Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 56 min4:38 am – 9:34 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 34 min8:15 am – 3:49 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People6,594 residentsin the Burton Joyce & Lambley census areaMedian age 49.12,871 households86% of homes owner-occupied50% owned outright3% social rented, 10% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.8% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 3,100 in work, 32% retiredMain industries: health and social work 14%, retail and wholesale 14%, education 12%Getting to work: 39% work from home, 53% go by car, 3% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle68% 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 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C716 mm of rain a year, 18 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October40 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)
Parks and green spacesGedling Country Parkpark · 1.0 mi · 92 haWillow Parkpark · 1.7 mi · 2 haHolme Pierrepont National Water Sports Centre and Country Parkpark · 3.3 mi · 131 haGovernors' Field Recreation Groundplaying field · 1.4 miThe Roberts Recreation Groundplaying field · 1.5 miThe Poplarssports ground · 1.5 mi · 9 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes142 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197013 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200841 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202549 mi away, Pontefract, W YorkshireSource: 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 7.8 · 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
Broadband80% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,298 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation58 m190 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 44 to 105 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalNottingham Woodthorpe Hospital (Nuh)3.3 miGP surgeryThe Ivy Medical Group3 surgeries within 2 miles1.3 miPharmacyBoots1.4 miDentistThe Peartree Dental Centre1.4 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi7 schools6 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryLambley Primary Schoolages 4-11, 189 pupilsunder a milePrimaryBurton Joyce Primary Schoolages 4-11, 315 pupils1.3 miSecondaryCarlton le Willows Academyages 11-18, 1,803 pupils1.8 miCollegeNottingham College4.8 miUniversityThe Nottingham Trent University4.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA16 miRailway stationBurton Joyce1.5 miTramLace Market Tram StopNottingham4.8 miBus stationVictoria Bus StationNottingham4.6 miBus stops25 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the NG4 postcode district.
