Local servicesHospitalStoneygate Eye Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryStoneygate Eye Hospital64 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyStoneycroft Chemist46 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistFrancis Street (Dental Surgery)under a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi64 schools35 primary, 8 secondary, 1 all-through, 12 independent, 6 special, 1 sixth form, 1 otherIndependentLeicester Islamic Academyages 3-11, 349 pupilsright hereIndependentLeicester Preparatory Schoolages 2-11, 74 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryMadani Girls' Schoolages 11-16, 452 pupilsunder a mileCollegeWQE and Regent College Groupunder a mileUniversityUniversity of Leicesterunder a mileSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA18 miRailway stationLeicester1.3 miBus stationCharles StreetLeicester1.7 miBus stops157 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LE5 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 51 min4:40 am – 9:31 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 38 min8:13 am – 3:51 pm
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People13,443 residentsin the Stoneygate North census areaMedian age 32.14,048 households54% of homes owner-occupied36% owned outright9% social rented, 37% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting8.6% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 5,282 in work, 14% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 20%, health and social work 14%, manufacturing 13%Getting to work: 27% work from home, 52% go by car, 6% take public transport, 13% walk or cycle82% 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 higher25% have no qualifications, 2% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 68%10% 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°C661 mm of rain a year, 13 days with 10 mm or morewettest month July52 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)
Parks and green spacesVictoria Parkpark · under a mile · 28 haKnighton Parkpark · 1.0 mi · 34 haUniversity of Leicester Botanic Gardenpark · under a mile · 7 haLeicestershire Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 56 haQueens Road Allotmentsallotments · under a mile · 3 haAndrews Football Clubplaying field · 1.2 mi · 8 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes75 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197012 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200245 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202545 mi away, Thornborough, BucksSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at Medium risk within 500 m of the centrebetween a 1 in 100 and a 1 in 30 chance in any yearAlso low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 13 · PM2.5 7.7 · 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
Broadband100% 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)4,273 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation91 m299 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 68 to 98 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
