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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LE7 postcode district.

County or areaLeicestershire
Postcode districtLE7
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 52 min4:40 am – 9:31 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 38 min8:13 am – 3:51 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People8,848 residentsin the Houghton, Thurnby & Scraptoft census areaMedian age 43.43,492 households82% of homes owner-occupied43% owned outright6% social rented, 9% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.1% unemployment rate62% of adults are economically active, 4,334 in work, 26% retiredMain industries: health and social work 16%, retail and wholesale 16%, education 13%Getting to work: 33% work from home, 61% go by car, 2% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle66% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages40% of adults hold a degree or higher14% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 93%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 1°C666 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month July58 days of air frost, 12 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 landmarksSunny Leyswoodland · 1.0 miClarke's Bushwoodland · 1.1 miKing Lears Lakelake · 4.7 miThe Islandsisland · 4.6 miJohn Merricks' Lakelake · 5.1 miGreen Hillhill · 3.7 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesEvington Parkpark · 1.3 mi · 17 haOcean Road Open Spacepark · 1.0 mi · 6 haEdith Cole Memorial Parkpark · 1.0 miWillowbrook Parkplaying field · under a mile · 14 haScraptoft Golf Clubgolf course · 1.4 mi · 44 haEvington Leisure Centresports ground · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes76 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 202545 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 8.5 · PM2.5 7.0 · 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
Broadband93% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,927 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation108 m354 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 73 to 131 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalLeicester General Hospital1.5 miGP surgeryBushby Surgery19 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyR Glenton & Son LTD8 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistOasis Dental Care LTDunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi30 schools17 primary, 6 secondary, 1 independent, 4 special, 1 sixth form, 1 otherPrimaryThurnby, St Luke's Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 203 pupilsright herePrimaryWillowbrook Mead Primary Academyages 3-11, 436 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryThe City of Leicester Collegeages 11-19, 1,499 pupilsunder a mileCollegeWQE and Regent College Group3.3 miUniversityUniversity of Leicester3.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA18 miRailway stationLeicester3.3 miBus stationCharles StreetLeicester3.6 miBus stops65 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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