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In Leicestershire, East Midlands, this village has 2,351 residents.
Homes are affordable: a typical home costs £269,600 and rent runs £960 a month. It is strong on jobs & income as well — households earn a mean £54,092 a year, and 1.3% of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits. The weak point is walkability: on the way to work, 11% walk, cycle or take a bus or train. Hazards are a real consideration: 1.1% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea.
Figures: prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · income, ONS · claimants, DWP · commuting, Census 2021 · flood risk, Environment Agency. An overall grade needs 2,500 residents, so Hathern is graded subject by subject only.
The 3 things Hathern 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 Hathern is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
An overall grade needs 2,500 residents, so Hathern is graded subject by subject only.
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Historic England lists them inside Hathern’s built-up area, along with 1 scheduled monument.
15% 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 Hathern.
15% of households are private tenants. Social housing holds 6% of households, lower than both Leicestershire’s towns (15%) and England’s towns (18%). From September 2023 to August 2026, 79 homes sold inside Hathern’s built-up area at standard prices; the middle one went for £269,600.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £416,750 | 32 |
| Semi-detached | £237,500 | 29 |
| Terraced | £201,500 | 16 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Key Stage 2 results at the 8 primary schools within 3 km: 61% of pupils meet the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). The town has one school, shown below. GCSE results at the 3 secondary schools within 3 km: 53% of pupils get a strong pass (grade 5+) in English and maths, and the Attainment 8 average is 51.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hathern Church of England Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 180 | A− |
Violence and sexual offences were 43% of the crimes. Hathern logged 107 reported offences in a year (to August 2026), plus 10 complaints of anti-social conduct. Burglary and damage came to 11.8 per 1,000 residents a year, close to Leicestershire’s towns (11.9) and 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.
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 35% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Working mainly from home: 35% of workers, higher than both Leicestershire’s towns (26%) and England’s towns (31%). There are 0.6 jobs in Hathern for each resident in work. 3% of commuters who live in Hathern also work there.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Disability touches 15% of Hathern’s population. The nearest A&E to Hathern is Queen's Medical Centre, 10.7 miles away. Seeing a GP means leaving Hathern: the nearest practice is 1.3 miles away.
| Census 2021 | Hathern | Leicestershire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 84% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 4.3% | 4.7% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 15% | 16% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · These answers aren’t adjusted for age, so young towns look healthier; the Health Grade uses age-adjusted measures, including 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 2 of them. Scaled to its population, Hathern has 77 listed buildings per 10,000 people, higher than both Leicestershire’s towns (33) and England’s towns (39). One scheduled monument lies locally.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Children under 15 make up 16% of residents. Residents of Hathern have a median age of 46. Those 65 and older account for nearly a quarter of residents. Degrees are held by 37% of adults, higher than both Leicestershire’s towns (30%) and England’s towns (34%).
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Hathern | Leicestershire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 18% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 6.9% | 14% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 25% | 25% |
| 65+ | 24% | 17% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.9% | 5.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 18% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 37% | 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 Hathern. Best known first.
MuseumLoughborough Carillon3.6 km outside town, to the southeast
MuseumCharnwood Museum3.5 km outside town, to the southeast
Heritage railwayGreat Central Railway4.3 km outside town, to the southeast
MuseumKegworth Heritage Centre4.1 km outside town, to the northMuseumMuseumDiseworth Heritage Centre4.6 km outside town, to the northwestMuseumMuseumThe Old Rectory Museum3.5 km outside town, to the southeastPhotos: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hathern | 2,351 | — | — | A− | B+ | B+ |
| Long Whatton | 1,157 | 1.7 | — | B | A | A− |
| Sutton Bonington | 2,064 | 1.9 | — | A− | A | B |
| Shepshed | 14,873 | 2.4 | B+ | A | C− | C |
| Loughborough | 64,850 | 2.6 | B | A | D | C |
| Kegworth | 4,293 | 3.1 | A− | A− | C− | A− |
| East Leake | 8,551 | 4 | A+ | A | B | A |
| Quorndon | 5,576 | 4.9 | B+ | B− | B− | A |
Long Whatton and Sutton Bonington have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 3.1 times the typical UK town for its size. It also has 1 scheduled monument.
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
Against all UK towns, it grades B+.
Village in Leicestershire, England
Hathern is a built-up area of 2,351 people, in the Charnwood 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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