Local servicesHospitalLeicester Royal Infirmary5.0 miGP surgeryThe Limes Medical Centre5 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyVillage Pharmacy6 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistNarborough Dental Surgeryunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi13 schools10 primary, 1 secondary, 1 independent, 1 specialPrimaryRed Hill Field Primary Schoolages 3-11, 235 pupilsunder a milePrimaryGreystoke Primary Schoolages 3-11, 351 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryBrockington Collegeages 11-16, 1,165 pupils1.1 miCollegeLeicester College4.8 miUniversityUniversity of Leicester5.1 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA19 miRailway stationNarboroughunder a mileBus stationCharles StreetLeicester5.6 miBus stops52 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LE9 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 51 min4:41 am – 9:32 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 39 min8:13 am – 3:52 pm
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People7,429 residentsin the Cosby, Croft & Elmesthorpe census areaMedian age 45.33,134 households76% of homes owner-occupied42% owned outright11% social rented, 10% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.4% unemployment rate62% of adults are economically active, 3,597 in work, 28% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 17%, health and social work 13%, construction 12%Getting to work: 29% work from home, 65% go by car, 1% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle55% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages29% of adults hold a degree or higher17% have no qualifications, 8% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C662 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month July49 days of air frost, 14 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Parks and green spacesOliver Parkpark · 1.7 mi · 2 haBouskell Parkpark · 2.1 mi · 5 haThe Greenpark · 2.2 miVictory Parkplaying field · 1.4 mi · 5 haHuncote Allotmentsallotments · 1.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes76 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 202543 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 7.2 · 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
Broadband85% 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)3,194 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation69 m226 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 62 to 100 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
