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This village in Leicestershire, East Midlands has a population of 1,157.
Safety is its strong suit (A) — 9.8 violent or sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, plus 8.9 home and vehicle crimes. Add health to its strengths — men here can expect to live to 82.1, women to 86. Buying the median home, at £365,000, takes 6.7 years of household income in the North West Leicestershire council area. Most journeys need a car (C−): nearly one in ten commuters walk, cycle or take public transport.
Figures: crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · life expectancy and incomes, ONS · commuting, Census 2021 · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years. Long Whatton is graded on each subject, but towns under 2,500 get no overall grade.
The 3 things Long Whatton 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 Long Whatton is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
Long Whatton is graded on each subject, but towns under 2,500 get no overall grade.
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Historic England lists them inside Long Whatton’s built-up area, along with 1 scheduled monument.
15% 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 Whatton.
For its size, Long Whatton records less crime per resident than 73% of the 1,541 UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people. Police recorded 27 crimes inside the town’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 1 reports of anti-social behaviour. There were 2.3 anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 residents (not graded), below Leicestershire’s towns (6.9) and England’s towns (7.8) alike. Violence and sexual offences made up a third 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.
Its only school is listed below. Long Whatton Church of England Primary School and Community Centre’s results beat just over four in five schools in England like it. GCSE results at the one secondary school within 3 km: 38% of pupils get a strong pass (grade 5+) in English and maths, and the Attainment 8 average is 44.2.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Long Whatton Church of England Primary School and Community CentreLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 111 | A− |
3.5% of residents report bad or very bad health. At the census, 14% of people here had a disability, below both Leicestershire’s towns (16%) and England’s towns (17%). The nearest A&E to Long Whatton is Queen's Medical Centre, 10.5 miles away. Women here live to 86 on average and men to 82.1 (2019–23).
| Census 2021 | Long Whatton | Leicestershire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 87% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.5% | 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 Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 38% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
The car took nine in ten commuters, above both Leicestershire’s towns (77%) and England’s towns (70%). 38% of workers did their job mainly from home at the census. Unemployment benefit claims reached 1.1% of 16 to 64s in 2026.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
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 Whatton keeps 147 listed buildings per 10,000 residents, higher than both Leicestershire’s towns (33) and England’s towns (39). Historic England’s list names 17 listed buildings here: 1 Grade II*. One scheduled monument lies in the town.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
6% live in social housing, lower than both Leicestershire’s towns (15%) and England’s towns (18%). Private rents average £914 a month across the North West Leicestershire council area. Half of the 48 standard sales inside Long Whatton’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026 went for more than £365,000.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £440,000 | 27 |
| Semi-detached | £292,500 | 15 |
| Terraced | £243,500 | 6 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Half of Long Whatton is older than 49.4, half younger. Nearly one in ten residents are aged 15 to 24. Children under 15 make up 14%, lower than both Leicestershire’s towns (18%) and England’s towns (18%). Among adults, 40% have a degree.
53% women, 47% men
About 89 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 Whatton | Leicestershire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 18% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 8.6% | 14% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 25% | 25% |
| 65+ | 26% | 17% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 7.3% | 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
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Long Whatton. Best known first.
MuseumKegworth Heritage Centre3.1 km outside town, to the northMuseumMuseumEast Midlands Aeropark3.8 km outside town, to the northwestArt galleryArt galleryTarpey Gallery4.1 km outside town, to the northwestMuseumMuseumCastle Donington Museum4.2 km outside town, to the northwestHistoric siteHistoric siteArmstrong Whitworth AW.660 Argosy3.8 km outside town, to the northwestPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Long Whatton | 1,157 | — | — | B | A | A− |
| Hathern | 2,351 | 1.7 | — | A− | B+ | B+ |
| Sutton Bonington | 2,064 | 2 | — | A− | A | B |
| Kegworth | 4,293 | 2.1 | A− | A− | C− | A− |
| Shepshed | 14,873 | 2.6 | B+ | A | C− | C |
| Castle Donington | 7,344 | 3.3 | A− | B+ | B− | B− |
| Loughborough | 64,850 | 4.2 | B | A | D | C |
| East Leake | 8,551 | 4.8 | A+ | A | B | A |
Hathern and Sutton Bonington have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 6 times the typical UK town for its size. It also has 1 scheduled monument.
Homes cost more than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £365,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: terraced houses £243,500, semi-detached houses £292,500 and detached houses £440,000.
Village in Leicestershire, England
Long Whatton is a built-up area of 1,157 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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