Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 51 min4:41 am – 9:32 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 39 min8:13 am – 3:52 pm
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People7,551 residentsin the Kirby Muxloe & Thurlaston census areaMedian age 47.13,078 households82% of homes owner-occupied46% owned outright6% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.0% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 3,568 in work, 30% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 18%, health and social work 14%, education 11%Getting to work: 38% work from home, 55% go by car, 2% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle68% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages38% of adults hold a degree or higher15% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 96%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C664 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month July49 days of air frost, 13 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 landmarksUpper Poollake · under a mileLower Poollake · under a mileCroft Hillhill · 1.5 miFroane's Hillhill · 2.0 miNormanton Woodwoodland · 1.3 miClint Hill Quarrywater · 2.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesThe Hall Fieldpark · 2.1 miHuncote Allotmentsallotments · 1.2 miBraunstone Parkpark · 4.0 mi · 68 haBurbage Common and Woodspark · 4.0 mi · 106 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes94 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200238 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202544 mi away, Thornborough, BucksSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 7.4 · PM2.5 6.9 · 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
Broadband91% 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)3,225 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation89 m292 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 72 to 109 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalHinckley And Bosworth Community Hospital5.0 miGP surgeryEnderby Medical Centre2 surgeries within 2 miles2.0 miPharmacyEnderby Pharmacy2.1 miDentistDental Practice1.9 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools4 primaryPrimaryThurlaston Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 78 pupilsright herePrimaryHuncote Primary Schoolages 4-11, 187 pupils1.3 miSecondaryBrockington Collegeages 11-16, 1,165 pupils2.3 miCollegeLeicester College5.8 miUniversityDe Montfort University5.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA17 miRailway stationNarborough2.5 miBus stationSt Margaret's Bus StationLeicester6.3 miBus stops2 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LE9 postcode district.
