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10,885 people call this town in Leicestershire, East Midlands home.
Good value, with catches elsewhere. Pupils here do less well than most: primary results beat 8% of towns in England; secondary results beat 24% of towns in England. Earl Shilton’s overall grade of C puts it better than nearly a third of UK towns, #48 of 50 in Leicestershire. Health outcomes fall short of most towns: life expectancy 77.9 for men, 83.2 for women. Its strongest subject is cost of living: the median home sold for £236,500, 4.4 years of area income.
Figures: prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · life expectancy, ONS.
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Earl Shilton is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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The 3 things Earl Shilton does most differently from other towns.
Historic England lists 7 buildings inside Earl Shilton’s built-up area, 1 of them Grade II*, and 1 scheduled monument.
11% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Explore the history →7 listed buildings in Earl Shilton.
The Red Lion Public House: Photo: the bitterman · CC BY-SA 2.0 · War Memorial: Photo: Mat Fascione · CC BY-SA 2.0
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Earl Shilton.
GCSE results at the 2 secondary schools within 3 km: 38% of pupils get a strong pass (grade 5+) in English and maths, and the Attainment 8 average is 41.8. Half of pupils at the town’s 4 primary schools met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). Earl Shilton’s four primaries and one secondary have 1,525 pupils between them.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Townlands Church of England Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 275 | B− |
| Heath Lane AcademyLargest secondary schoolSecondary | Secondary | 644 | C |
Children under 15 make up 17%, lower than both Leicestershire’s towns (18%) and England’s towns (18%). Young adults of 15 to 24 account for a tenth of the town. Residents of Earl Shilton have a median age of 42.5. Those 65 and older account for 20% of residents.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Earl Shilton | Leicestershire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 18% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.7% | 14% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 25% | 25% |
| 65+ | 20% | 17% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 21% | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.6% | 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
Just over two thirds of households own their home. The median sale, £236,500, comes from 560 standard sales inside Earl Shilton’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026. Private rents average £935 a month across the Hinckley and Bosworth council area.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £310,000 | 175 |
| Semi-detached | £230,000 | 231 |
| Terraced | £180,000 | 117 |
| Flat or maisonette | £105,000 | 37 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Homes from before 1919 make up 11% of the total, lower than both Leicestershire’s towns (13%) and England’s towns (16%). The national list protects one ancient monument in Earl Shilton. Per 10,000 residents, Earl Shilton counts 6 listed buildings.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
A disability affects a fifth of people in Earl Shilton. One GP practice serves the town; 77% of patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey. Men in Earl Shilton can expect to live to 77.9, women to 83.2 (2019–23). The nearest A&E to Earl Shilton is George Eliot NHS Hospital, 8.1 miles away.
| Census 2021 | Earl Shilton | Leicestershire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 80% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 5.6% | 4.7% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 20% | 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.
Reported offences in Earl Shilton came to 666 over twelve months to August 2026; nuisance and anti-social incidents added 122. Violence and sexual offences made up 52% of the total. Homes see 12.2 burglaries and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year.
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 Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 26% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
For just over a quarter of commuters, work was under 5 km away. 86% of commuters drove, higher than both Leicestershire’s towns (77%) and England’s towns (70%). Among 16 to 64s, 3.1% claimed unemployment benefits in 2026. About 9% of its commuters stay in Earl Shilton for work.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
8 notable people were born in Earl Shilton.
Town in Leicestershire, England
Earl Shilton is a built-up area of 10,885 people, in the Hinckley and Bosworth 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earl Shilton | 10,885 | — | C | A− | C | C |
| Barwell | 9,149 | 1.3 | B− | A | C | C− |
| Stoney Stanton | 4,090 | 2.1 | B | B+ | B− | B |
| Sapcote | 3,266 | 2.8 | B− | B | C+ | B− |
| Croft | 1,748 | 3.3 | — | B+ | B+ | B+ |
| Hinckley | 50,729 | 3.3 | B+ | A− | C | C+ |
| Huncote | 2,168 | 3.3 | — | B+ | A | B+ |
| Sharnford | 1,066 | 3.5 | — | B+ | B | B |
Croft, Huncote and Sharnford 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, most of them smaller, it grades C.
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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