Great Dalby’s story
9 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade II*
Historic England lists them inside Great Dalby’s built-up area.
36% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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Great DalbyLeicestershire
This village in Leicestershire, East Midlands has a population of 569.
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Photo: Alan Murray-Rust · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
569
Census 2021 · Melton council
Median home
£434K
14 sales in 3 years
Median age
50.6
25% are 65+ · Leicestershire 17%
Degree level
36%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
11%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Great Dalby a good place to live?
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Great Dalby is too small for fair grades, though the figures on this page are real. Just over one in ten commuters get to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. Its listed buildings number 9, with 0 at Grade I. Homes sell for a median £433,750.
What makes Great Dalby stand out
The 3 things Great Dalby does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
11% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (England’s towns 27%)
Listed buildings per 10,000 residents
History
1 Grade II*, including Church of St Swithin; 6.5 times the typical UK town for its size
Historic England’s list, October 2026.
Median sale, £ thousands
Housing
1.6 times the typical UK town’s £277K
Standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Great Dalby.
Work & commute
Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Great Dalby than in Leicestershire’s towns or England’s towns: 11%
11%walk, cycle or ride
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 36% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Of the commuters living in Great Dalby, 6% work in the town itself. Just over a quarter of commuters travelled under 5 km to work. The car took 86% of commuters, above Leicestershire’s towns (77%) and England’s towns (70%) alike. Working from home was the norm for 36% of workers at the census.
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving86%
On foot8%
Bicycle2%
Bus1%
Train1%
26%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
36%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£57K
mean household income, before tax
1.4%
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
Schools
The schools around Great Dalby
The one school in town appears below. Great Dalby School’s results beat three quarters of schools in England like it. At the 2 primary schools within 3 km, 51% of pupils reach the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average).
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great Dalby SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 137 | A− |
Department for Education · GIAS, Key Stage 2 and GCSE resultsThe Schools page →
Housing
Few households rent privately in Great Dalby: 15%, fewer than in Leicestershire’s towns and across England’s towns
£434Kmedian sale
Owners make up 70% of households. Private rents average £806 a month across the Melton council area. 16% of households rent from a council or housing body.
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Great Dalby£434K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £497,500 | 8 |
70%
of households own their home · England 61%
15%
rent privately · England 21%
£806
average private rent a month, Melton council area
£2,459
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
Homes in Great Dalby see less burglary and damage than in Leicestershire’s towns or England’s towns: 5.3 per 1,000 a year
11.7violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
There were 1.8 anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 residents (not graded), lower than both Leicestershire’s towns (6.9) and England’s towns (7.8). The violent crime rate is 11.7 per 1,000 residents a year. Reported offences in Great Dalby came to 15 over twelve months to August 2026; nuisance and anti-social incidents added 1. 53% of the crimes fell under violence and sexual offences.
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual8
Vehicle crime3
Damage & arson1
Public order1
Other theft1
Burglary1
Shoplifting0
Drugs0
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.
11.7
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
5.3
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
1.8
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
15
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
85% of people in Great Dalby say their health is good or very good, more than in Leicestershire’s towns and across England’s towns
85%good or very good health
At the census, 3.5% of residents said their health was bad or very bad, lower than both Leicestershire’s towns (4.7%) and England’s towns (5.2%). Great Dalby has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 3 miles away. The nearest A&E to Great Dalby is Leicester Royal Infirmary, 12 miles away.
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 85%Fair 11%Bad or very bad 4%
| Census 2021 | Great Dalby | Leicestershire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 85% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.5% | 4.7% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 15% | 16% | 17% |
80.9
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
83.6
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · The census answers take no account of age, so a young town looks healthier; the Health Grade relies on age-adjusted measures, life expectancy and early deaths among them.
History
Much of Great Dalby is a conservation area: 67% of its land, more than in Leicestershire’s towns and across England’s towns
9listed buildings
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Per 10,000 residents, Great Dalby counts 158 listed buildings, higher than both Leicestershire’s towns (33) and England’s towns (39).
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*1
Grade II8
Among them · Grade II*
- Church of St Swithin Grade II*
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
36%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
158
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 13% of Great Dalby, fewer than in Leicestershire’s towns and across England’s towns
50.6median age
Nearly one in ten residents are 15 to 24, below Leicestershire’s towns (14%) and England’s towns (12%) alike. People 65 and over make up a quarter of the town. Residents of Great Dalby have a median age of 50.6. Among adults, 36% have a degree.
Great DalbyLeicestershireEngland
Ages · share of residents
25%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications13%
Apprenticeship5%
A levels or similar18%
Degree level36%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Great Dalby | Leicestershire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 18% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 8.8% | 14% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 33% | 25% | 25% |
| 65+ | 25% | 17% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.4% | 5.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 18% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 36% | 30% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Leicestershire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Great Dalby
13pages on Great Dalby
The big questions
Safety11.7 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingMedian home £434K · rent £806 a monthHousing2 sold in 12 monthsSchools1 state schoolHealthLife expectancy 80.9 (men), 83.6 (women)Work & commute52% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazards0% of homes at high or medium flood risk
About Great Dalby
Village in Leicestershire, England
Great Dalby is a built-up area of 569 people, in the Melton 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
- 569 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Melton
- County
- Leicestershire
- Region
- East Midlands
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km²)
- ONS code
- E63002411
Great Dalby’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
Melton MowbrayAsfordbyRearsbyLanghamEast GoscoteQueniboroughBarleythorpeGreat Dalby
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Dalby | 569 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Melton Mowbray | 27,451 | 3 | B− | A | C− | C+ |
| Asfordby | 2,761 | 3.7 | B+ | A | C+ | B− |
| Rearsby | 1,181 | 5.9 | — | C+ | A | A |
| Langham | 1,400 | 6.4 | — | B | A+ | B+ |
| East Goscote | 2,893 | 6.5 | A | A− | A− | A− |
| Queniborough | 3,087 | 6.6 | A | B | A− | A |
| Barleythorpe | 1,344 | 7 | — | A | A | A− |
Rearsby, Langham and Barleythorpe have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Great Dalby
How many listed buildings are there in Great Dalby?
That is 6.5 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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