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It is a town of 3,198 residents in Leicestershire, East Midlands.
The picture is mixed. Cost of living is its strong suit (A) — the median home sold for £257,500, 4.7 years of area income. With a B overall, Moira is better than 55% of UK towns and ranks #32 of 50 in Leicestershire. It is hard to get around without a car: on the way to work, 7% walk, cycle or take a bus or train. Its other grades sit near the middle: B for safety, B− for jobs & income and B for hazard risk.
Figures: prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · commuting, Census 2021 · crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · income, ONS · claimants, DWP · flood risk, Environment Agency.
The thing Moira 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 Moira is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 2 buildings inside Moira’s built-up area.
18% 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 Moira.
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 27% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
30% of commuters travelled under 5 km, below Leicestershire’s towns (46%) and England’s towns (45%) alike. There are 0.7 jobs in Moira for each resident in work. About 4% of its commuters stay in Moira for work.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
GCSE results at the one secondary school within 3 km: 46% of pupils get a strong pass (grade 5+) in English and maths, and the Attainment 8 average is 43.5. The town has one school, shown below. At the 15 primary schools within 3 km, 57% of pupils reach the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average).
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moira Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 184 | C |
Owners make up 70% of households, higher than both Leicestershire’s towns (65%) and England’s towns (61%). The median sale, £257,500, comes from 87 standard sales inside Moira’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026. Private rents average £913 a month across the North West Leicestershire council area.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £352,000 | 39 |
| Semi-detached | £240,000 | 27 |
| Terraced | £172,000 | 21 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
18% of homes were built before 1919. Per 10,000 residents, Moira counts 6 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
At the census, just over four fifths of people in Moira called their health good or very good, below Leicestershire’s towns (83%) and England’s towns (82%) alike. Seeing a GP means leaving Moira: the nearest practice is 1.9 miles away. The nearest A&E to Moira is Queens Hospital, 7.7 miles away.
| Census 2021 | Moira | Leicestershire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 81% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 5.1% | 4.7% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 20% | 16% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · A young population flatters these answers, which are not age-adjusted; the Health Grade instead uses measures that allow for age, such as life expectancy and early deaths.
Police recorded 115 crimes inside Moira’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 29 reports of anti-social behaviour. Violent crime ran at 19.3 per 1,000 residents a year, lower than both Leicestershire’s towns (21.7) and England’s towns (22). Each year, 10.1 burglaries and acts of damage are recorded per 1,000 residents.
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
Ages in Moira split evenly at 45.7: half are older, half younger. 16% are under 15, below both Leicestershire’s towns (18%) and England’s towns (18%). Retirement age and beyond: a fifth of residents are 65 or older.
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Moira | Leicestershire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 18% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.9% | 14% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 25% | 25% |
| 65+ | 20% | 17% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.8% | 5.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 18% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 27% | 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 Moira. Best known first.
Castle · English HeritageAshby de la Zouch Castle2.9 km outside town, to the east
MuseumSharpe's Pottery Museum3.4 km outside town, to the northwestGardenGardenBluebell Arboretum2.3 km outside town, to the northeastMuseumMuseumAshby de la Zouch Museum2.7 km outside town, to the eastMuseumMuseumMoira Furnace Museum100 m outside town, to the southwestTheme parkTheme parkConkers100 m outside town, to the westPhotos: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moira | 3,198 | — | B | A | B | C |
| Donisthorpe | 1,204 | 1 | — | A | B− | C+ |
| Blackfordby | 1,071 | 1.3 | — | B+ | A− | C+ |
| Overseal and Castle Gresley | 5,055 | 2 | B− | A+ | B− | C |
| Woodville | 7,255 | 2 | C | A+ | C− | C− |
| Ashby-de-la-Zouch | 15,121 | 2.3 | B+ | B+ | C | B− |
| Measham | 5,373 | 2.4 | C+ | A | C | C+ |
| Linton | 2,145 | 2.8 | — | A+ | B− | C |
Donisthorpe, Blackfordby and Linton have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
GCSE results trail 56% of towns in England, and primary results trail 72% (Department for Education, Attainment 8 and Key Stage 2). One state school is inside the town; places are handled by Leicestershire council.
About the middle for its size: 39% of the 1,308 UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people report less crime per resident. Against all UK towns, it grades B.
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
Town in Leicestershire, England
Moira is a built-up area of 3,198 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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