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With 662 residents, it is a village in Leicestershire, East Midlands.
Long Clawson is below the 1,000 residents fair grades need, but every figure on this page is real. It has 13 listed buildings, 0 of them Grade I. Just over one in ten commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. It skews older: 28% of residents are 65 or over.
The 3 things Long Clawson does most differently from other towns.
Historic England lists 13 buildings inside Long Clawson’s built-up area, 2 of them Grade II*, and 1 scheduled monument.
38% 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 Long Clawson.
People 65 and over make up 28% of the town, higher than both Leicestershire’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (18%). Aged 15 to 24: one in ten residents. Ages in Long Clawson split evenly at 52.1: half are older, half younger.
52% women, 48% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Long Clawson | Leicestershire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 18% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.7% | 14% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 13% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 34% | 25% | 25% |
| 65+ | 28% | 17% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.9% | 5.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 16% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 43% | 30% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Leicestershire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Long Clawson Church of England Primary School’s results beat nearly four in five schools in England like it. Below is its only school. At the 2 primary schools within 3 km, 70% of pupils reach the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average).
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Long Clawson Church of England Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 57 | A− |
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 44% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
44% of workers worked mainly from home, above both Leicestershire’s towns (26%) and England’s towns (31%). Driving is how 86% of commuters got to work at the census. Unemployment benefit claims reached 0.8% of 16 to 64s in 2026.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Renting privately is how 16% of households live. 1% live in social housing, below Leicestershire’s towns (15%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. Half of the 32 standard sales inside Long Clawson’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026 went for more than £413,750.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £485,000 | 19 |
| Semi-detached | £327,500 | 6 |
| Terraced | £224,475 | 6 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Violence came to 26.2 per 1,000 residents a year, higher than both Leicestershire’s towns (21.7) and England’s towns (22). Police figures for Long Clawson’s built-up area: 24 crimes and 3 anti-social behaviour reports in the 12 months to August 2026. 42% of the crimes fell under violence and sexual offences.
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.
88% of Long Clawson’s residents described their health as good or very good at the census, above both Leicestershire’s towns (83%) and England’s towns (82%). A disability affects 14% of people locally. One GP practice serves the town; 86% of patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey. The nearest A&E to Long Clawson is Queen's Medical Centre, 13.1 miles away.
| Census 2021 | Long Clawson | Leicestershire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 88% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 2.9% | 4.7% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 14% | 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.
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Relative to its size, Long Clawson keeps 196 listed buildings per 10,000 residents. Of the town’s land, 21% lies in conservation areas, higher than both Leicestershire’s towns (6%) and England’s towns (7%). Grade II* covers 2 of them.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Long Clawson | 662 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Waltham on the Wolds | 1,034 | 5.2 | — | B | B+ | B+ |
| Asfordby | 2,761 | 5.3 | B+ | A | C+ | B− |
| Melton Mowbray | 27,451 | 5.3 | B− | A | C− | C+ |
| Cropwell Bishop | 1,903 | 5.8 | — | A | A− | A |
| Cotgrave | 7,794 | 6.7 | A− | A+ | C+ | C |
| Keyworth | 6,822 | 7.2 | A+ | A | A | A |
| Aslockton | 2,173 | 7.9 | — | A+ | B+ | B+ |
Waltham on the Wolds, Cropwell Bishop and Aslockton have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 8.1 times the typical UK town for its size. It also has 1 scheduled monument. 38% of Long Clawson’s homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Homes cost more than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £413,750, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: terraced houses £224,475, semi-detached houses £327,500 and detached houses £485,000. Private rents in the Melton council area averaged £806 a month in August 2026.
Village in Leicestershire, England
Long Clawson is a built-up area of 662 people, in the Melton 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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