Gartree’s story
No listed buildings inside Gartree’s built-up area
9% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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GartreeLeicestershire
This village in Leicestershire, East Midlands has a population of 962.
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Photo: Dave Thompson · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
962
Census 2021 · Harborough council
Median home
£315K
49 sales in 3 years
Median age
43.3
12% are 65+ · Leicestershire 17%
Degree level
26%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
26%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Gartree a good place to live?
Gartree is below the 1,000 residents fair grades need, but every figure on this page is real. Just 12% of residents are 65 or older. 47% of households own their home outright.
What makes Gartree stand out
The 2 things Gartree does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Gartree.
Work & commute
Under 5 km to work: 35% in Gartree, fewer than in both Leicestershire’s towns and England’s towns
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 20% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Gartree counts 4.3 jobs per working resident. Just over two thirds of commuters drove, lower than Leicestershire’s towns (77%) and near England’s towns (70%). A household here earns £64K a year before tax, on average. Of the commuters living locally, 10% work in the town itself.
26%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving68%
On foot24%
Bicycle1%
35%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
20%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£64K
mean household income, before tax
2.4%
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
Most households in Gartree own their home: 81%, more than in both Leicestershire’s towns and England’s towns
Private renters make up 16% of households, below both Leicestershire’s towns (19%) and England’s towns (21%). The social rented sector houses 1% of households. 49 standard sales inside Gartree’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026 put the median at £315,000.
£315Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Gartree£315K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £437,497 | 16 |
| Semi-detached | £308,500 | 26 |
| Terraced | £295,000 | 5 |
81%
of households own their home · England 61%
16%
rent privately · England 21%
£973
average private rent a month, Harborough council area
£2,360
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 more often in Gartree than in Leicestershire’s towns or across England’s towns: 87.3 per 1,000 residents a year
In the 12 months to August 2026, police logged 185 crimes inside Gartree’s built-up area. Burglary and damage add up to 8.7 per 1,000 residents each year. Violence and sexual offences were two thirds of the crimes.
87.3violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual124
Other crime32
Public order16
Damage & arson6
Drugs5
Other theft1
Robbery1
Shoplifting0
Anti-social0
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.
87.3
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
8.7
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
0
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
185
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
Bad health is more common in Gartree than in Leicestershire’s towns or across England’s towns: 9.8% of residents
A disability affects 29% of people in Gartree. Nearly two thirds of the town’s residents described their health as good or very good at the census, lower than both Leicestershire’s towns (83%) and England’s towns (82%). Seeing a GP means leaving Gartree: the nearest practice is 2 miles away.
66%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 66%Fair 24%Bad or very bad 10%
| Census 2021 | Gartree | Leicestershire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 66% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 9.8% | 4.7% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 29% | 16% | 17% |
80.5
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
86.1
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Census health answers are raw, so younger towns score better on them; for the Health Grade we use age-adjusted figures like life expectancy and early deaths.
History
Most of Gartree is newer: only 9% of homes were built before 1919, below Leicestershire’s towns and 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 Gartree’s built-up area.
0listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II0
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
9%
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
Who lives here
Children make up only 5.1% of Gartree, fewer than in both Leicestershire’s towns and England’s towns
Those aged 15 to 24 account for 5.9% of residents. Half the people of Gartree are older than 43.3. Just over a quarter of adults hold a degree, below Leicestershire’s towns (30%) and England’s towns (34%) alike.
43.3median age
GartreeLeicestershireEngland
Ages · share of residents
12%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications15%
Apprenticeship10%
A levels or similar23%
Degree level26%
Women and men · all residents
17% women, 83% men
About 20 women for every 100 men. Across England, 51% of residents are women. A large institution, such as a prison, barracks, boarding school, university or care home, can tilt a town’s split: the census counts the people living there as residents.
| Gartree | Leicestershire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 5.1% | 18% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 5.9% | 14% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 42% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 35% | 25% | 25% |
| 65+ | 12% | 17% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 9.5% | 5.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 23% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 26% | 30% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Leicestershire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Harborough Museum and 3 more in and around Gartree
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Gartree. Best known first.
MuseumHarborough Museum3.1 km outside town, to the southeastAttractionAttractionFoxton Locks1.2 km outside town, to the westMuseumMuseumFoxton Inclined Plane Trust Museum1.2 km outside town, to the westTheme parkTheme parkMini Mischiefs4.1 km outside town, to the southeastPlaces: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (1)
- Harborough Museum: Alan Murray-Rust, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Gartree
13pages on Gartree
The big questions
Safety87.3 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingMedian home £315K · rent £973 a monthHousing12 sold in 12 months · busiest street Tomahawk CloseSchoolsHealthLife expectancy 80.5 (men), 86.1 (women)Work & commute51% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazards0% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Gartree’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
Market HarboroughGreat BowdenKibworth Beauchamp and Kibworth HarcourtFleckneyHusbands BosworthGreat GlenWelfordGartree
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gartree | 962 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Market Harborough | 24,162 | 2.2 | A | A | C+ | B− |
| Great Bowden | 1,510 | 2.4 | — | B+ | B+ | A− |
| Kibworth Beauchamp and Kibworth Harcourt | 7,329 | 3.4 | A+ | A | A− | A− |
| Fleckney | 4,926 | 4.5 | A | A+ | B− | A− |
| Husbands Bosworth | 1,218 | 4.9 | — | A | A− | A− |
| Great Glen | 4,062 | 6.4 | A+ | A | B+ | A |
| Welford | 1,199 | 6.7 | — | C | A | A |
Great Bowden, Husbands Bosworth and Welford have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Gartree
How much is council tax in Gartree?
Band D council tax in Gartree is £2,360 for 2026–27, less than in 65% 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.
Is Gartree expensive to live in?
Homes cost more than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £315,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: terraced houses £295,000, semi-detached houses £308,500 and detached houses £437,497. Private rents in the Harborough council area averaged £973 a month in August 2026.
About Gartree
Village in Leicestershire, England
Gartree is a built-up area of 962 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
- Population
- 962 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Harborough
- County
- Leicestershire
- Region
- East Midlands
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km²)
- ONS code
- E63002875
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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