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This town in Leicestershire, East Midlands has a population of 4,630.
Housing is within reach: the median home sold for £300,000, 5.5 years of area income. At B− overall, Hugglescote ranks #38 of 50 in Leicestershire. That leaves it better than just over half of UK towns. Add jobs & income to its strengths: the mean household earns £55,506 a year. Pupils here do less well than most: primary results beat 33% of towns in England; secondary results beat 7% of towns in England. It is hard to get around without a car: on the way to work, 10% walk, cycle or take a bus or train. Elsewhere it is close to typical: B− for safety, C+ for health and B− for hazard risk.
Figures: prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · income and life expectancy, ONS · claimants, DWP · commuting, Census 2021 · crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · flood risk, Environment Agency.
The 2 things Hugglescote 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 Hugglescote is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 7 buildings inside Hugglescote’s built-up area, 2 of them Grade II*.
21% 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 Hugglescote.
58% of pupils at the 12 primary schools within 3 km met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). Below is its only school. Secondary results at the 3 secondary schools within 3 km: an Attainment 8 score of 38.8, with 28% at grade 5 or above in English and maths.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hugglescote Community Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 533 | C+ |
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 28% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Short trips to work, under 5 km: 40%, below both Leicestershire’s towns (46%) and England’s towns (45%). There are 0.3 jobs in Hugglescote for each resident in work. Of the commuters living here, 3% work in the town itself.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Social housing holds 8% of households, below Leicestershire’s towns (15%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. 13% of households are private tenants. Private rents average £914 a month across the North West Leicestershire council area.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £360,000 | 270 |
| Semi-detached | £229,995 | 101 |
| Terraced | £170,000 | 61 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Just over a fifth of its homes were built before 1919, higher than both Leicestershire’s towns (13%) and England’s towns (16%). Relative to its size, Hugglescote keeps 15 listed buildings per 10,000 residents.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
The nearest A&E to Hugglescote is Leicester Royal Infirmary, 11.7 miles away. One GP practice serves the town; 62% of patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey. Also worth knowing: 16% of residents have a disability, near Leicestershire’s towns (16%) and lower than England’s towns (17%).
| Census 2021 | Hugglescote | Leicestershire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 83% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 4.2% | 4.7% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 16% | 16% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Young towns look healthier on these answers, which aren’t adjusted for age; the Health Grade uses measures that are, such as life expectancy and early deaths.
In the 12 months to August 2026, police logged 258 crimes and 44 reports of anti-social behaviour inside Hugglescote’s built-up area. Violence and sexual offences were 37% of the crimes. Homes saw 10.4 burglaries and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year, below Leicestershire’s towns (11.9) but 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.
27% of adults hold a degree, below Leicestershire’s towns (30%) and England’s towns (34%) alike. Hugglescote has a median age of 40.7 years.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Hugglescote | Leicestershire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 18% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 14% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 28% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 25% | 25% |
| 65+ | 18% | 17% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 7.7% | 5.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 20% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 27% | 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 Hugglescote. Best known first.
Abbey or prioryMount St Bernard Abbey3.6 km outside town, to the northeastAttractionAttractionHough Tower Mill3.9 km outside town, to the northMuseumMuseumSnibston Colliery Park1.1 km outside town, to the northPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
7 listed buildings in Hugglescote.
The Manor House: Photo: Kevin Waterhouse · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Geograph · 16, Dennis Street: Photo: Motacilla · CC BY-SA 3.0
3 notable people were born in Hugglescote.
Harry Garner: Skywag, CC BY-SA 4.0
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hugglescote | 4,630 | — | B− | B+ | B− | C+ |
| Coalville | 21,975 | 1 | C− | A | D | C− |
| Ellistown | 2,971 | 1.1 | B− | A− | B | C+ |
| Ravenstone | 1,882 | 1.2 | — | B+ | B− | B+ |
| Ibstock | 6,806 | 1.9 | C+ | A | C+ | C |
| Whitwick | 10,455 | 2.2 | C+ | A | C+ | C |
| Heather | 1,068 | 2.5 | — | A | B+ | C |
| Bagworth | 1,869 | 2.8 | — | B+ | B− | B |
Ravenstone, Heather and Bagworth have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
One state school is inside the town; places are handled by Leicestershire council.
Band D council tax in Hugglescote is £2,396 for 2026–27, less than in 59% 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.
Town in Leicestershire, England
Hugglescote is a built-up area of 4,630 people, in the North West Leicestershire 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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