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A village in Leicestershire, East Midlands, home to 915 people.
There are no grades for Billesdon: with fewer than 1,000 residents, they wouldn’t be fair. The figures on this page are still real. Walking, cycling and public transport carry 7% of commuters. 42 buildings are listed here, 0 at Grade I.
The 3 things Billesdon does most differently from other towns.
Historic England lists them inside Billesdon’s built-up area, along with 1 scheduled monument.
39% 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 Billesdon.
15% are under 15, below Leicestershire’s towns (18%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. Those 65 and older account for 28% of residents. Ages in Billesdon split evenly at 50.6: half are older, half younger. People aged 15 to 24 make up nearly a tenth of the town.
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Billesdon | Leicestershire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 18% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 8.1% | 14% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 25% | 25% |
| 65+ | 28% | 17% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.8% | 5.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 14% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 43% | 30% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Leicestershire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Below is its only school. At the one primary school within 3 km, 63% of pupils reach the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). Its one primary school teaches 88 pupils.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Billesdon Church of England Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 88 | B− |
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 38% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Household income came to £69K a year before tax, higher than both Leicestershire’s towns (£56K) and England’s towns (£55K). The census counted 38% of workers working mainly from home. Of the commuters living in Billesdon, 3% work in the town itself. There are 0.5 jobs in Billesdon for each resident in work.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Owners make up 71% of households, above Leicestershire’s towns (65%) and England’s towns (61%) alike. Social housing holds just over one in ten households. Private rents average £973 a month across the Harborough council area.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £592,500 | 23 |
| Semi-detached | £301,500 | 19 |
| Terraced | £271,250 | 6 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
The 12 months to August 2026 brought 28 recorded crimes inside Billesdon’s built-up area, and 4 reports of anti-social behaviour. Violence and sexual offences accounted for 64% of recorded crime. Anti-social behaviour, shown but not graded, came to 2.9 reports per 1,000, below both Leicestershire’s towns (6.9) and England’s towns (7.8).
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.
3.7% of residents described their health as bad or very bad, lower than both Leicestershire’s towns (4.7%) and England’s towns (5.2%). A disability affects 15% of people in Billesdon. One GP practice serves the town; 77% of patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey. The nearest A&E to Billesdon is Leicester Royal Infirmary, 8.2 miles away.
| Census 2021 | Billesdon | Leicestershire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 86% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.7% | 4.7% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 15% | 16% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Read these answers with age in mind: they aren’t adjusted, so younger places do better. The Health Grade uses age-adjusted measures, life expectancy and early deaths among them.
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. Conservation areas cover 45% of Billesdon’s land, higher than both Leicestershire’s towns (6%) and England’s towns (7%). Nearly two in five homes were built before 1919.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
3 notable people were born in Billesdon.
Walter Carey: Unknown photographer, Public domain
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billesdon | 915 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Houghton on the Hill | 1,738 | 2.5 | — | A− | B | A |
| Great Glen | 4,062 | 4.7 | A+ | A | B+ | A |
| Oadby | 24,039 | 5.8 | A− | C | B− | A− |
| Kibworth Beauchamp and Kibworth Harcourt | 7,329 | 6.1 | A+ | A | A− | A− |
| Fleckney | 4,926 | 7.3 | A | A+ | B− | A− |
| Thurmaston | 9,509 | 7.5 | B− | A− | C− | C |
| Queniborough | 3,087 | 7.6 | A | B | A− | A |
Houghton on the Hill has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 18.8 times the typical UK town for its size. It also has 1 scheduled monument.
Homes cost more than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £345,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: terraced houses £271,250, semi-detached houses £301,500 and detached houses £592,500.
Village in Leicestershire, England
Billesdon is a built-up area of 915 people, in the Harborough 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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