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County or areaLeicestershire
Postcode districtNG13
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 55 min4:37 am – 9:32 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 35 min8:13 am – 3:49 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People9,720 residentsin the Bottesford, Harby & Croxton Kerrial census areaMedian age 51.24,208 households75% of homes owner-occupied44% owned outright8% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.0% unemployment rate59% of adults are economically active, 4,695 in work, 30% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 14%, health and social work 11%, education 11%Getting to work: 40% work from home, 52% go by car, 6% walk or cycle31% 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 22°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C634 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month July44 days of air frost, 14 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 7°CJFebruary: 1 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 11°CMApril: 4 to 13°CAMay: 7 to 17°CMJune: 10 to 20°CJJuly: 12 to 22°CJAugust: 12 to 22°CASeptember: 10 to 19°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 landmarksVale of Belvoirvalley · 1.6 miBelvoir Upper Lakelake · 4.0 miBelvoir Lower Lakelake · 4.0 miPlungar Woodwoodland · 1.6 miBlackberry Hillhill · 3.1 miToston Hillhill · 3.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesVillage Greenpark · 3.5 miBingham Linear Parkpark · 4.0 mi · 10 haBottesford Friendly Gardenpark · 4.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes97 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197011 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 5.0 on 27 Feb 200841 mi away, Market Rasen, LincsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 17 Dec 202414 mi away, Gotham, NottinghamshireSource: 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 4.6 · PM2.5 6.3 · 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
Broadband56% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband95% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.9% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)4,513 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation52 m171 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 29 to 66 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalMelton Mowbray Hospital9.2 miGP surgeryThe Welby Practice3.8 miPharmacyWell3.8 miDentistTime For Teeth Hmp Whatton4.0 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 primaryPrimaryStathern Primary Schoolages 4-11, 98 pupils2.0 miSecondaryThe Priory Belvoir Academyages 11-16, 672 pupils3.5 miCollegeGrantham College9.5 miUniversityThe Nottingham Trent University12.8 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA20 miRailway stationElton & Orston3.7 miBus stationBus StationGrantham9.2 miBus stops6 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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