Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 50 min4:40 am – 9:30 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 40 min8:11 am – 3:51 pm
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People5,609 residentsin the Geddington, Rushton & Stoke Albany census areaMedian age 51.92,427 households75% of homes owner-occupied44% owned outright10% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.1% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 2,754 in work, 30% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 12%, construction 11%Getting to work: 38% work from home, 57% go by car, 4% walk or cycle55% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages37% of adults hold a degree or higher15% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C693 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October54 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 landmarksClack Hillhill · 1.2 miSandpits Woodwoodland · under a mileLubenham Hill Lakelake · 3.4 miDingley Warrenwoodland · under a mileGallow Hillhill · 3.4 miThe Lakelake · 5.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesThe Greenpark · 1.7 miWelland Parkpark · 2.4 mi · 10 haEast Carlton Parkpark · 4.1 mi · 32 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes64 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197012 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 28 Oct 200125 mi away, Melton Mowbray, LeicsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202535 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 5.5 · PM2.5 6.6 · 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
Broadband90% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband96% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.3% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,905 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation138 m453 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 77 to 155 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSt Lukes Hospital Wards2.7 miGP surgeryMarket Harborough Surgery2.2 miPharmacyBoots2.1 miDentistThe Dental Practice (94 St Mary's Road)2.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools3 primaryPrimaryMeadowdale Primary Schoolages 4-11, 389 pupils1.3 miPrimaryGreat Bowden Academy, A Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 137 pupils1.8 miSecondaryThe Robert Smyth Academyages 11-19, 1,349 pupils2.4 miCollegeMoulton College13.2 miUniversityUniversity of Leicester14.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA31 miRailway stationMarket Harborough1.7 miBus stops6 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LE16 postcode district.
