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County or areaLeicestershire
Postcode districtLE7
Telephone code028207
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 52 min4:40 am – 9:31 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 38 min8:13 am – 3:51 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People8,848 residentsin the Houghton, Thurnby & Scraptoft census areaMedian age 43.43,492 households82% of homes owner-occupied43% owned outright6% social rented, 9% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.1% unemployment rate62% of adults are economically active, 4,334 in work, 26% retiredMain industries: health and social work 16%, retail and wholesale 16%, education 13%Getting to work: 33% work from home, 61% go by car, 2% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle66% 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, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 93%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°C666 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month July58 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 landmarksQuenby Hallhistoric site · 3.3 miLeicester War Memorial Parkhistoric site · 3.6 miSunny Leyswoodland · under a mileScraptoft Gorsewoodland · 1.0 miGreen Hillhill · 3.3 miKing Lears Lakelake · 4.9 miThe Islandsisland · 4.7 miJohn Merricks' Lakelake · 5.2 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesEdith Cole Memorial Parkpark · 1.0 miOcean Road Open Spacepark · 1.3 mi · 6 haEvington Parkpark · 1.7 mi · 17 haScraptoft Golf Clubgolf course · 1.4 mi · 44 haWillowbrook Parkplaying field · under a mile · 14 haEvington Leisure Centresports ground · 1.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes76 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197011 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200248 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: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 8.3 · PM2.5 7.1 · 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
Broadband93% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.1% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,927 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation124 m407 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 81 to 146 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalLeicester General Hospital1.9 miGP surgeryBushby Surgery16 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyWell6 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistOasis Dental Care LTD1.1 miPolice stationLeicestershire Constabulary2.1 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Thurnbyunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi19 schools11 primary, 4 secondary, 3 special, 1 otherPrimaryThurnby, St Luke's Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 203 pupilsunder a milePrimaryFernvale Primary Schoolages 4-11, 331 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryThe City of Leicester Collegeages 11-19, 1,499 pupils1.1 miCollegeWQE and Regent College Group3.7 miUniversityUniversity of Leicester3.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA19 miRailway stationLeicester3.7 miBus stationCharles StreetLeicester4.0 miBus stops40 within a mileEV chargingInstaVolt Charging StationLeicester1.8 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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