Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 49 min4:42 am – 9:31 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 41 min8:12 am – 3:53 pm
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People8,031 residentsin the Houlton, Clifton & Brownsover North census areaMedian age 34.13,048 households73% of homes owner-occupied19% owned outright8% social rented, 14% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.1% unemployment rate78% of adults are economically active, 4,595 in work, 12% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 17%, health and social work 11%, manufacturing 10%Getting to work: 40% work from home, 53% go by car, 2% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle57% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages47% of adults hold a degree or higher9% have no qualifications, 4% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 88%1% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C685 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October46 days of air frost, 16 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 spacesMill Gardenspark · under a mile · 19 haRugby Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 29 haSwift Valley Country Parkpark · 1.6 mi · 28 haNewton Picnic Sitepark · 1.2 mi · 2 haWhinfield Recreation Groundplaying field · 1.1 mi · 11 haThe Millennium Greenplaying field · 1.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes67 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197013 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200241 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202531 mi away, Thornborough, BucksSource: 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 6.8 · PM2.5 6.7 · 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
Broadband92% 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)4,505 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation112 m367 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 86 to 126 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSt Cross Hospital2.1 miGP surgeryBrownsover Medical Centre10 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyLister Chemists9 pharmacies within 2 miles1.0 miDentistClifton Road (Dental Surgery)1.4 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi18 schools14 primary, 3 secondary, 1 specialPrimaryClifton-upon-Dunsmore CofE Primary Schoolages 4-11, 224 pupilsunder a milePrimaryBrownsover Community Schoolages 3-11, 123 pupils1.0 miSecondaryLawrence Sheriff Schoolages 11-18, 1,200 pupils1.7 miCollegeCoventry College12.0 miUniversityCoventry University12.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX23 miRailway stationRugby1.3 miBus stationRail Station ForecourtLong Buckby8.4 miBus stops31 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CV23 postcode district.
