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County or areaLeicestershire
Postcode districtLE67
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
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
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People6,557 residentsin the Whitwick census areaMedian age 47.72,991 households78% of homes owner-occupied44% owned outright10% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.7% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 3,252 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 17%, construction 13%, health and social work 12%Getting to work: 22% work from home, 71% go by car, 2% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle53% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages25% of adults hold a degree or higher20% have no qualifications, 9% 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°C808 mm of rain a year, 19 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October49 days of air frost, 11 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 7°CJFebruary: 1 to 8°CFMarch: 2 to 10°CMApril: 4 to 13°CAMay: 7 to 16°CMJune: 10 to 19°CJJuly: 12 to 22°CJAugust: 12 to 21°CASeptember: 10 to 18°CSOctober: 7 to 14°CONovember: 4 to 10°CNDecember: 2 to 7°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksForest Rock Woodforest · under a mileCastle Hillhill · under a mileTemple Hillhill · under a mileBlackbrook Reservoirreservoir · 1.5 miColony Reservoirreservoir · 1.7 miCademan Woodwoodland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesSnibstonpark · 1.6 mi · 27 haCoalville Forest Advanture Parkpark · 1.2 mi · 8 haCoalville Parkpark · 1.1 mi · 4 haHermitage Recreation Groundplaying field · under a mile · 14 haCoalville Leisure Centresports ground · under a mileScotlands Playing Fieldsplaying field · 1.4 mi · 4 haSource: 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 7.4 · PM2.5 6.9 · 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
Broadband98% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,109 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation135 m443 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 112 to 209 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalCoalville Hospital1.2 miGP surgeryDr Am Lewis' Practice9 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyMason & Son (Chemists) LTD6 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDental Surgeryunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi13 schools10 primary, 2 secondary, 1 specialPrimaryHoly Cross School A Catholic Voluntary Academyages 3-11, 154 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 pupils1.4 miCollegeLoughborough College5.9 miUniversityLoughborough University5.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA6.4 miRailway stationLoughborough (Leics)7.1 miBus stationSpringfield HouseMelbourne6.3 miBus stops68 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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