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County or areaLeicester
Postcode districtLE5
Telephone code01875
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 52 min4:40 am – 9:32 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 38 min8:13 am – 3:51 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People8,472 residentsin the Humberstone & Hamilton South census areaMedian age 36.02,804 households60% of homes owner-occupied28% owned outright15% social rented, 23% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting6.0% unemployment rate62% of adults are economically active, 3,789 in work, 15% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 20%, health and social work 16%, manufacturing 12%Getting to work: 27% work from home, 60% go by car, 5% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle80% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages32% of adults hold a degree or higher23% have no qualifications, 4% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 77%5% 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°C666 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month July55 days of air frost, 12 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 landmarksKing Lears Lakelake · 3.1 miJohn Merricks' Lakelake · 3.5 miRally Bankwoodland · under a mileOld Mill Streamriver · 2.8 miRound Hillhill · 2.9 miOld Mill Racewater · 2.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesHumberstone Community Gardenspark · under a mile · 6 haHumberstone Parkpark · under a mile · 12 haHumberstone Heights Golf Clubgolf course · under a mile · 52 haOcean Road Open Spacepark · under a mile · 6 haWillowbrook Parkplaying field · 1.0 mi · 14 haUppingham Road Allotmentsallotments · under a mile · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes78 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197011 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200246 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202546 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 13 · PM2.5 7.8 · 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)2,936 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation82 m269 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 59 to 107 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalLeicester General Hospital1.1 miGP surgeryHumberstone Medical Centre (Ip Jones)49 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyAsha Pharmacy42 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDental Surgeryright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi70 schools42 primary, 10 secondary, 1 all-through, 9 independent, 5 special, 1 sixth form, 2 otherPrimaryHumberstone Junior Schoolages 7-11, 353 pupilsright herePrimaryHumberstone Infant Academyages 3-7, 249 pupilsright hereAll-throughAvanti Fields Schoolages 3-16, 1,236 pupilsunder a mileCollegeWQE and Regent College Group2.6 miUniversityUniversity of Leicester2.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA17 miRailway stationLeicester2.2 miBus stationCharles StreetLeicester2.3 miBus stops181 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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