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County or areaLeicestershire
Postcode districtLE6
Telephone code01870
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 52 min4:40 am – 9:32 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 38 min8:14 am – 3:51 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People5,324 residentsin the Groby East census areaMedian age 45.72,242 households83% of homes owner-occupied45% owned outright5% social rented, 11% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.0% unemployment rate63% of adults are economically active, 2,664 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 16%, health and social work 15%, education 13%Getting to work: 30% work from home, 62% go by car, 2% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle67% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages32% of adults hold a degree or higher16% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 97%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C736 mm of rain a year, 17 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October46 days of air frost, 14 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 7°CJFebruary: 1 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 10°CMApril: 4 to 13°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 20°CJJuly: 12 to 22°CJAugust: 12 to 21°CASeptember: 10 to 18°CSOctober: 7 to 14°CONovember: 4 to 10°CNDecember: 2 to 7°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksGroby Old Hallhistoric site · under a mileGroby Poollake · under a mileCastle Hillhill · under a mileGroby Quarrieswater · under a mileStoneywellhistoric site · 3.2 miBlood's Hillhill · 1.6 miThe Poollake · 3.5 miMartinshaw Woodwoodland · under a mileSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesSheet Hedges Woodpark · under a mile · 30 haBradgate Parkpark · 1.4 mi · 503 haSheet Hedges Country Parkpark · under a mileGlenfield Sports Groundplaying field · 1.4 mi · 5 haEllis Parkplaying field · 1.4 mi · 3 haRatby Sports Clubsports ground · 1.2 mi · 7 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes109 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197013 of magnitude 3+, 3 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 Sep 200240 mi away, Dudley, W MidlandsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202549 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 9.9 · PM2.5 7.3 · PM10 13 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband97% 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)2,312 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation104 m341 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 47 to 121 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalGlenfield Hospital2.1 miGP surgeryGroby Surgery9 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyWell7 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDental Surgery1.3 miPolice stationLeicestershire Police - New Parks Police Station2.4 miCash machineCBM Designs2 within half a mileunder a mileSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi9 schools8 primary, 1 secondaryPrimaryElizabeth Woodville Primary Schoolages 4-11, 208 pupilsunder a milePrimaryMartinshaw Primary Schoolages 3-11, 197 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryBrookvale Groby Learning Campusages 11-19, 1,476 pupilsunder a mileCollegeLeicester College4.8 miUniversityDe Montfort University4.3 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA13 miRailway stationLeicester4.8 miBus stationSt Margaret's Bus StationLeicester4.3 miBus stops59 within a mileEV chargingOsprey Charging StationLeicester2.7 miSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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