Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 56 min4:37 am – 9:34 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 34 min8:15 am – 3:49 pm
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People9,228 residentsin the Calverton & Woodborough census areaMedian age 48.04,048 households77% of homes owner-occupied46% owned outright9% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.5% unemployment rate58% of adults are economically active, 4,273 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: health and social work 17%, retail and wholesale 16%, construction 11%Getting to work: 28% work from home, 60% go by car, 4% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle56% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages29% of adults hold a degree or higher19% 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°C667 mm of rain a year, 16 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)
Nearby landmarksEpperstone Manorhistoric site · 1.4 miBonner Hillhill · under a mileHunger Hillhill · 1.0 miStanley Woodwoodland · under a milePloughman Woodwoodland · under a mileMapperley Hallhistoric site · 4.8 miShuttle Pondpond · 1.9 miSheepwash Pondpond · 2.0 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesSpringwater Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 49 haGovernors' Field Recreation Groundplaying field · under a mileGedling Country Parkpark · 2.2 mi · 92 haJames Seely Playing Fieldplaying field · 1.3 mi · 3 haCalverton Leisure Centresports ground · 1.4 mi · 5 haBestwood Country Parkpark · 3.8 mi · 202 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes145 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197013 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200840 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 7 Sep 202548 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 7.7 · 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
Broadband73% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.4% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,312 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation48 m157 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 34 to 110 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalThe Park Hospital3.8 miGP surgeryHmp Lowdham Grange2 surgeries within 2 miles1.2 miPharmacyGlad Pharmacy Calverton1.2 miDentistTime For Teeth Hmp Lowdham Grange1.2 miPolice stationNottinghamshire Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner3.4 miCash machinePost OfficeNottingham1.2 miSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi6 schools5 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryWood's Foundation CofE Primary Schoolages 4-11under a milePrimarySt Wilfrid's CofE Primary Schoolages 4-11, 208 pupils1.2 miSecondaryColonel Frank Seely Academyages 11-18, 895 pupils1.5 miCollegeNottingham College5.9 miUniversityThe Nottingham Trent University5.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA17 miRailway stationBurton Joyce2.9 miBus stationVictoria Bus StationNottingham5.7 miBus stops36 within a mileCar parkLambley Lane Car ParkNottingham3.0 miEV chargingevyve Charging StationNottingham1.8 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the NG14 postcode district.
