Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 53 min4:40 am – 9:33 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 37 min8:14 am – 3:51 pm
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People6,372 residentsin the Thurcaston, Woodhouse & Bradgate census areaMedian age 50.32,600 households86% of homes owner-occupied52% owned outright4% social rented, 10% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.4% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 2,973 in work, 30% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, education 13%, health and social work 13%Getting to work: 43% work from home, 52% go by car, 1% take public transport, 3% walk or cycle57% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages44% of adults hold a degree or higher11% have no qualifications, 6% 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 2°C703 mm of rain a year, 19 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December46 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 landmarksCastle Hill War Memorialcastle · 2.6 miAldermanshaw Prioryhistoric site · 2.4 miCharnwood Waterlake · 2.0 miHangingstone Hillshills · 1.0 miMountsorrel Monumenthistoric site · 2.6 miBird Hillhill · under a mileHunger Hillhill · 1.0 miSwithland Reservoirreservoir · 1.5 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesBroombriggs Farm Country Parkpark · 1.0 mi · 70 haBeacon Hill Country Parkpark · 1.3 mi · 124 haCharnwood Forest Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 34 haBradgate Parkpark · 2.2 mi · 503 haQuorn Cricket Groundplaying field · 1.2 miShelthorpe Community Gardenallotments · 1.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes130 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200242 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Dec 20249 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 11 · PM2.5 6.8 · PM10 12 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for NO2 and PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband44% 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)2,649 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation72 m236 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 49 to 114 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalLoughborough Hospital2.9 miGP surgeryWelbeck The Defence Sixth Form College5 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyOakwood Pharmacy3 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistQuorn Dental Limited1.6 miPolice stationLoughborough Police Station2.4 miCash machineHunters Moon (ATMaaS)1.4 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi10 schools6 primary, 2 secondary, 2 specialPrimaryWoodhouse Eaves St Paul's Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 188 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt Bartholomew's Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 497 pupils1.1 miSecondaryWoodbrook Vale Schoolages 11-16, 839 pupils1.2 miCollegeLoughborough College2.4 miUniversityLoughborough University2.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA8.5 miRailway stationBarrow upon SoarBarrow-upon-Soar2.7 miBus stationSt Margaret's Bus StationLeicester7.1 miBus stops21 within a mileCar parkStation Road Car Park1.5 miEV chargingbp PulseLoughborough2.5 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LE12 postcode district.
