Fenny Drayton’s story
3 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade II*
Historic England lists them inside Fenny Drayton’s built-up area.
16% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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Fenny DraytonLeicestershire
Population 527: a village in Leicestershire, East Midlands.
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Photo: Tony Grist · Public domain
Population
527
Census 2021 · Hinckley and Bosworth council
Median home
£465K
21 sales in 3 years
Median age
60
37% are 65+ · Leicestershire 17%
Degree level
35%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
4%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Fenny Drayton a good place to live?
There are no grades for Fenny Drayton: 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 4% of commuters. People aged 65 and over make up 37% of residents.
What makes Fenny Drayton stand out
The 3 things Fenny Drayton does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
4% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (England’s towns 27%)
Residents 65 and over
Who lives here
37% are 65 or over
Against 18% across England’s towns
Listed buildings per 10,000 residents
History
3 listed buildings
1 Grade II*, including Church of St Michael; 2.3 times the typical UK town for its size
Historic England’s list, October 2026.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Fenny Drayton.
Who lives here
Children make up only 10% of Fenny Drayton, fewer than in Leicestershire’s towns and England’s towns
60median age
People 65 and over make up 37% of the town, above both Leicestershire’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (18%). Aged 15 to 24: 7.2% of residents. Typical age in Fenny Drayton: 60, the median. Just over a third of adults hold a degree.
Fenny DraytonLeicestershireEngland
Ages · share of residents
37%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications17%
Apprenticeship6%
A levels or similar16%
Degree level35%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Fenny Drayton | Leicestershire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 10% | 18% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 7.2% | 14% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 12% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 34% | 25% | 25% |
| 65+ | 37% | 17% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6% | 5.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 16% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 35% | 30% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Leicestershire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Work & commute
Fenny Drayton is a driving town: 95% of commuters go by car, above Leicestershire’s towns and England’s towns
4%walk, cycle or ride
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 42% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
0.7% of 16 to 64s claimed unemployment benefits in 2026. Short trips to work, under 5 km: 20%, below both Leicestershire’s towns (46%) and England’s towns (45%). Working from home was the norm for 42% of workers at the census. About 1% of its commuters stay in Fenny Drayton for work.
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving95%
On foot3%
Train1%
20%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
42%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£60K
mean household income, before tax
0.7%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Housing
Buying in Fenny Drayton costs more than in Leicestershire’s towns or across England’s towns: the median sale is £465K
£465Kmedian sale
10% rent privately, lower than both Leicestershire’s towns (19%) and England’s towns (21%). Owners make up nearly nine in ten households. Private rents average £934 a month across the Hinckley and Bosworth council area.
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Fenny Drayton£465K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £475,000 | 17 |
89%
of households own their home · England 61%
10%
rent privately · England 21%
£934
average private rent a month, Hinckley and Bosworth council area
£2,385
council tax, Band D, 2026–27
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Safety
Violence is recorded less often in Fenny Drayton than in Leicestershire’s towns or across England’s towns: 8.9 per 1,000 residents a year
8.9violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Of all the crimes, 33% were violence and sexual offences. The 12 months to August 2026 brought 9 recorded crimes inside Fenny Drayton’s built-up area, and 1 reports of anti-social behaviour. There were 2.5 anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 residents (not graded), below Leicestershire’s towns (6.9) and England’s towns (7.8) alike.
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual3
Damage & arson2
Vehicle crime2
Burglary1
Other crime1
Shoplifting0
Public order0
Other theft0
Anti-social1
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.
8.9
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
10.8
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
2.5
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
9
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.
Health
Good or very good health: 81% of Fenny Drayton’s residents
81%good or very good health
There is no GP practice in Fenny Drayton: the nearest is 2.5 miles off. The nearest A&E to Fenny Drayton is George Eliot NHS Hospital, 4.2 miles away. Also worth knowing: at the census, 5.4% of people here described their health as bad or very bad.
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 81%Fair 14%Bad or very bad 5%
| Census 2021 | Fenny Drayton | Leicestershire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 81% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 5.4% | 4.7% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 16% | 16% | 17% |
81.9
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
84.6
life expectancy at birth, women
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.
History
The Church of St Michael (Grade II*) heads Fenny Drayton’s short list of listed buildings
3listed buildings
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Scaled to its population, Fenny Drayton has 57 listed buildings per 10,000 people, above Leicestershire’s towns (33) and England’s towns (39) alike. Homes from before 1919 make up 16% of the total.
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*1
Grade II2
Among them · Grade II*
- Church of St Michael Grade II*
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
16%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
57
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Fenny Drayton
14pages on Fenny Drayton
The big questions
Safety8.9 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingMedian home £465K · rent £934 a monthHousing6 sold in 12 months · busiest street Old Forge RoadSchoolsHealthLife expectancy 81.9 (men), 84.6 (women)Work & commute59% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazards0% of homes at high or medium flood risk
About Fenny Drayton
Village in Leicestershire, England
Fenny Drayton is a built-up area of 527 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
- Population
- 527 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Hinckley and Bosworth
- County
- Leicestershire
- Region
- East Midlands
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km²)
- ONS code
- E63002763
Fenny Drayton’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
Mancetter and WitherleyHartshillAtherstoneStoke GoldingNuneatonBermudaAnsleyFenny Drayton
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fenny Drayton | 527 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mancetter and Witherley | 2,689 | 1.8 | D− | D | C | C− |
| Hartshill | 2,826 | 2.5 | D | C+ | C− | C− |
| Atherstone | 8,666 | 2.6 | C | B | D | D |
| Stoke Golding | 2,004 | 3.1 | — | B− | B | A− |
| Nuneaton | 88,818 | 3.2 | C− | B− | D | C− |
| Bermuda | 2,071 | 4.4 | — | B | C | C |
| Ansley | 1,046 | 4.6 | — | C+ | D | C |
Stoke Golding, Bermuda and Ansley have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Fenny Drayton
How many listed buildings are there in Fenny Drayton?
3 on Historic England’s list, 1 of them Grade II*. That is 2.3 times the typical UK town for its size.
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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