Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 3,046 in Leicestershire, East Midlands. Private rents average £806 a month.
Some subjects shine; others lag. Homes are affordable (A): homes sell for a median £275,000, about 5.1 times local household income. Natural hazards weigh more here: 7.9% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea. Overall, that makes an A, good for #4 of 50 in Leicestershire. On that grade it does better than 89% of UK towns. Its other grades sit near the middle: B− for safety, B for schools, B for jobs & income and B for walkability.
Figures: prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · flood risk, Environment Agency · crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · income, ONS · claimants, DWP · commuting, Census 2021.
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Bottesford is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The 3 things Bottesford does most differently from other towns.
Historic England lists 29 buildings inside Bottesford’s built-up area, 1 of them Grade I, and 3 scheduled monuments.
17% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Explore the history →29 listed buildings in Bottesford, 1 of them Grade I.
Fleming's Bridge: Photo: Jonathan Thacker · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Village cross at junction of Grantham Road and Market Street: Photo: Richard Croft · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Police Station: Photo: Victuallers · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Providence Cottage: Photo: Victuallers · CC BY-SA 4.0
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bottesford.
9% of households rent from a council or housing body. Private renters make up 13% of households, below Leicestershire’s towns (19%) and England’s towns (21%) alike. Behind the median of £275,000: 137 standard sales inside Bottesford’s built-up area, September 2023 to August 2026.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £375,000 | 68 |
| Semi-detached | £240,000 | 55 |
| Terraced | £236,500 | 12 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Between them, one primary and one secondary teach 871 pupils in Bottesford. Its two schools are below. Secondary results at the one secondary school within 3 km: an Attainment 8 score of 49.7, with 52% at grade 5 or above in English and maths.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bottesford Church of England Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 199 | C+ |
| The Priory Belvoir AcademyLargest secondary schoolSecondary | Secondary | 672 | B+ |
One GP practice serves the town; 56% of patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey. The nearest A&E to Bottesford is Queen's Medical Centre, 16 miles away. 4% of residents report bad or very bad health.
| Census 2021 | Bottesford | Leicestershire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 82% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 4% | 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 shares come straight from the census, without allowing for age, and young towns benefit; the Health Grade instead weighs age-adjusted measures, including life expectancy and early deaths.
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Bottesford’s listed buildings include the Church of St Mary, Grade I. Per 10,000 residents, Bottesford counts 95 listed buildings. Conservation areas cover 17% of the town’s land, above both Leicestershire’s towns (6%) and England’s towns (7%).
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 37% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
83% of commuters drove, above Leicestershire’s towns (77%) and England’s towns (70%) alike. The average household earns £61K a year before tax. Work in town: 13% of resident commuters. Bottesford counts 0.6 jobs per working resident.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Violent crime ran at 18 per 1,000 residents a year, below Leicestershire’s towns (21.7) and England’s towns (22) alike. The 12 months to August 2026 brought 123 recorded crimes inside Bottesford’s built-up area, and 19 reports of anti-social behaviour. 38% of the crimes fell under violence and sexual offences.
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 age that splits Bottesford in two is 51.6. Young adults of 15 to 24 are nearly one in ten residents, below both Leicestershire’s towns (14%) and England’s towns (12%). Degrees are held by 36% of adults.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Bottesford | Leicestershire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 18% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 8.8% | 14% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 16% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 25% | 25% |
| 65+ | 29% | 17% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.9% | 5.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 17% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 36% | 30% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Leicestershire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
4 notable people were born in Bottesford.
Town in Leicestershire, England
Bottesford is a built-up area of 3,046 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
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bottesford | 3,046 | — | A | A | B− | A− |
| Long Bennington | 2,149 | 4 | — | B | A | A− |
| Aslockton | 2,173 | 4.3 | — | A+ | B+ | B+ |
| Barrowby | 2,041 | 5.2 | — | A− | A− | B+ |
| Great Gonerby | 1,880 | 5.6 | — | A | B | B |
| Bingham | 10,109 | 6.6 | A+ | A | B− | B+ |
| Claypole | 1,352 | 6.8 | — | A | A | A− |
| Grantham | 44,906 | 6.9 | B− | A+ | C− | C− |
Long Bennington, Aslockton, Barrowby, Great Gonerby and Claypole have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 3.9 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I building is Church of St Mary. It also has 3 scheduled monuments.
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
GCSE results beat 73% of towns in England, and primary results trail 58% (Department for Education, Attainment 8 and Key Stage 2). Bottesford has 2 state schools; places are handled by Leicestershire council.
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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