Local servicesHospitalRutland Hospital4.7 miGP surgeryThe Uppingham Surgery4 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyAshdale Pharmacy2 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistRutland Dental Careunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools2 primary, 1 secondary, 1 independentPrimaryUppingham Church of England Primary Schoolages 4-11, 98 pupilsunder a mileIndependentUppingham Schoolages 11-18, 819 pupils1.0 miSecondaryUppingham Community Collegeages 11-16, 919 pupils1.6 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportEast Midlands Airport EMA30 miRailway stationOakham4.8 miBus stationBus StationStamford11 miBus stops13 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LE15 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 51 min4:39 am – 9:30 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 38 min8:11 am – 3:50 pm
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People8,471 residentsin the Uppingham, Lyddington & Braunston census areaMedian age 50.43,564 households71% of homes owner-occupied45% owned outright12% social rented, 16% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting4.0% unemployment rate55% of adults are economically active, 3,719 in work, 29% retiredMain industries: education 16%, retail and wholesale 15%, health and social work 11%Getting to work: 36% work from home, 52% go by car, 11% walk or cycle47% 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, 5% 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°C730 mm of rain a year, 18 days with 10 mm or morewettest month October56 days of air frost, 11 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 spacesUppingham School Sports Centresports ground · under a mile · 7 haRutland Waterpark · 3.3 mi · 1,695 haThe Greenpark · 2.7 miVillage Greenpark · 3.8 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes75 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197011 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 28 Oct 200117 mi away, Melton Mowbray, LeicsMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 18 Aug 202544 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 4.6 · PM2.5 6.4 · 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
Broadband76% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband98% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0.3% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,730 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation123 m404 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 97 to 161 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
