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County or areaLeicestershire
Postcode districtLE16
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 50 min4:40 am – 9:30 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 40 min8:11 am – 3:51 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People12,174 residentsin the Market Harborough West, Great Bowden & Lubenham census areaMedian age 45.54,887 households83% of homes owner-occupied45% owned outright4% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.0% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 5,916 in work, 25% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 17%, education 13%, health and social work 12%Getting to work: 40% work from home, 50% go by car, 1% take public transport, 9% walk or cycle44% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages42% of adults hold a degree or higher12% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C696 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October52 days of air frost, 15 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: 6 to 16°CMJune: 9 to 19°CJJuly: 11 to 22°CJAugust: 11 to 22°CASeptember: 9 to 19°CSOctober: 6 to 14°CONovember: 3 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 landmarksMarket Harborough Memorial Gardenshistoric site · 1.2 miLubenham Hill Lakelake · 2.0 miBraybrooke Castlecastle · 3.5 miClack Hillhill · 1.4 miGallow Hillhill · 1.6 miMarston Trussell Hallhistoric site · 4.3 miThe Lakelake · 3.8 miDingley Warrenwoodland · 1.5 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesThe Greenpark · under a mileWelland Parkpark · 1.3 mi · 10 haSymingtons Recreation Groundplaying field · under a mile · 3 haStevens St Allotmentsallotments · 1.2 mi · 3 haBurford Greenplaying field · 1.6 mi · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes63 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197012 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 28 Oct 200124 mi away, Melton Mowbray, LeicsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202535 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 6.9 · PM2.5 6.8 · PM10 11 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)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)6,089 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation84 m276 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 71 to 126 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSt Lukes Hospital Wards1.1 miGP surgerySt Luke's Branch Surgery5 surgeries within 2 miles1.1 miPharmacyBoots6 pharmacies within 2 miles1.1 miDentistThe Dental Practice (94 St Mary's Road)1.0 miPolice stationLeicestershire PoliceMarket Harborough1.1 miCash machinePost OfficeMarket Harboroughunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi12 schools8 primary, 2 secondary, 1 independent, 1 specialPrimaryGreat Bowden Academy, A Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 137 pupilsright herePrimaryRidgeway Primary Academyages 3-11, 234 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryThe Robert Smyth Academyages 11-19, 1,349 pupilsunder a mileCollegeWQE and Regent College Group12.7 miUniversityUniversity of Leicester12.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA29 miRailway stationMarket Harboroughunder a mileBus stationCharles StreetLeicester14 miBus stops55 within a mileCar parkSt Marys Road East Car ParkMarket Harborough1.0 miEV chargingOsprey Charging StationMarket Harboroughunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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