Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 48 min4:43 am – 9:31 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 41 min8:12 am – 3:53 pm
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People10,172 residentsin the Dunchurch, Stretton-on-Dunsmore & Marton census areaMedian age 45.94,225 households76% of homes owner-occupied44% owned outright12% social rented, 10% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.1% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 4,756 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 13%, education 12%, health and social work 12%Getting to work: 44% work from home, 50% go by car, 1% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle45% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages45% of adults hold a degree or higher12% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 96%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C654 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month August46 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 spacesDraycote Water Country Parkpark · under a mile · 9 haLeam Valley Golf Centregolf course · 1.1 mi · 13 haDunchurch Allotment Gardensallotments · under a mile · 2 haThe Greenpark · 3.2 miEdible Garden Projectpark · 3.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes63 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197013 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200238 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202529 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 5.3 · PM2.5 6.5 · 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
Broadband66% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband96% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,416 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation114 m374 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 82 to 120 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSt Cross Hospital3.3 miGP surgeryDunchurch Surgery1.2 miPharmacyDunchurch Pharmacy1.2 miDentistCourtyard Dental Practice1.2 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi5 schools3 primary, 1 secondary, 1 independentPrimaryDunchurch Boughton Church of England Junior Academyages 7-11, 263 pupils1.0 miPrimaryDunchurch Boughton Church of England Infant Academy and Nurseryages 2-7, 224 pupils1.0 miSecondaryRugby High Schoolages 11-18, 927 pupils1.8 miCollegeCoventry College9.7 miUniversityCoventry University9.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX20 miRailway stationRugby4.2 miBus stationBus StationDaventry8.5 miBus stops7 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CV23 postcode district.
