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A town of 5,373 in Leicestershire, East Midlands.
School results trail most towns: primary results beat 13% of towns in England. At C+ overall, Measham ranks #45 of 50 in Leicestershire. On that grade it does better than two fifths of UK towns. Walkability is weaker too: on the way to work, 10% walk, cycle or take a bus or train. Its best grade is for cost of living — homes sell for a median £228,000, about 4.2 times local household income.
Figures: prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · commuting, Census 2021.
The 2 things Measham 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 Measham is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 11 buildings inside Measham’s built-up area, 1 of them Grade II*.
14% 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 Measham.
Some 312 pupils attend Measham’s two primaries. One of its 2 schools is below, with the reason it’s listed. Key Stage 2 results at the town’s 2 primary schools: 52% of pupils meet the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average).
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Measham Church of England Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 176 | D |
Only one of the 50 towns in Leicestershire costs less to buy into than Measham, whose median sale is £228,000. Two thirds of households own their home, close to Leicestershire’s towns (65%) and above England’s towns (61%). Private rents average £914 a month across the North West Leicestershire council area.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £290,475 | 78 |
| Semi-detached | £218,250 | 72 |
| Terraced | £169,000 | 50 |
| Flat or maisonette | £100,000 | 5 |
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.
87% of commuters drove, above Leicestershire’s towns (77%) and England’s towns (70%) alike. Measham counts 0.7 jobs per working resident.
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.
Grade II* covers 1 of them. For its size, Measham has 20 listed buildings per 10,000 residents, lower than both Leicestershire’s towns (34) and England’s towns (39). 14% of homes date from before 1919.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Violence and sexual offences accounted for 42% of recorded crime. Police figures for Measham’s built-up area: 282 crimes and 41 anti-social behaviour reports in the 12 months to August 2026. For its size, Measham records more crime per resident than just over two thirds of the 1,308 UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people.
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.
One GP practice serves the town; nearly four in five patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey. The nearest A&E to Measham is Queens Hospital, 9.9 miles away. Disability touches 18% of the town’s population.
| Census 2021 | Measham | Leicestershire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 81% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 5.7% | 4.7% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 18% | 16% | 17% |
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.
Retirement age and beyond: 20% of residents are 65 or older. At 43.3, the median resident of Measham sits in the middle of the age range. A quarter of adults hold a degree, below Leicestershire’s towns (30%) and England’s towns (34%) alike.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Measham | Leicestershire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 18% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.7% | 14% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 25% | 25% |
| 65+ | 20% | 17% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 22% | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.2% | 5.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 25% | 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 Measham. Best known first.
Castle · English HeritageAshby de la Zouch Castle4.5 km outside town, to the northeast
ZooTwycross Zoo4.6 km outside town, to the southMuseumMuseumAshby de la Zouch Museum4.6 km outside town, to the northeastMuseumMuseumMoira Furnace Museum2.9 km outside town, to the northwestMuseumMuseumSir John Moore Museum2.6 km outside town, to the southwestTheme parkTheme parkConkers4 km outside town, to the northwestPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
10 notable people were born in Measham.
Maria Jane Jewsbury: G Freeman, Public domain
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Measham | 5,373 | — | C+ | A | C | C+ |
| Donisthorpe | 1,204 | 1.5 | — | A | B− | C+ |
| Appleby Magna | 1,301 | 1.7 | — | B− | B− | B− |
| Moira | 3,198 | 2.4 | B | A | B | C |
| Ashby-de-la-Zouch | 15,121 | 3.3 | B+ | B+ | C | B− |
| Heather | 1,068 | 3.5 | — | A | B+ | C |
| Blackfordby | 1,071 | 3.6 | — | B+ | A− | C+ |
| Overseal and Castle Gresley | 5,055 | 3.7 | B− | A+ | B− | C |
Donisthorpe, Appleby Magna, Heather and Blackfordby have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Measham has 2 state schools; places are handled by Leicestershire council.
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
Town in Leicestershire, England
Measham is a built-up area of 5,373 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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