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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 53 min4:39 am – 9:32 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 37 min8:14 am – 3:51 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,358 residentsin the Barrow upon Soar census areaMedian age 44.53,222 households77% of homes owner-occupied41% owned outright9% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.3% unemployment rate63% of adults are economically active, 3,658 in work, 27% retiredMain industries: education 16%, retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 14%Getting to work: 35% work from home, 57% go by car, 2% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle54% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages37% of adults hold a degree or higher14% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%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, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October47 days of air frost, 15 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 7°CJFebruary: 1 to 8°CFMarch: 2 to 11°CMApril: 4 to 14°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 9 to 20°CJJuly: 11 to 22°CJAugust: 11 to 22°CASeptember: 9 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 landmarksCastle Hill War Memorialcastle · under a mileMountsorrel Monumenthistoric site · under a mileBarrow upon Soar (parish)historic site · under a mileSoar Valleyvalley · under a mileBroad Hillhill · under a mileHawcliff Hillhill · 1.0 miCharnwood Waterlake · 2.6 miSwithland Reservoirreservoir · 1.9 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesThe Greenpark · under a mileBarrow upon Soar Millennium Parkpark · 1.0 mi · 2 haKing George's Fieldplaying field · 1.0 mi · 2 haSileby Memorial Parkplaying field · 1.5 mi · 5 haTown Greenpark · 2.4 miGlebe Allotment Gardensallotments · 1.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes108 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197013 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 17 Dec 20248 mi away, Gotham, NottinghamshireSource: 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 11 · PM2.5 7.5 · 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
Broadband11% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)3,368 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation42 m138 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 39 to 75 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalLoughborough Hospital4.2 miGP surgeryBarrow Health Centre8 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyBoots5 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistQuorn Dental Limited1.2 miPolice stationLoughborough Police Station3.4 miCash machineThe Cooperative Food Barrow Upon Soar, Barrow-On-Soarunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi9 schools5 primary, 2 secondary, 2 specialPrimaryBarrow Hall Orchard Church of England Primary Schoolages 5-11, 571 pupilsunder a milePrimaryChrist Church & Saint Peter's Cofe Primary Schoolages 4-11, 385 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryHumphrey Perkins Schoolages 11-16, 863 pupils1.2 miCollegeLoughborough College3.8 miUniversityLoughborough University4.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA10 miRailway stationBarrow upon SoarBarrow-upon-Soarunder a mileBus stationSt Margaret's Bus StationLeicester6.9 miBus stops48 within a mileCar parkStation Road Car Park1.2 miEV chargingbp PulseSileby1.4 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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