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A town in Leicestershire, East Midlands, home to 4,926 people. Private rents average £973 a month.
Housing is within reach (A+): homes sell for a median £295,000, about 4.8 times local household income. Health is a strength: life expectancy 82 for men, 83.2 for women. What counts against it is walkability (C+): 12% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. The overall grade lands at A, better than 86% of UK towns. It ranks #9 of 50 in Leicestershire. Its remaining grades are unremarkable: B− for safety, B− for schools, B for jobs & income and B for hazard risk.
Figures: prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · life expectancy and income, ONS · commuting, Census 2021 · crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · claimants, DWP · flood risk, Environment Agency.
The 3 things Fleckney does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Fleckney is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Historic England lists 3 buildings inside Fleckney’s built-up area, 1 of them Grade II*.
17% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Fleckney.
Council and housing-body homes hold 6% of households. 12% rent privately, below Leicestershire’s towns (19%) and England’s towns (21%) alike. From September 2023 to August 2026, 326 homes sold inside Fleckney’s built-up area at standard prices; the middle one went for £295,000.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £346,746 | 185 |
| Semi-detached | £260,000 | 83 |
| Terraced | £214,696 | 53 |
| Flat or maisonette | £107,500 | 5 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
GCSE results at the one secondary school within 3 km: 39% of pupils get a strong pass (grade 5+) in English and maths, and the Attainment 8 average is 46.9. There is one school here; it is shown below. 64% of pupils at the 4 primary schools within 3 km met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average).
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fleckney Church of England Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 435 | C− |
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Historic England’s list names 3 listed buildings in Fleckney: 1 Grade II*. Scaled to its population, that is 6 listed buildings for every 10,000 people locally. 17% of homes date from before 1919.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
At the census, 3.5% of residents said their health was bad or very bad, below Leicestershire’s towns (4.7%) and England’s towns (5.2%) alike. 14% of residents in Fleckney live with a disability. Seeing a GP means leaving Fleckney: the nearest practice is 2.1 miles away.
| Census 2021 | Fleckney | Leicestershire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 86% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.5% | 4.7% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 14% | 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 Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 30% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Households had £61K a year before tax, above both Leicestershire’s towns (£56K) and England’s towns (£55K). Driving is how 86% of commuters got to work at the census. Fleckney counts 0.5 jobs per working resident.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
In the 12 months to August 2026, police logged 272 crimes and 39 reports of anti-social behaviour inside Fleckney’s built-up area. Of all the crimes, 47% were violence and sexual offences. Homes saw 10.6 burglaries and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year, below Leicestershire’s towns (11.9) but above England’s towns (9.4).
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.
Ages in Fleckney split evenly at 46.2: half are older, half younger. People 65 and over make up 21% of the town, above both Leicestershire’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (18%). 31% of adults hold a degree.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Fleckney | Leicestershire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 18% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 14% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 25% | 25% |
| 65+ | 21% | 17% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 7% | 5.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 31% | 30% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Leicestershire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fleckney | 4,926 | — | A | A+ | B− | A− |
| Kibworth Beauchamp and Kibworth Harcourt | 7,329 | 2 | A+ | A | A− | A− |
| Great Glen | 4,062 | 3.1 | A+ | A | B+ | A |
| Countesthorpe | 7,674 | 4.3 | B+ | B | B | A |
| Wigston | 34,728 | 4.5 | C | B | C | C |
| Oadby | 24,039 | 4.5 | A− | C | B− | A− |
| Husbands Bosworth | 1,218 | 5.6 | — | A | A− | A− |
| Blaby and Whetstone | 14,072 | 5.6 | B− | B+ | C+ | B |
Husbands Bosworth has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Band D council tax in Fleckney is £2,497 for 2026–27, more than in 63% of UK towns (council, county, police and fire, plus the parish or town council). Your own bill depends on your home’s band; check it on GOV.UK.
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
At the 2021 Census, 11% of Fleckney’s 4,926 residents were 15 to 24 and 21% were 65 or over, against 12% and 18% across England’s towns.
Town in Leicestershire, England
Fleckney is a built-up area of 4,926 people, in the Harborough 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
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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