Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
It is a village of 1,239 residents in Leicestershire, East Midlands.
Health outcomes beat most towns: life expectancy is 81.9 for men and 86 for women. Buying the median home, at £478,750, takes 7.7 years of household income in the Harborough council area. Its weakest subject is walkability (D): 7% of commuters get to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. Hazard risk is lower than in most UK towns (A).
Figures: life expectancy and incomes, ONS · commuting, Census 2021 · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · flood risk, Environment Agency. With fewer than 2,500 residents, Gilmorton has subject grades but no overall one.
The 3 things Gilmorton 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 Gilmorton is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
With fewer than 2,500 residents, Gilmorton has subject grades but no overall one.
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Historic England lists them inside Gilmorton’s built-up area, along with 1 scheduled monument.
22% 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 Gilmorton.
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.
In 2026, 1.6% of 16 to 64s were claiming unemployment benefits. The car took 92% of commuters, above Leicestershire’s towns (77%) and England’s towns (70%) alike. The average household earns £64K a year before tax. About 4% of its commuters stay in Gilmorton for work.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Key Stage 2 results at the one primary school within 3 km: 62% of pupils meet the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). Its only school is listed below. The town’s primary school has 219 pupils.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gilmorton Chandler Church of England Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 219 | B− |
The nearest A&E to Gilmorton is Leicester Royal Infirmary, 9.8 miles away. Poor health, by residents’ own account, affects 2.8% of the town. At the census, 87% of people in Gilmorton called their health good or very good, above both Leicestershire’s towns (83%) and England’s towns (82%). There is no GP practice in the town: the nearest is 2.6 miles off.
| Census 2021 | Gilmorton | Leicestershire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 87% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 2.8% | 4.7% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 11% | 16% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Self-reported health favours young towns, since these answers ignore age; the Health Grade leans on age-adjusted measures such as life expectancy and early deaths.
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Grade II* covers 1 of them. Gilmorton counts 18 listed buildings on the national list (Historic England): 1 Grade II*. Homes from before 1919 make up 22% of the total.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Owners make up 80% of households, above Leicestershire’s towns (65%) and England’s towns (61%) alike. 9% of households rent from a council or housing body. Private rents average £973 a month across the Harborough council area.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £569,000 | 33 |
| Semi-detached | £320,000 | 9 |
| Terraced | £302,500 | 6 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Anti-social behaviour, shown but not graded, came to 2.4 reports per 1,000, below Leicestershire’s towns (6.9) and England’s towns (7.8) alike. Over the year to August 2026, 32 offences were reported in Gilmorton, along with 6 incidents of anti-social behaviour. 66% of the crimes fell under violence and sexual offences.
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.
Children under 15 count for 17% of the people here. Just over a tenth of the population is aged 15 to 24, below both Leicestershire’s towns (14%) and England’s towns (12%). Line up the people of Gilmorton by age and the one in the middle is 47.4.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Gilmorton | Leicestershire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 18% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 14% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 33% | 25% | 25% |
| 65+ | 20% | 17% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.8% | 5.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 41% | 30% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Leicestershire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Gilmorton. Best known first.
Historic houseKilworth House4.9 km outside town, to the southeastMuseumMuseumCold War Jets Collection2.9 km outside town, to the eastMuseumMuseumLutterworth and District Museum3.5 km outside town, to the southwestPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilmorton | 1,239 | — | — | B+ | B+ | A |
| Lutterworth | 10,519 | 2.9 | A− | A+ | B− | B− |
| Ullesthorpe | 1,162 | 4 | — | A | B− | A− |
| Broughton Astley | 9,649 | 4 | A | A+ | B+ | B+ |
| Husbands Bosworth | 1,218 | 4.7 | — | A | A− | A− |
| Countesthorpe | 7,674 | 4.8 | B+ | B | B | A |
| Cosby | 3,518 | 4.9 | B+ | B+ | B+ | B+ |
| Blaby and Whetstone | 14,072 | 5.7 | B− | B+ | C+ | B |
Ullesthorpe and Husbands Bosworth have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 6 times the typical UK town for its size. It also has 1 scheduled monument.
Homes cost more than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £478,750, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: terraced houses £302,500, semi-detached houses £320,000 and detached houses £569,000. Household incomes are higher than in 79% of UK towns, so cost of living still grades B+.
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
Village in Leicestershire, England
Gilmorton is a built-up area of 1,239 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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