Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
622 people call this village in Leicestershire, East Midlands home.
Hallaton has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures on this page are still real. On the way to work, 6% walk, cycle or take a bus or train. 62 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I. 46% of adults are qualified to degree level.
The 3 things Hallaton does most differently from other towns.
Historic England lists them inside Hallaton’s built-up area, along with 1 scheduled monument.
42% 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 Hallaton.
People 65 and over make up just over a fifth of the town, above Leicestershire’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. At 49.2, the median resident of Hallaton sits in the middle of the age range.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Hallaton | Leicestershire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 18% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9% | 14% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 16% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 35% | 25% | 25% |
| 65+ | 22% | 17% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 4.2% | 5.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 16% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 46% | 30% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Leicestershire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Its only school is listed below. 46 pupils attend Hallaton’s one primary school.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hallaton Church of England Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 46 | C− |
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 46% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Jobs per working resident: 0.5. The car took 93% of commuters, above Leicestershire’s towns (77%) and England’s towns (70%) alike. In addition, the census counted 46% of workers working mainly from home.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
14% rent privately, below both Leicestershire’s towns (19%) and England’s towns (21%). Social renters account for 10% of households. Half of the 20 standard sales inside Hallaton’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026 went for more than £345,000.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £525,000 | 7 |
| Semi-detached | £345,000 | 6 |
| Terraced | £270,000 | 7 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Police recorded 19 crimes inside Hallaton’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026. Violence comes to 16.7 per 1,000 residents a year. Anti-social behaviour, shown but not graded, came to 0.5 reports per 1,000, below both Leicestershire’s towns (6.9) and England’s towns (7.8).
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 nearest A&E to Hallaton is Kettering General Hospital, 11.7 miles away. At the census, 86% of people in Hallaton called their health good or very good, above both Leicestershire’s towns (83%) and England’s towns (82%). 14% of residents in Hallaton live with a disability. Seeing a GP means leaving Hallaton: the nearest practice is 5.2 miles away.
| Census 2021 | Hallaton | Leicestershire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 86% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 6.7% | 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 heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
The top grade, Grade I, goes to 1 of them. Hallaton’s listed buildings include the Church of St Michael and All Angels, Grade I. Conservation areas cover 86% of the town’s land, above Leicestershire’s towns (6%) and England’s towns (7%) alike. Homes from before 1919 make up 42% of the total.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hallaton | 622 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Uppingham | 4,272 | 5 | A+ | A | C+ | A |
| Cottingham and Middleton | 1,365 | 5.2 | — | C− | A− | C+ |
| Great Bowden | 1,510 | 5.7 | — | B+ | B+ | A− |
| Market Harborough | 24,162 | 7 | A | A | C+ | B− |
| Gretton | 1,519 | 7 | — | C− | B+ | C+ |
| Kibworth Beauchamp and Kibworth Harcourt | 7,329 | 7.1 | A+ | A | A− | A− |
| Corby | 68,164 | 7.6 | C− | B | C− | D |
Cottingham and Middleton, Great Bowden and Gretton have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 40.9 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I building is Church of St Michael and All Angels. It also has 1 scheduled monument.
At the 2021 Census, 9% of Hallaton’s 622 residents were 15 to 24 and 22% were 65 or over, against 12% and 18% across England’s towns.
Homes cost more than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £345,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: terraced houses £270,000, semi-detached houses £345,000 and detached houses £525,000. Private rents in the Harborough council area averaged £973 a month in August 2026.
Village in Leicestershire, England
Hallaton is a built-up area of 622 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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