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County or areaLeicestershire
Postcode districtLE14
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 52 min4:38 am – 9:31 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 37 min8:12 am – 3:50 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People6,871 residentsin the Waltham, Wymondham & Great Dalby census areaMedian age 52.82,946 households71% of homes owner-occupied43% owned outright7% social rented, 21% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting2.9% unemployment rate60% of adults are economically active, 3,415 in work, 30% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 11%, education 10%Getting to work: 39% work from home, 55% go by car, 5% walk or cycle41% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages39% of adults hold a degree or higher14% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 99%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C676 mm of rain a year, 17 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October58 days of air frost, 11 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 7°CJFebruary: 1 to 7°CFMarch: 2 to 10°CMApril: 3 to 13°CAMay: 6 to 16°CMJune: 9 to 19°CJJuly: 11 to 21°CJAugust: 11 to 21°CASeptember: 9 to 18°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 landmarksThe Lakelake · 1.7 miBurrough Hillhill · 1.5 miLeesthorpe Hillhill · 1.8 miRise Hill Spinneyswoodland · 1.6 miRanksborough Gorsewoodland · 2.4 miThe Reservoirreservoir · 4.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesBurrough Hill Country Parkpark · 1.4 mi · 34 haThe Greenpark · 3.3 miVillage Greenpark · 4.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes80 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197010 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 28 Oct 200110 mi away, Melton Mowbray, LeicsMost 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 4.5 · PM2.5 6.2 · 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
Broadband63% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband88% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)3.0% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,206 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation174 m571 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 139 to 201 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalRutland Hospital4.5 miGP surgerySomerby Surgeryunder a milePharmacyBoots4.5 miDentistWest Road Dental Practice4.6 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 primary, 1 specialPrimarySomerby Primary Schoolages 5-11, 42 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryCatmose Collegeages 11-16, 1,153 pupils4.4 miCollegeWQE and Regent College Group13.0 miUniversityUniversity of Leicester13.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA23 miRailway stationOakham4.6 miBus stationCharles StreetLeicester13 miBus stops11 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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