Home › UK › Leicestershire England · County Find your town in Leicestershire Leicestershire has 50 towns of 2,500 or more and 89 villages and smaller places. Towns are graded against towns across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland on cost of living, safety, schools, health and more.
50 graded towns
17 grade A− or better
89 villages and smaller places
Leicester largest · 406,612
How Leicestershire compares: its report card → Leicestershire at a glance What Leicestershire is like The typical Leicestershire town grades highest on cost of living and jobs & income against towns across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, and lowest on walkability. Choose a subject to find the towns that do best on it.
The typical town, subject by subject The median Leicestershire town against UK towns · the line marks the typical UK town
Cost of living A− ahead of 78% Jobs & income B ahead of 64% Hazard risk B ahead of 58% Schools B− ahead of 50% Health B− ahead of 50% Safety C+ ahead of 40% Outdoors C+ ahead of 37% Walkability C+ ahead of 35% The finder
Find a town that’s… 50 towns · ordered by Leicestershire rank
#1 in Leicestershire A+ Town · 4,062 people · #51 of 2,138 nationally
Strongest A+ SchoolsA Cost of livingLowest D Walkability
#2 in Leicestershire A+ Town · 7,329 people · #103 of 2,138 nationally
Strongest A Cost of livingA− HealthLowest C Hazard risk
#3 in Leicestershire A Large town · 24,162 people · #108 of 2,138 nationally
Strongest A Cost of livingA WalkabilityLowest C+ Safety
#4 in Leicestershire A Town · 3,046 people · #236 of 2,138 nationally
Strongest A Cost of livingA− HealthLowest D Hazard risk
#5 in Leicestershire A Town · 6,559 people · #260 of 2,138 nationally
Strongest A Jobs & incomeA− HealthLowest C Walkability
#6 in Leicestershire A Town · 14,317 people · #265 of 2,138 nationally
Strongest A Jobs & incomeA Hazard riskLowest B− Walkability
#7 in Leicestershire A Town · 4,761 people · #267 of 2,138 nationally
Strongest A Hazard riskA− Cost of livingLowest C− Walkability
#8 in Leicestershire A Town · 9,649 people · #275 of 2,138 nationally
Strongest A+ Cost of livingA Jobs & incomeLowest C− Walkability
#9 in Leicestershire A Town · 4,926 people · #286 of 2,138 nationally
Strongest A+ Cost of livingA− HealthLowest C+ Walkability
#10 in Leicestershire A Town · 3,087 people · #294 of 2,138 nationally
Strongest A Jobs & incomeA HealthLowest C− Walkability
#11 in Leicestershire A Town · 2,893 people · #312 of 2,138 nationally
Strongest A− HealthA− Jobs & incomeLowest C− Walkability
#12 in Leicestershire A− Town · 4,293 people · #355 of 2,138 nationally
Strongest A Jobs & incomeA− Cost of livingLowest C− Hazard risk
#13 in Leicestershire A− Large town · 24,039 people · #361 of 2,138 nationally
Strongest A+ SchoolsA− HealthLowest C Cost of living
#14 in Leicestershire A− Town · 7,344 people · #393 of 2,138 nationally
Strongest A− SchoolsA− Jobs & incomeLowest C+ Hazard risk
#15 in Leicestershire A− Town · 10,519 people · #451 of 2,138 nationally
Strongest A+ Cost of livingB+ Jobs & incomeLowest C+ Schools
#16 in Leicestershire A− Town · 2,563 people · #475 of 2,138 nationally
Strongest A Hazard riskA− Cost of livingLowest D Walkability
#17 in Leicestershire A− Town · 12,879 people · #522 of 2,138 nationally
Strongest A− Cost of livingA− Jobs & incomeLowest C Walkability
#18 in Leicestershire B+ Town · 7,674 people · #551 of 2,138 nationally
Strongest A HealthA Hazard riskLowest D Schools
#19 in Leicestershire B+ Town · 7,043 people · #554 of 2,138 nationally
Strongest A− Cost of livingB Jobs & incomeLowest C+ Safety
#20 in Leicestershire B+ Town · 5,576 people · #577 of 2,138 nationally
Strongest A HealthA− Jobs & incomeLowest D− Hazard risk
#21 in Leicestershire B+ Town · 13,178 people · #602 of 2,138 nationally
Strongest A− Jobs & incomeB+ Cost of livingLowest C Safety
#22 in Leicestershire B+ Town · 13,847 people · #626 of 2,138 nationally
Strongest A Jobs & incomeB SchoolsLowest C− Walkability
#23 in Leicestershire B+ Town · 14,873 people · #628 of 2,138 nationally
Strongest A Cost of livingA− SchoolsLowest C− Safety
#24 in Leicestershire B+ Town · 2,761 people · #630 of 2,138 nationally
Strongest A Cost of livingA Hazard riskLowest C− Walkability
#25 in Leicestershire B+ Town · 3,518 people · #659 of 2,138 nationally
Strongest B+ HealthB+ Jobs & incomeLowest D Walkability
#26 in Leicestershire B+ Town · 4,262 people · #683 of 2,138 nationally
Strongest A− Cost of livingB+ SchoolsLowest C Safety
#27 in Leicestershire B+ Town · 6,823 people · #689 of 2,138 nationally
Strongest A− Jobs & incomeA− Cost of livingLowest C Walkability
#28 in Leicestershire B+ Large town · 50,729 people · #691 of 2,138 nationally
Strongest A− Cost of livingB+ Hazard riskLowest C Safety
#29 in Leicestershire B+ Town · 15,121 people · #708 of 2,138 nationally
Strongest A− Jobs & incomeB+ Cost of livingLowest C Safety
#30 in Leicestershire B Large town · 64,850 people · #741 of 2,138 nationally
Strongest A WalkabilityA Cost of livingLowest D Hazard risk
#31 in Leicestershire B Town · 4,090 people · #922 of 2,138 nationally
Strongest A Hazard riskB+ Cost of livingLowest D Walkability
#32 in Leicestershire B Town · 3,198 people · #944 of 2,138 nationally
Strongest A Cost of livingB Hazard riskLowest D Walkability
#33 in Leicestershire B Town · 3,817 people · #948 of 2,138 nationally
Strongest B+ Hazard riskB Jobs & incomeLowest C Walkability
#34 in Leicestershire B− Town · 13,628 people · #963 of 2,138 nationally
Strongest A− Cost of livingB Jobs & incomeLowest D− Hazard risk
#35 in Leicestershire B− Town · 14,072 people · #1,015 of 2,138 nationally
Strongest B+ Cost of livingB+ Jobs & incomeLowest D Schools
#36 in Leicestershire B− Town · 8,954 people · #1,023 of 2,138 nationally
Strongest A Cost of livingB− WalkabilityLowest C− Hazard risk
#37 in Leicestershire B− Town · 2,971 people · #1,032 of 2,138 nationally
Strongest A Hazard riskA− Cost of livingLowest D Walkability
#38 in Leicestershire B− Town · 4,630 people · #1,046 of 2,138 nationally
Strongest B+ Cost of livingB+ Jobs & incomeLowest D Schools
#39 in Leicestershire B− Town · 9,149 people · #1,063 of 2,138 nationally
Strongest A Cost of livingA Hazard riskLowest C− Health
#40 in Leicestershire B− Town · 3,097 people · #1,075 of 2,138 nationally
Strongest A Hazard riskB+ Cost of livingLowest C− Walkability
#41 in Leicestershire B− Town · 9,509 people · #1,097 of 2,138 nationally
Strongest A− Cost of livingB+ WalkabilityLowest C− Safety
#42 in Leicestershire B− Town · 3,266 people · #1,117 of 2,138 nationally
Strongest A Hazard riskB Cost of livingLowest D Walkability
#43 in Leicestershire B− Large town · 27,451 people · #1,122 of 2,138 nationally
Strongest A Cost of livingA− WalkabilityLowest C− Schools
#44 in Leicestershire C+ Town · 6,806 people · #1,233 of 2,138 nationally
Strongest A Cost of livingB Hazard riskLowest D Schools
#45 in Leicestershire C+ Town · 5,373 people · #1,268 of 2,138 nationally
Strongest A Cost of livingB+ Hazard riskLowest D Schools
#46 in Leicestershire C+ Town · 10,455 people · #1,321 of 2,138 nationally
Strongest A Cost of livingC+ Jobs & incomeLowest D Schools
#47 in Leicestershire C Large town · 34,728 people · #1,420 of 2,138 nationally
Strongest B+ WalkabilityB Hazard riskLowest C− Schools
#48 in Leicestershire C Town · 10,885 people · #1,456 of 2,138 nationally
Strongest A− Cost of livingB+ Hazard riskLowest D Schools
#49 in Leicestershire C− Large town · 21,975 people · #1,661 of 2,138 nationally
Strongest A Cost of livingB WalkabilityLowest D Schools
#50 in Leicestershire D City · 406,612 people · #2,025 of 2,138 nationally
Strongest A WalkabilityB− SchoolsLowest D− Cost of living
Show all 50 towns Dots: each town’s overall grade, sized by population. Labels: the top five.
Villages and small towns 89 smaller places in Leicestershire Places of 1,000 to 2,500 people have subject grades on their pages, but no overall grade or rank. The search at the top finds these too.
Hathern2,351 Huncote2,168 Market Bosworth2,104 Stoke Golding2,004 Littlethorpe1,918 Ravenstone1,882 Bagworth1,869 Croft1,748 Houghton on the Hill1,738 Thurcaston1,649 Woodhouse Eaves1,618 Great Bowden1,510 Wymeswold1,364 Appleby Magna1,301 Burton on the Wolds1,260 Gilmorton1,239 Husbands Bosworth1,218 Donisthorpe1,204 Rearsby1,181 Ullesthorpe1,162 Long Whatton1,157 Cropston1,120 Blackfordby1,071 Heather1,068 Sharnford1,066 Waltham on the Wolds1,034 Thornton1,030 62 places under 1,000 people Photos: 0: Mat Fascione · CC BY-SA 2.0 · 1: Bikeboy · CC BY-SA 2.0 · 2: Neil Theasby · CC BY-SA 2.0 · 3: Nigel Thompson · CC BY-SA 2.0 · 4: Kev747 at en.wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · 5: David Martin · CC BY-SA 2.0 · 6: Edmundbolingbroke1958 · Public domain · 7: Ewen Roberts from San Diego, United States. Uploaded by Victuallers · CC BY 2.0 · 8: Tim Heaton · CC BY-SA 2.0 · 9: Russ Hamer · CC BY-SA 3.0 · 10: Jonathan Thacker · CC BY-SA 2.0 · 11: TCExplorer · CC BY-SA 2.0 · 13: Alan Murray-Rust · CC BY-SA 2.0 · 14: David Howard · CC BY-SA 2.0 · 16: Richard Law · CC BY-SA 2.0 · 18: Gammock · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 20: Chemical Engineer · CC BY-SA 3.0 · 22: Jonathan Clitheroe · CC BY-SA 2.0 · 23: Kev747 at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · 28: Andrew Abbott · CC BY-SA 2.0 · 30: Poliphilo · CC0 · 31: MaltaGC at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · 34: Chemical Engineer · CC0 · 36: Richard Vince · CC BY-SA 2.0 · 37: Motacilla · CC BY-SA 3.0 · 39: John Salmon · CC BY-SA 2.0 · 40: Ian Calderwood · CC BY-SA 2.0 · 42: Colin Park · CC BY-SA 2.0 · 43: Mark Anderson · CC BY-SA 2.0
Sources: TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only · ONS Census 2021, output areas summed to the ONS 2022 built-up area. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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