Ellistown’s story
No listed buildings inside Ellistown’s built-up area
25% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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EllistownLeicestershire
Home to 2,971 people, this town lies in Leicestershire, East Midlands.
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Photo: Richard Vince · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
2,971
Census 2021 · North West Leicestershire council
Median home
£291K
302 sales in 3 years
Median age
39.3
16% are 65+ · Leicestershire 17%
Degree level
25%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
8%
of commuters · England 27%
TownGrade
B−
#37 of 50 in Leicestershire
Is Ellistown a good place to live?
What it saves you on housing, it gives back elsewhere. Ellistown grades B− overall, better than just over half of UK towns. Its place in the ranking is #37 of 50 in Leicestershire. Prices are modest for what you get: a typical home costs £290,750 and rent runs £914 a month. Schools are its weak spot (C−): primary results beat 38% of towns in England; secondary results beat 6% of towns in England. It also trails on walkability — on the way to work, 8% walk, cycle or take a bus or train. Elsewhere it is close to typical: B for safety and B for jobs & income.
Figures: prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · commuting, Census 2021 · crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · income, ONS · claimants, DWP.
What makes Ellistown stand out
The 3 things Ellistown does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
8% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (England’s towns 27%)
Homes built before 1919
History
Against 15% in the typical UK town
Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period.
Secondary results, towns in England
Schools
Secondary results trail 94%
of towns in England, on GCSE results (Attainment 8, English and maths)
Primary results beat 38%. Department for Education.
How Ellistown grades
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Ellistown is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
WalkabilityAmong the hardest places to get around without a carDOpen →Hazard risk0% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the seaAOpen →SchoolsPrimary results beat 38% of towns in England; secondary results beat 6% of towns in EnglandC−Open →Cost of livingMedian sale £290,750, 5.3 years of area incomeA−Open →HealthLife expectancy 78.6 for men, 82.7 for womenC+Open →SafetyClose to the middle of the towns comparedBOpen →Jobs & income2.2% of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefitsBOpen →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
History0 listed buildingsC−Open →Outdoors100% live within 400 m of a park; 7.5 ha of public green space per 1,000 residentsAOpen →Civic life0.7 local charities per 1,000 residents; 0% live within 1 km of a libraryD−Open →
How TownRatings grades towns →
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Ellistown.
Work & commuteJobs & income grade B
More commuters in Ellistown drive than in Leicestershire’s towns or England’s towns: 89%
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 25% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Households had £52K a year before tax, about level with England’s towns (£55K) and below Leicestershire’s towns (£57K). For two in five commuters, work was under 5 km away. Of the commuters living in Ellistown, 12% work in the town itself.
8%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving89%
On foot5%
Bus1%
Bicycle1%
40%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
25%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£52K
mean household income, before tax
2.2%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
D
Walkability: more walkable than 12% of UK towns
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
SchoolsC−
School results in Ellistown are weaker than in 83% of towns in England
Some 234 pupils attend Ellistown’s two primaries. Of its 2 schools, one is shown below, with the reason. Attainment 8 at the 2 secondary schools within 3 km averages 38.1, and 29% of pupils get grade 5 or above in English and maths.
C−School Grade
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ellistown Community Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 206 | B− |
Department for Education · GIAS, Key Stage 2 and GCSE resultsSee all 2 schools →
History
Old homes shape Ellistown: 25% were built before 1919, more than in Leicestershire’s towns and across England’s towns
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Historic England’s list has no building inside Ellistown’s built-up area.
0listed buildingsC−History Grade
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II0
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
25%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
0
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
HousingCost of living grade A−
More households own their home in Ellistown than in Leicestershire’s towns or across England’s towns: 78%
Just over one in ten households are private tenants. Social housing holds 8% of households, below both Leicestershire’s towns (15%) and England’s towns (18%). The median sale, £290,750, comes from 302 standard sales inside Ellistown’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026.
£291Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Ellistown£291K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £334,111 | 182 |
| Semi-detached | £246,250 | 66 |
| Terraced | £192,500 | 53 |
78%
of households own their home · England 61%
12%
rent privately · England 21%
£914
average private rent a month, North West Leicestershire council area
£2,434
council tax, Band D, 2026–27
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Health
Bad health is less common in Ellistown than in Leicestershire’s towns or across England’s towns: 3.8% of residents
The nearest A&E to Ellistown is Leicester Royal Infirmary, 10.8 miles away. Men in Ellistown can expect to live to 78.6, women to 82.7 (2019–23). Seeing a GP means leaving Ellistown: the nearest practice is 0.9 miles away.
84%good or very good healthC+Health Grade
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 84%Fair 12%Bad or very bad 4%
| Census 2021 | Ellistown | Leicestershire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 84% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.8% | 4.7% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 16% | 16% | 17% |
78.6
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
82.7
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · A young population flatters these answers, which are not age-adjusted; the Health Grade instead uses measures that allow for age, such as life expectancy and early deaths.
Safety
Crime per resident in Ellistown is lower than in 58% of UK towns
Burglary and damage add up to 8.8 per 1,000 residents each year. In the 12 months to August 2026, police logged 93 crimes and 8 reports of anti-social behaviour inside Ellistown’s built-up area. 55% of the crimes fell under violence and sexual offences.
20.4violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a yearBSafety Grade
Compared with UK towns its sizeLess crime per resident than 62% of the 1,308 UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people: about the middle for its size. Context only, not part of the grade.
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual51
Other theft15
Public order7
Shoplifting6
Damage & arson4
Vehicle crime4
Burglary3
Other crime2
Anti-social8
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.
20.4
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
8.8
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
4.5
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
93
crimes recorded in the 12 months to August 2026
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.
Who lives here
Degrees are less common in Ellistown than in Leicestershire’s towns or across England’s towns: 25% of adults
Nearly a fifth of residents are children under 15. People 65 and over make up 16% of the town, below Leicestershire’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. Those aged 15 to 24 account for 11% of residents. Half of Ellistown is older than 39.3, half younger.
39.3median age
EllistownLeicestershireEngland
Ages · share of residents
11%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications20%
Apprenticeship6%
A levels or similar19%
Degree level25%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Ellistown | Leicestershire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 18% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 14% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 27% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 25% | 25% |
| 65+ | 16% | 17% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.5% | 5.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 25% | 30% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Leicestershire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Mount St Bernard Abbey and 3 more in and around Ellistown
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Ellistown. Best known first.
Abbey or prioryMount St Bernard Abbey4.4 km outside town, to the northeastMuseumMuseumDonington-le-Heath Manor House900 m outside town, to the northwestAttractionAttractionHough Tower Mill4.9 km outside town, to the northMuseumMuseumSnibston Colliery Park2.2 km outside town, to the northPlaces: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (1)
- Mount St Bernard Abbey: Gtatler at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Ellistown
14pages on Ellistown
The big questions
SafetyB20.4 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingA−Median home £291K · rent £914 a monthHousing70 sold in 12 months · busiest street Wharmby StreetSchoolsC−2 state schoolsHealthC+Life expectancy 78.6 (men), 82.7 (women)Work & commuteB48% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazardsA0% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Out and about
Ellistown’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
HugglescoteIbstockBagworthCoalvilleRavenstoneHeatherWhitwickEllistown
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ellistown | 2,971 | — | B− | A− | B | C+ |
| Hugglescote | 4,630 | 1.1 | B− | B+ | B− | C+ |
| Ibstock | 6,806 | 1.6 | C+ | A | C+ | C |
| Bagworth | 1,869 | 1.7 | — | B+ | B− | B |
| Coalville | 21,975 | 1.8 | C− | A | D | C− |
| Ravenstone | 1,882 | 2.1 | — | B+ | B− | B+ |
| Heather | 1,068 | 2.6 | — | A | B+ | C |
| Whitwick | 10,455 | 3.1 | C+ | A | C+ | C |
Bagworth, Ravenstone and Heather have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Ellistown
Are schools in Ellistown good?
Ellistown has 2 state schools; places are handled by Leicestershire council.
Does Ellistown flood?
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
Is Ellistown safe?
About the middle for its size: 38% of the 1,308 UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people report less crime per resident. Against all UK towns, it grades B.
About Ellistown
Town in Leicestershire, England
Ellistown is a built-up area of 2,971 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
- Population
- 2,971 (Census 2021)
- Council
- North West Leicestershire
- County
- Leicestershire
- Region
- East Midlands
- Area
- 0.5 sq mi (1.3 km²)
- ONS code
- E63002473
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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