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The town has 2,761 residents and lies in Leicestershire, East Midlands. 23% of residents are 65 or over.
Asfordby’s strongest is cost of living (A): homes sell for a median £239,950, about 4.4 times local household income. Taken together, its subjects give Asfordby a B+ overall, better than 70% of UK towns. That places it #24 of 50 in Leicestershire. Pupils here do better than most (B+): primary results beat just over four in five towns in England; secondary results beat 44% of towns in England. Most journeys need a car (C−): 9% of commuters get to work on foot, by bike or by public transport.
Figures: prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · commuting, Census 2021.
The 3 things Asfordby does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Asfordby is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 13 buildings inside Asfordby’s built-up area, 1 of them Grade I.
17% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Asfordby.
Owners make up 70% of households. Private rents average £806 a month across the Melton council area. The median sale, £239,950, comes from 165 standard sales inside Asfordby’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £310,000 | 58 |
| Semi-detached | £227,000 | 75 |
| Terraced | £199,975 | 32 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Attainment 8 at the one secondary school within 3 km averages 43.4, and 46% of pupils get grade 5 or above in English and maths. There is one school here; it is shown below. 68% of pupils at the 3 primary schools within 3 km met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average).
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Captains Close Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 189 | C+ |
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 23% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Of the commuters living in Asfordby, 3% work in the town itself. Short trips to work, under 5 km: 29%, lower than both Leicestershire’s towns (46%) and England’s towns (45%). 3.6% of 16 to 64s claimed unemployment benefits in 2026.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Children under 15 make up 17%, lower than Leicestershire’s towns (18%) and near England’s towns (18%). People 65 and over make up 23% of the town. Ages in Asfordby split evenly at 46.3: half are older, half younger. Among adults, 25% have a degree.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Asfordby | Leicestershire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 18% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 8.6% | 14% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 25% | 25% |
| 65+ | 23% | 17% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 21% | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 7% | 5.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 18% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 25% | 30% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Leicestershire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
A year of reports to August 2026 adds up to 122 offences in Asfordby and 27 cases of nuisance behaviour. Violence and sexual offences accounted for nearly half of recorded crime. Violent crime ran at 25 per 1,000 residents a year, above Leicestershire’s towns (21.5) and England’s towns (22) alike.
Not gradedAnti-social behaviour, shoplifting and other theft are shown but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence and crimes against homes and vehicles per resident.
data.police.uk street-level crime · points inside the ONS built-up-area boundary · OGL · The police category of violence and sexual offences includes harassment and stalking.
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Grade II* covers 2 of them, Grade I 1. Asfordby’s listed buildings include the Church of All Saints, Grade I. Conservation areas cover 17% of the town’s land, above Leicestershire’s towns (6%) and England’s towns (7%) alike.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
There is no GP practice in Asfordby: the nearest is 3 miles off. The nearest A&E to Asfordby is Leicester Royal Infirmary, 12.2 miles away. A disability affects 18% of people here.
| Census 2021 | Asfordby | Leicestershire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 81% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 4.3% | 4.7% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 18% | 16% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · These answers aren’t adjusted for age, so young towns look healthier; the Health Grade uses age-adjusted measures, including life expectancy and early deaths.
13 listed buildings in Asfordby, 1 of them Grade I.
The Old Rectory: Photo: Alan Murray-Rust · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Geograph · The Blue Bell Public House: Photo: Alan Murray-Rust · CC BY-SA 2.0 · The Elms at Asfordby Service Station: Photo: Alan Murray-Rust · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Villlage Cross: Photo: Alan Murray-Rust · CC BY-SA 2.0
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asfordby | 2,761 | — | B+ | A | C+ | B− |
| Melton Mowbray | 27,451 | 2.9 | B− | A | C− | C+ |
| Rearsby | 1,181 | 4.5 | — | C+ | A | A |
| East Goscote | 2,893 | 5.3 | A | A− | A− | A− |
| Queniborough | 3,087 | 5.8 | A | B | A− | A |
| Sileby | 8,954 | 6.6 | B− | A | C | C+ |
| Syston | 13,628 | 6.9 | B− | A− | C | C+ |
| Wymeswold | 1,364 | 7 | — | C+ | B− | A |
Rearsby and Wymeswold have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Against all UK towns, it grades C+.
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Town in Leicestershire, England
Asfordby is a built-up area of 2,761 people, in the Melton council area. TownRatings uses ONS’s 2022 built-up areas as towns: the physical town, as people mean the word, rather than a council district, so its figures cover the town itself.
Built from ONS geography and Census 2021
Sources: ONS Census 2021, output areas summed to the ONS 2022 built-up area · HM Land Registry Price Paid (standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026) · ONS Price Index of Private Rents (August 2026, by council) · MHCLG and Welsh Government council tax, Band D 2026–27 (with parish precepts in England) · data.police.uk street-level crime, 36 months to August 2026, points inside the built-up-area boundary · ONS small-area life expectancy and healthy life expectancy, 2019 to 2023 (England and Wales), OHID Fingertips small-area indicators (England) and Census 2021 health, adjusted for age · ONS small-area income estimates (financial year ending 2023) · DWP claimant count via Nomis (January to August 2026) · Historic England, National Heritage List for England (listed buildings, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, battlefields, World Heritage Sites), October 2026, inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary · Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties by build period (31 March 2025) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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