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County or areaLeicestershire
Postcode districtLE8
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 51 min4:41 am – 9:31 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 39 min8:13 am – 3:52 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People8,898 residentsin the Blaby Village census areaMedian age 44.73,914 households75% of homes owner-occupied40% owned outright12% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.7% unemployment rate62% of adults are economically active, 4,314 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 18%, health and social work 14%, construction 12%Getting to work: 26% work from home, 63% go by car, 3% take public transport, 8% walk or cycle71% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages27% of adults hold a degree or higher20% have no qualifications, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C651 mm of rain a year, 15 days with 10 mm or morewettest month July50 days of air frost, 14 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 7°CJFebruary: 1 to 8°CFMarch: 2 to 10°CMApril: 4 to 13°CAMay: 7 to 16°CMJune: 9 to 19°CJJuly: 11 to 22°CJAugust: 11 to 21°CASeptember: 9 to 18°CSOctober: 7 to 14°CONovember: 4 to 10°CNDecember: 1 to 7°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksAylestone Hallhistoric site · 2.2 miMill Streamriver · 1.3 miGrand Union Canal - Kilby Bridgehistoric site · 3.0 miThe Poollake · 3.3 miSir John's Woodwoodland · under a mileLattice Coppicewoodland · under a mileFroane's Hillhill · 2.5 miCosby Hillhill · 3.0 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesBouskell Parkpark · under a mile · 5 haThe Greenpark · under a mileOliver Parkpark · 1.0 mi · 2 haNorthfield Parkplaying field · under a mile · 4 haBlaby Golf Rangegolf course · under a mile · 17 haBlaby Allotmentsallotments · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes77 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197014 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200242 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202542 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 9.9 · PM2.5 7.4 · 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
Broadband91% 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)3,970 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation70 m230 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 62 to 82 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalStoneygate Eye Hospital3.7 miGP surgeryHazelmere Medical Centre15 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyBlaby Pharmacy13 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistBlaby Dental Practiceright herePolice stationLeicestershire Police Federationunder a mileCash machineMorrisons Daily - Leicester Blaby Forge Corright hereSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi22 schools15 primary, 4 secondary, 1 all-through, 2 specialPrimaryBlaby Stokes Church of England Primary Schoolages 3-11, 197 pupilsunder a milePrimaryBlaby Thistly Meadow Primary Schoolages 4-11, 329 pupilsunder a mileSecondarySouth Wigston High Schoolages 11-16, 730 pupils1.1 miCollegeWQE and Regent College Group3.5 miUniversityUniversity of Leicester3.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA19 miRailway stationSouth Wigston1.3 miBus stationCharles StreetLeicester4.5 miBus stops67 within a mileCar parkCountesthorpe Road Car ParkWigston1.2 miEV chargingbp PulseLeicester1.4 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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