Poollake · 3.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesSnibstonpark · 2.2 mi · 27 haCoalville Forest Advanture Parkpark · 1.8 mi · 8 haHermitage Recreation Groundplaying field · 1.3 mi · 14 haCoalville Parkpark · 2.1 mi · 4 haCoalville Leisure Centresports ground · 1.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes136 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200237 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Dec 202411 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 6.8 · PM2.5 6.7 · 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
Broadband94% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)2,671 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation112 m367 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 78 to 176 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalCoalville Hospital2.3 miGP surgeryDr Am Lewis' Practice6 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyMason & Son (Chemists) LTD2 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDental Surgery1.2 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi8 schools8 primaryPrimaryThringstone Primary Schoolages 2-11, 175 pupilsunder a milePrimaryWhitwick St John The Baptist Church of England Primary Schoolages 2-11, 383 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryThe Castle Rock Schoolages 11-18, 1,060 pupils2.5 miCollegeLoughborough College6.2 miUniversityLoughborough University5.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA5.5 miRailway stationLoughborough (Leics)7.3 miBus stationSpringfield HouseMelbourne5.1 miBus stops33 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LE67 postcode district.
