Castle Donington

22°COvercast

• Today: 22° / 14° · 40% rain
• Tomorrow: 24° / 15° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:34Sunset 19:28

12h 54m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

22US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Leicester University, United Kingdom

47 reported · July 2026▼ 22% YoY

• Anti-social behaviour16
• Violence & sexual offences12
• Criminal damage & arson7
• Public order7

1 stop & searches · mostly offensive weapons

Neighbourhood team: Valley · Leicestershire

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

120 reported road collisions (2024)

49 killed or seriously injured · 152 casualties · 11.5 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

103 food businesses within 2 miles

• 89 rated 4–5 ★ (83 top)
• 5 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: East Midlands Parkway (6.0 km)
• 24 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£282,239 average▲ 6.5% YoY

Across North West Leicestershire · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£910 average monthly rent▲ 9.7% YoY

• 1 bed £631
• 2 bed £816
• 3 bed £987

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

8.1× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 8.1 times median annual pay (7.9× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

• Cheapest petrol: 152.9p · Esso (10.4 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 181.7p · Asda (8.3 km)

14 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

20 charging locations within ~8 km

• 8 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 560 kW
• Nearest: Clapgun Street Car Park (0.6 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres1
• Gyms1
• Sports pitches13
• Playgrounds11

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

104,704 residents in North West Leicestershire · 375/km²

• Under 16: 18%
• 16–64: 62%
• 65+: 20%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Less deprived than the average in England

Ranked 216 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

3% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

£2,418 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band B (30% of 49,150)

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

55 schools · 14,327 pupils

46 primary · 6 secondary · 3 other

Ofsted: 22 of 24 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (92%)

53inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · North West Leicestershire

633 CQC-registered services

• Care homes163
• GP practices107
• Dentists135
• Homecare agencies172
• Hospitals & hospices14

CQC ratings: 89% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 6 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Leicestershire

• Not in the Green Belt
• 73 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

134 applications decided

94% granted · 126 granted, 8 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Amanda Hack

Labour

North West Leicestershire

Source: UK Parliament

Conservative / Liberal Democrat / Independent coalition

• Lab 17
• Con 11
• LD 5
• Ref 1
• Oth 3

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

• Schools5
• GPs & clinics1
• Pharmacies1
• Supermarkets2
• Parks & greens10
• Restaurants & cafés14

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

5,130 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

69 jobs advertised · £30,776 avg

e.g. Scenic Production Assistant, Learning Support Assistant, Online Latin and Greek Tutoring Job in Castle Donington – Flexible Schedule

Source: Adzuna

£756 median full-time weekly pay

2% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£23,194 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

45% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 54,300 certificates

10.8% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

37% low-carbon electricity

Gas 60% · Biomass 20% · Solar 15% · Imports 3%

262 gCO₂/kWh · very high intensity

Latest estimate for East Midlands · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 83.4 yrs women · 80.4 yrs men

63% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• Life satisfaction7.1
• Feeling worthwhile7.5
• Happiness yesterday7.0
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)4.3

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in North West Leicestershire:

• Stop megasheds being built & operated 24/7 close to homes and communities 1,163 local signatures · 10,809 nationwide
• Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills505 local signatures · 110,383 nationwide
• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership463 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office433 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
• Do not ban social media for under 16s326 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

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  Castle Donington Methodist Church · 0.4 km

  Castle Donington Methodist Church is a Grade II listed Methodist church in Castle Donington, Leicestershire, England.

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  Monsters of Rock · 0.6 km

  Monsters of Rock was a hard rock and heavy metal music festival. It was originally held annually in Castle Donington, England, from 1980 to 1996, taking place every year except 1989 and 1993. It later branched into ot…

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  Castle Donington · 0.6 km

  Castle Donington is a market village and civil parish in Leicestershire, England, on the edge of the National Forest and close to East Midlands Airport.

• Donington Castle · 0.6 km

  Donington Castle was in the village of Castle Donington in Leicestershire, England to the north of East Midlands Airport.

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  East Midlands Airport · 1.2 km

  East Midlands Airport is an international airport in Castle Donington, Leicestershire, England. The airport is situated between Loughborough, Derby and Nottingham ; Leicester is 20 miles (32 km) to the south and Linco…

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  Castle Donington Power Station · 1.2 km

  Castle Donington Power Station was a coal-fired power station situated on the River Trent near Castle Donington, Leicestershire, 5 miles (8.0 km) south-east of Derby. Construction began in 1951, and the station opened…

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