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County or areaLeicester
Postcode districtLE2
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 51 min4:40 am – 9:32 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 38 min8:13 am – 3:51 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People8,344 residentsin the Aylestone South census areaMedian age 40.73,442 households67% of homes owner-occupied34% owned outright16% social rented, 17% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting5.3% unemployment rate61% of adults are economically active, 3,911 in work, 21% retiredMain industries: health and social work 18%, retail and wholesale 17%, education 13%Getting to work: 22% work from home, 60% go by car, 6% take public transport, 12% walk or cycle80% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages28% of adults hold a degree or higher24% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 92%2% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C663 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October48 days of air frost, 14 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 7°CJFebruary: 1 to 8°CFMarch: 2 to 11°CMApril: 4 to 13°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 20°CJJuly: 12 to 22°CJAugust: 12 to 21°CASeptember: 10 to 19°CSOctober: 7 to 14°CONovember: 4 to 10°CNDecember: 1 to 8°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksThe Poollake · 1.9 miMill Streamriver · 2.0 miOld Mill Streamriver · 2.9 miAylestone Holtwoodland · 1.0 miShoulder of Mutton Hillhill · 2.5 miFroane's Hillhill · 2.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesRiverside Parkpark · under a mile · 61 haAylestone Hall Gardenspark · under a mileBraunstone Parkpark · 1.7 mi · 68 haElston Fields Recreation Groundplaying field · under a mile · 3 haAndrews Football Clubplaying field · under a mile · 8 haAylestone Allotmentsallotments · under a mile · 6 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes75 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197013 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200243 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202544 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 12 · PM2.5 7.6 · PM10 12 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for NO2 and PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband99% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,730 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation78 m256 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 56 to 91 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalLeicester Royal Infirmary1.9 miGP surgeryThe Surgery @ Aylestone39 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyAylestone Pharmacy30 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDental Surgeryunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi35 schools22 primary, 7 secondary, 1 all-through, 4 special, 1 otherPrimaryMontrose Schoolages 3-11, 453 pupilsright herePrimaryGranby Primary Schoolages 3-11, 460 pupilsunder a mileAll-throughTudor Grange Samworth Academy, A church of England Schoolages 2-16, 979 pupilsunder a mileCollegeLeicester College1.7 miUniversityUniversity of Leicester1.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA18 miRailway stationSouth Wigston1.4 miBus stationCharles StreetLeicester2.7 miBus stops141 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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