Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 48 min4:44 am – 9:32 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 41 min8:14 am – 3:55 pm
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People5,806 residentsin the Kingswood & Leek Wootton census areaMedian age 51.12,454 households81% of homes owner-occupied46% owned outright7% social rented, 12% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.0% unemployment rate63% of adults are economically active, 2,962 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 11%, professional and scientific services 11%, health and social work 11%Getting to work: 49% work from home, 45% go by car, 1% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle39% 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 higher11% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C744 mm of rain a year, 19 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October53 days of air frost, 13 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 landmarksBig Poollake · 1.5 miCarps Wellwater · 1.7 miClaypits Coppicewoodland · under a mileManor Woodwoodland · under a mileHatton Hillhill · 2.9 miPepper's Hillhill · 3.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesChadwick End Allotmentsallotments · 1.6 miThe Parkpark · 3.6 mi · 25 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes79 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197012 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200225 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202540 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 6.0 · 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
Broadband68% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)2,525 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation127 m417 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 107 to 129 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWarwick Hospital5.0 miGP surgeryLapworth Surgery2.4 miPharmacyBalsall Common Pharmacy3.7 miDentistDental Surgery3.8 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 independentIndependentNorthleigh House Schoolages 4-19, 36 pupils1.3 miSecondaryHeart of England Schoolages 11-18, 1,185 pupils3.4 miCollegeHereward College of Further Education5.8 miUniversityUniversity of Warwick5.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportBirmingham Airport BHX8.5 miRailway stationLapworth2.3 miBus stationBus StationWarwick5.3 miBus stops9 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the CV35 postcode district.
