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Home to 21,975 people, this large town lies in Leicestershire, East Midlands.
Easy on the wallet, harder on other counts. Its weakest is schools: primary results beat a fifth of towns in England; secondary results beat 9% of towns in England. Cost of living is its strong suit: a typical home costs £242,500 and rent runs £914 a month. Put together, the subjects come to a C− overall, better than 22% of UK towns. Crime runs high: police record 45.4 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, and 18.3 home and vehicle crimes. Only 18% of UK towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people have more crime per resident.
Figures: prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026.
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Coalville is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The 3 things Coalville does most differently from other towns.
Historic England lists 7 buildings inside Coalville’s built-up area, and 1 scheduled monument.
20% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Explore the history →7 listed buildings in Coalville.
Railway Hotel: Photo: MaltaGC · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Christ Church: Photo: Stephen0303 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Coalville.
Council and housing-body homes hold nearly a fifth of households. The median sale, £242,500, comes from 892 standard sales inside Coalville’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026. 64% of households own their home, near Leicestershire’s towns (65%) and higher than England’s towns (61%).
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £310,000 | 368 |
| Semi-detached | £225,000 | 311 |
| Terraced | £166,500 | 203 |
| Flat or maisonette | £122,750 | 10 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Attainment 8 at the town’s 2 secondary schools averages 39.4, and 30% of pupils get grade 5 or above in English and maths. All Saints Church of England Primary School, Coalville’s results beat nearly four in five schools in England like it. Key Stage 2 results at the town’s 6 primary schools: 55% of pupils meet the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). Below are three of its 9 schools, each with why it was picked.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broom Leys SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 583 | B− |
| The Castle Rock SchoolLargest secondary schoolSecondary | Secondary | 1,060 | D |
| All Saints Church of England Primary School, CoalvilleTop results in townPrimary | Primary | 264 | A− |
Town centres with shops, stations and nightlife record more crime per resident: police.uk counts crimes where they happen, not where victims live.
Violence and sexual offences made up 45% of the total. Police figures for Coalville’s built-up area: 1,879 crimes and 364 anti-social behaviour reports in the 12 months to August 2026. For its size, Coalville records more crime per resident than just over four fifths of the 645 UK towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people. Anti-social behaviour, shown but not graded, came to 15.9 reports per 1,000, above Leicestershire’s towns (6.7) and England’s towns (7.8) 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.
People aged 15 to 24 are 11% of the population. Coalville has a median age of 39.9 years. 17% of residents are 65 or over, about level with Leicestershire’s towns (17%) and below England’s towns (18%).
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Coalville | Leicestershire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 18% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 14% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 27% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 25% | 25% |
| 65+ | 17% | 17% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 22% | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.8% | 5.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 23% | 30% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Leicestershire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
3 GP practices serve the town; 71% of patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey. Life expectancy here is 81.6 for women and 78.3 for men (2019–23). The nearest A&E to Coalville is Leicester Royal Infirmary, 11.4 miles away.
| Census 2021 | Coalville | Leicestershire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 81% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 5.6% | 4.7% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 19% | 16% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · No age adjustment applies to these census answers, which flatter younger towns; the Health Grade’s measures, life expectancy and early deaths among them, do allow for age.
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Relative to its size, Coalville keeps 3 listed buildings per 10,000 residents, below Leicestershire’s towns (34) and England’s towns (39) alike. One scheduled monument lies locally.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 22% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
2.8% of 16 to 64s claimed unemployment benefits in 2026, above both Leicestershire’s towns (2%) and England’s towns (2.3%). At the census, just over four in five commuters went by car. About 27% of its commuters stay in Coalville for work. The average household earns £50K a year before tax.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Coalville. Best known first.
Abbey or prioryMount St Bernard Abbey1.2 km outside town, to the northeast
Historic house · National TrustNational Trust Stoneywell4.3 km outside town, to the eastMuseumMuseumDonington-le-Heath Manor House500 m outside town, to the southwestAttractionAttractionHough Tower Mill1.9 km outside town, to the northwestPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
17 notable people were born in Coalville.
Tom Hopper: Miguel Discart, CC BY-SA 2.0
Large town in Leicestershire, England
Coalville is a built-up area of 21,975 people, in the North West Leicestershire 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coalville | 21,975 | — | C− | A | D | C− |
| Hugglescote | 4,630 | 1 | B− | B+ | B− | C+ |
| Whitwick | 10,455 | 1.4 | C+ | A | C+ | C |
| Ellistown | 2,971 | 1.8 | B− | A− | B | C+ |
| Ravenstone | 1,882 | 1.9 | — | B+ | B− | B+ |
| Ibstock | 6,806 | 2.9 | C+ | A | C+ | C |
| Bagworth | 1,869 | 3.3 | — | B+ | B− | B |
| Heather | 1,068 | 3.5 | — | A | B+ | C |
Ravenstone, Bagworth and Heather have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
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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