Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 52 min4:41 am – 9:33 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 38 min8:15 am – 3:53 pm
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People8,677 residentsin the Market Bosworth, Barlestone & Sheepy Magna census areaMedian age 50.43,694 households77% of homes owner-occupied46% owned outright8% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.3% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 4,155 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, construction 11%, education 11%Getting to work: 37% work from home, 56% go by car, 1% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle35% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages36% of adults hold a degree or higher16% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C681 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October49 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 landmarksTwycross Hillhill · under a mileJubilee Poollake · 3.4 miLodge Plantationswoodland · under a mileOrton Woodwoodland · under a mileRatcliffe Poollake · 3.9 miMill Streamriver · 3.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesBosworth Parkpark · 4.7 mi · 36 haShenton Stationpark · 4.8 mi · 6 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes131 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197015 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200229 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Dec 202420 mi away, Gotham, NottinghamshireSource: 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 5.6 · PM2.5 6.4 · 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
Broadband17% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,938 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation127 m417 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 89 to 129 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalH & B Hospital Wards8.0 miGP surgeryMeasham Medical Unit4.3 miPharmacyDean & Smedley LTD4.4 miDentistStation Road (Dental Surgery)4.3 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 primary, 1 independentIndependentTwycross House Schoolages 3-18, 383 pupilsright herePrimaryCongerstone Primary Schoolages 4-11, 186 pupils1.9 miSecondaryThe Market Bosworth Schoolages 11-16, 842 pupils4.4 miCollegeNorth Warwickshire and South Leicestershire College8.1 miUniversityLoughborough University14.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA15 miRailway stationPolesworth4.6 miLight railShackerstone Rail Station (Battlefield Line)2.8 miBus stationBus StationAtherstone4.9 miBus stops6 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CV9 postcode district.
