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A village in Leicestershire, East Midlands, home to 1,218 people.
Husbands Bosworth’s best grade is for cost of living — a typical home costs £307,499 and rent runs £973 a month. Few people walk, cycle or take the bus to work: 10% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. Hazard risk is lower than in most UK towns (A). Its listed buildings number 22, with 0 at Grade I.
Figures: prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · commuting, Census 2021 · flood risk, Environment Agency. An overall grade needs 2,500 residents, so Husbands Bosworth is graded subject by subject only.
The 3 things Husbands Bosworth 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 Husbands Bosworth is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
An overall grade needs 2,500 residents, so Husbands Bosworth is graded subject by subject only.
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Historic England lists them inside Husbands Bosworth’s built-up area.
25% 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 Husbands Bosworth.
15% of households rent privately. Social housing holds nearly one in ten households, lower than both Leicestershire’s towns (15%) and England’s towns (18%). Behind the median of £307,499: 60 standard sales inside Husbands Bosworth’s built-up area, September 2023 to August 2026.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £441,000 | 24 |
| Semi-detached | £275,000 | 15 |
| Terraced | £245,500 | 16 |
| Flat or maisonette | £118,000 | 5 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Just over two thirds of pupils at the 2 primary schools within 3 km met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Husbands Bosworth Church of England Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 93 | B− |
Homes saw 8.8 burglaries and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year, below both Leicestershire’s towns (11.9) and England’s towns (9.4). Police recorded 31 crimes inside Husbands Bosworth’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 4 reports of anti-social behaviour. Violence and sexual offences made up 29% of the total.
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 heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Grade II* covers 3 of them. Husbands Bosworth has 181 listed buildings for every 10,000 residents. A quarter of its homes were built before 1919, higher than both Leicestershire’s towns (13%) and England’s towns (16%).
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
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.
Nine in ten commuters drove to work at the census. Households had £61K a year before tax, above both Leicestershire’s towns (£56K) and England’s towns (£55K). Unemployment benefit claims reached 1.1% of 16 to 64s in 2026. Work in town: 6% of resident commuters.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
The nearest A&E to Husbands Bosworth is Leicester Royal Infirmary, 12.4 miles away. 3.6% of residents described their health as bad or very bad, lower than both Leicestershire’s towns (4.7%) and England’s towns (5.2%). One GP practice serves the town; nine in ten patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey.
| Census 2021 | Husbands Bosworth | Leicestershire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 86% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.6% | 4.7% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 15% | 16% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · A young population flatters these answers, which are not age-adjusted; the Health Grade instead uses measures that allow for age, such as life expectancy and early deaths.
42% of adults hold a degree. People 65 and over make up 21% of the town, above both Leicestershire’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (18%). Half of Husbands Bosworth is older than 42.7, half younger.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Husbands Bosworth | Leicestershire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 18% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 7.9% | 14% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 25% | 25% |
| 65+ | 21% | 17% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.3% | 5.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 18% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 42% | 30% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Leicestershire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Husbands Bosworth | 1,218 | — | — | A | A− | A− |
| Welford | 1,199 | 2.6 | — | C | A | A |
| Gilmorton | 1,239 | 4.7 | — | B+ | B+ | A |
| Fleckney | 4,926 | 5.6 | A | A+ | B− | A− |
| Market Harborough | 24,162 | 5.9 | A | A | C+ | B− |
| Kibworth Beauchamp and Kibworth Harcourt | 7,329 | 6.3 | A+ | A | A− | A− |
| Lutterworth | 10,519 | 6.5 | A− | A+ | B− | B− |
| Great Bowden | 1,510 | 6.8 | — | B+ | B+ | A− |
Welford, Gilmorton and Great Bowden have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 7.4 times the typical UK town for its size.
Primary results beat 82% of towns in England (Department for Education, Key Stage 2). One state school is inside the town; places are handled by Leicestershire council.
Village in Leicestershire, England
Husbands Bosworth is a built-up area of 1,218 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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