Kirkby Mallory’s story
6 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade II*
Historic England lists them inside Kirkby Mallory’s built-up area.
27% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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Kirkby MalloryLeicestershire
In Leicestershire, East Midlands, this village has 391 residents. Mortgage-free owners make up 45% of households.
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Photo: Ian Rob · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
391
Census 2021 · Hinckley and Bosworth council
Median home
£288K
15 sales in 3 years
Median age
50.2
22% are 65+ · Leicestershire 17%
Degree level
40%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
3%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Kirkby Mallory a good place to live?
There are no grades for Kirkby Mallory: with fewer than 1,000 residents, they wouldn’t be fair. The figures on this page are still real. On the way to work, 3% walk, cycle or take a bus or train. 6 listed buildings, 0 of them Grade I.
What makes Kirkby Mallory stand out
The 3 things Kirkby Mallory does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
3% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (England’s towns 27%)
Listed buildings per 10,000 residents
History
1 Grade II*, including Church of All Saints; 6.3 times the typical UK town for its size
Historic England’s list, October 2026.
Own outright
Housing
45% own outright
of households own their home with no mortgage (England’s towns 32%)
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Kirkby Mallory.
Work & commute
Work tends to be further away for Kirkby Mallory: 18% commute under 5 km, below Leicestershire’s towns and England’s towns
3%walk, cycle or ride
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 47% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
The car took 95% of commuters, above Leicestershire’s towns (77%) and England’s towns (70%) alike. 47% of workers did their job mainly from home at the census. Unemployment benefit claims reached 1.3% of 16 to 64s in 2026.
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving95%
On foot2%
Bicycle1%
Underground, tram1%
18%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
47%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£58K
mean household income, before tax
1.3%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Housing
More households own their home in Kirkby Mallory than in Leicestershire’s towns or across England’s towns: 86%
£288Kmedian sale
Social housing holds 1% of households. 13% rent privately, below Leicestershire’s towns (19%) and England’s towns (21%) alike. Half of the 15 standard sales inside Kirkby Mallory’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026 went for more than £288,000.
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Kirkby Mallory£288K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £475,250 | 6 |
| Terraced | £260,500 | 6 |
86%
of households own their home · England 61%
13%
rent privately · England 21%
£934
average private rent a month, Hinckley and Bosworth council area
£2,393
council tax, Band D, 2026–27
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Safety
Homes in Kirkby Mallory see more burglary and damage than in Leicestershire’s towns or England’s towns: 24.7 per 1,000 a year
23.9violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
A year of reports to August 2026 adds up to 16 offences in Kirkby Mallory and 1 cases of nuisance behaviour. 6% of the crimes fell under violence and sexual offences. Per 1,000 residents, 23.9 violent crimes are recorded each year.
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Burglary4
Vehicle crime4
Damage & arson2
Public order2
Other theft2
Violence & sexual1
Robbery1
Shoplifting0
Anti-social1
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.
23.9
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
24.7
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
9.4
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
16
crimes recorded in the 12 months to August 2026
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.
Health
Disability is less common in Kirkby Mallory, 12% of residents, than in Leicestershire’s towns and England’s towns
87%good or very good health
At the census, 2.8% of people here described their health as bad or very bad. 87% of Kirkby Mallory’s residents described their health as good or very good at the census, higher than both Leicestershire’s towns (83%) and England’s towns (82%). The town has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 1.9 miles away.
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 87%Fair 10%Bad or very bad 3%
| Census 2021 | Kirkby Mallory | Leicestershire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 87% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 2.8% | 4.7% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 12% | 16% | 17% |
81
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
83
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · The census answers take no account of age, so a young town looks healthier; the Health Grade relies on age-adjusted measures, life expectancy and early deaths among them.
History
Kirkby Mallory keeps more of its old housing than Leicestershire’s towns or England’s towns: 27% built before 1919
6listed buildings
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Relative to its size, Kirkby Mallory keeps 153 listed buildings per 10,000 residents.
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*1
Grade II5
Among them · Grade II*
- Church of All Saints Grade II*
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
27%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
153
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Who lives here
Children make up only 13% of Kirkby Mallory, fewer than in Leicestershire’s towns and across England’s towns
50.2median age
Typical age in Kirkby Mallory: 50.2, the median. Those 65 and older account for just over a fifth of residents. Degrees are held by 40% of adults, above Leicestershire’s towns (30%) and England’s towns (34%) alike.
Kirkby MalloryLeicestershireEngland
Ages · share of residents
22%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications7%
Apprenticeship10%
A levels or similar17%
Degree level40%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Kirkby Mallory | Leicestershire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 18% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 7.5% | 14% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 36% | 25% | 25% |
| 65+ | 22% | 17% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 6.9% | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 9.6% | 5.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 17% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 40% | 30% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Leicestershire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Kirkby Mallory
13pages on Kirkby Mallory
The big questions
Safety23.9 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingMedian home £288K · rent £934 a monthHousing5 sold in 12 months · busiest street Church RoadSchoolsHealthLife expectancy 81 (men), 83 (women)Work & commute60% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazards0% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Tropical Birdland and 4 more in and around Kirkby Mallory
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Kirkby Mallory. Best known first.
ZooZooTropical Birdland3.7 km outside town, to the northeast
Heritage railwayBattlefield Line Railway4.9 km outside town, to the westMuseumMuseumBosworth Field Visitor Centre4.3 km outside town, to the westAttractionAttractionAmbion Hill4.5 km outside town, to the westAttractionAttractionKing Richard's Well4.5 km outside town, to the west
Heritage railwayBattlefield Line Railway4.9 km outside town, to the westMuseumMuseumBosworth Field Visitor Centre4.3 km outside town, to the westAttractionAttractionAmbion Hill4.5 km outside town, to the westAttractionAttractionKing Richard's Well4.5 km outside town, to the westPlaces: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (1)
- Battlefield Line Railway: PeterSkuce, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
About Kirkby Mallory
Village in Leicestershire, England
Kirkby Mallory is a built-up area of 391 people, in the Hinckley and Bosworth 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
- Population
- 391 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Hinckley and Bosworth
- County
- Leicestershire
- Region
- East Midlands
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.4 km²)
- ONS code
- E63002687
Kirkby Mallory’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
Newbold VerdonDesfordEarl ShiltonBarwellBarlestoneMarket BosworthStoke GoldingKirkby Mallory
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirkby Mallory | 391 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Newbold Verdon | 3,097 | 2 | B− | B+ | B− | C+ |
| Desford | 3,817 | 2 | B | B− | B− | B− |
| Earl Shilton | 10,885 | 2.1 | C | A− | C | C |
| Barwell | 9,149 | 2.3 | B− | A | C | C− |
| Barlestone | 2,563 | 3.6 | A− | A− | C+ | B+ |
| Market Bosworth | 2,104 | 3.7 | — | C+ | C+ | A− |
| Stoke Golding | 2,004 | 3.9 | — | B− | B | A− |
Market Bosworth and Stoke Golding have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Kirkby Mallory
How many listed buildings are there in Kirkby Mallory?
That is 6.3 times the typical UK town for its size. 27% of Kirkby Mallory’s homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
How much is council tax in Kirkby Mallory?
Band D council tax in Kirkby Mallory is £2,393 for 2026–27, less than in 60% 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.
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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