Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 53 min4:39 am – 9:32 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 37 min8:13 am – 3:50 pm
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People6,285 residentsin the Wymeswold, Rearsby & Cossington census areaMedian age 48.92,527 households85% of homes owner-occupied49% owned outright4% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.2% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 3,110 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 13%, education 13%, health and social work 12%Getting to work: 41% work from home, 53% go by car, 1% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle43% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages43% of adults hold a degree or higher12% 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°C639 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month July55 days of air frost, 14 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 landmarksBlack Poollake · 1.6 miRagdale Hallhistoric site · 2.5 miGaddesby Hallhistoric site · 3.0 miPark Hillhill · 1.5 miCastle Hill War Memorialcastle · 4.2 miWarner's Woodwoodland · under a mileBleak Moorwoodland · under a mileShipley Hillhill · 2.2 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesJubilee Playing Fieldplaying field · 1.5 mi · 7 haBrooksby Roadallotments · 1.3 miWatermead Country Parkpark · 3.9 mi · 147 haCentral Parkpark · 3.0 mi · 2 haDeville Parkpark · 3.3 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 200249 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Dec 202410 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 7.5 · PM2.5 6.8 · 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
Broadband34% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband96% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,579 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation55 m180 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 52 to 95 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalMelton Mowbray Hospital7.1 miGP surgeryDr Mk Lakhani's Practice2.6 miPharmacyYour Pharmacy1.5 miDentistThe Green Dental Practice LTD2.9 miPolice stationLeicestershire Constabulary6.1 miCash machineMorrisons Daily - Leicester East Goscote, East Goscote1.5 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools3 primary, 1 independentPrimaryThrussington Church of England Primary Schoolages 5-11, 99 pupilsright herePrimarySt Michael & All Angels Church of England Primary Schoolages 5-11, 72 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryWreake Valley Academyages 11-18, 1,148 pupils2.5 miCollegeLoughborough College7.8 miUniversityLoughborough University8.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA14 miRailway stationSileby2.9 miBus stationSt Margaret's Bus StationLeicester7.7 miBus stops8 within a mileEV chargingbp PulseSileby3.0 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LE7 postcode district.
