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Home to 6,806 people, this town lies in Leicestershire, East Midlands.
Homes are affordable here, though not without reasons. Schools lag (D): primary results beat 26% of towns in England; secondary results beat 6% of towns in England. Ibstock grades C+ overall, better than just over two fifths of UK towns, and ranks #44 of 50 in Leicestershire. Health is a weak point (C): life expectancy 78.4 for men, 82.5 for women. Buying a home costs less than in most towns: the median home sold for £240,000, 4.4 years of area income. Its remaining grades are unremarkable: C+ for jobs & income and B for hazard risk.
Figures: prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · life expectancy and income, ONS · claimants, DWP · flood risk, Environment Agency.
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Ibstock is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The 2 things Ibstock does most differently from other towns.
Historic England lists 10 buildings inside Ibstock’s built-up area, 1 of them Grade II*.
22% 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 Ibstock.
Secondary results at the 2 secondary schools within 3 km: an Attainment 8 score of 38.1, with 29% at grade 5 or above in English and maths. Some 1,182 pupils attend Ibstock’s two primaries and one secondary. At the 9 primary schools within 3 km, 56% of pupils reach the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average).
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ibstock Junior SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 290 | C+ |
| Ibstock SchoolLargest secondary schoolSecondary | Secondary | 689 | D |
Households that own their home make up 72%. Private rents average £914 a month across the North West Leicestershire council area. Behind the median of £240,000: 265 standard sales inside Ibstock’s built-up area, September 2023 to August 2026.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £320,000 | 116 |
| Semi-detached | £219,500 | 92 |
| Terraced | £175,000 | 55 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 24% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
For every resident in work, Ibstock has 0.7 jobs. 88% of commuters drove, above Leicestershire’s towns (77%) and England’s towns (70%) alike. Average household income comes to £52K a year before tax.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
The nearest A&E to Ibstock is Leicester Royal Infirmary, 12 miles away. 82% of people in Ibstock rate their own health good or very good. Poor health, by residents’ own account, affects 5% of the town.
| Census 2021 | Ibstock | Leicestershire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 82% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 5% | 4.7% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 17% | 16% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Census health answers are raw, so younger towns score better on them; for the Health Grade we use age-adjusted figures like life expectancy and early deaths.
Of all the crimes, 42% were violence and sexual offences. Ibstock logged 365 reported offences in a year (to August 2026), plus 54 complaints of anti-social conduct. Homes saw 10.7 burglaries and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year, between Leicestershire’s towns (11.9) and 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 heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Grade II* covers 1 of them. Historic England’s list names 10 listed buildings in Ibstock: 1 Grade II*. Per 10,000 residents, Ibstock counts 15 listed buildings, below Leicestershire’s towns (34) and England’s towns (39) alike.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Young adults of 15 to 24 account for a tenth of the town. Ibstock has a median age of 42.2. 19% of residents are 65 or over, about level with England’s towns (18%) and above Leicestershire’s towns (17%).
51% women, 49% men
About 96 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Ibstock | Leicestershire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 18% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 14% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 25% | 25% |
| 65+ | 19% | 17% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 21% | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.8% | 5.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 20% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 24% | 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 Ibstock. Best known first.
MuseumShackerstone railway station3.8 km outside town, to the southwestMuseumMuseumDonington-le-Heath Manor House1.2 km outside town, to the northeastMuseumMuseumSnibston Colliery Park2.9 km outside town, to the northPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
10 notable people were born in Ibstock.
Bernard Newman: Simon Hipkin, his grandson, scanned & cropped from autobiography, Public domain
Town in Leicestershire, England
Ibstock is a built-up area of 6,806 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
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ibstock | 6,806 | — | C+ | A | C+ | C |
| Heather | 1,068 | 1.1 | — | A | B+ | C |
| Ellistown | 2,971 | 1.6 | B− | A− | B | C+ |
| Hugglescote | 4,630 | 1.9 | B− | B+ | B− | C+ |
| Ravenstone | 1,882 | 2 | — | B+ | B− | B+ |
| Bagworth | 1,869 | 2.5 | — | B+ | B− | B |
| Coalville | 21,975 | 2.9 | C− | A | D | C− |
| Barlestone | 2,563 | 3.2 | A− | A− | C+ | B+ |
Heather, Ravenstone and Bagworth have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Ibstock has 3 state schools; places are handled by Leicestershire council.
About the middle for its size: 63% of the 1,308 UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people report less crime per resident. Against all UK towns, it grades C+.
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
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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