Local servicesHospitalCoalville Hospital5.2 miGP surgeryCastle Medical Groupunder a milePharmacyAshby Pharmacy4 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistSt Helens Dental Surgeryright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi9 schools6 primary, 2 secondary, 1 specialSecondaryIvanhoe Schoolages 11-16, 848 pupilsright hereSecondaryAshby Schoolages 11-19, 1,669 pupilsunder a milePrimaryWoodcote Primary Schoolages 5-11, 126 pupilsunder a mileCollegeBurton and South Derbyshire College7.7 miUniversityLoughborough University10.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA8.1 miRailway stationWillington8.2 miBus stationBus StationSwadlincote4.2 miBus stops82 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LE65 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 53 min4:41 am – 9:34 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 37 min8:15 am – 3:52 pm
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People8,321 residentsin the Ashby de la Zouch North census areaMedian age 41.03,644 households68% of homes owner-occupied33% owned outright14% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.4% unemployment rate65% of adults are economically active, 4,222 in work, 23% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, education 13%, manufacturing 13%Getting to work: 35% work from home, 54% go by car, 10% walk or cycle50% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages40% of adults hold a degree or higher14% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C709 mm of rain a year, 17 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October50 days of air frost, 11 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 landmarksWindmill Hillhill · under a mileMoney Hillhill · under a mileDogkennel Poollake · 2.4 miTunnel Woodwoodland · 1.0 miSharp's Bottomvalley · 2.4 miJubilee Poollake · 4.3 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesHicks Lodgepark · 1.3 mi · 152 haHood Parksports ground · under a mile · 4 haWillesley Park Golf Clubgolf course · 1.5 mi · 65 haWestern Parkplaying field · under a mile · 3 haDonisthorpe Woodland Parkpark · 3.0 mi · 38 haSwadlincote Woodlands Forest Parkpark · 3.5 mi · 34 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes139 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197015 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200233 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Jun 202547 mi away, Crewe, CheshireSource: 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 7.4 · PM2.5 6.8 · PM10 12 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband95% 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)4,101 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation134 m440 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 118 to 155 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
