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Primary school results beat 86% of towns in England. Population 12,879: a town in Leicestershire, East Midlands.
Mountsorrel’s overall grade of A− puts it better than 75% of UK towns, #17 of 50 in Leicestershire. Buying a home costs less than in most towns: the median home sold for £277,500, 5 years of area income. It also does well on jobs & income (A−) — the mean household earns £61,197 a year. Crime runs high (C): 26.2 violent or sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, plus 14.8 home and vehicle crimes. Set beside UK towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people, its crime per resident is higher than in 42%. Most journeys need a car: 11% of commuters get to work on foot, by bike or by public transport.
Figures: prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · income, ONS · claimants, DWP · crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · commuting, Census 2021.
The 2 things Mountsorrel 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 Mountsorrel is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 60 buildings inside Mountsorrel’s built-up area, 4 of them Grade II*, and 3 scheduled monuments.
12% 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 Mountsorrel.
The social rented sector houses 12% of households. Private renters make up 14% of households, below Leicestershire’s towns (19%) and England’s towns (21%) alike. Half of the 615 standard sales inside Mountsorrel’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026 went for more than £277,500.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £413,500 | 228 |
| Semi-detached | £260,000 | 204 |
| Terraced | £235,000 | 145 |
| Flat or maisonette | £142,500 | 38 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
GCSE results at the 3 secondary schools within 3 km: 42% of pupils get a strong pass (grade 5+) in English and maths, and the Attainment 8 average is 44.8. Of its 2 schools, one is shown below, with the reason. Some 995 pupils attend Mountsorrel’s two primaries.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rothley Church of England Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 610 | A |
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 33% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
The car took 87% of commuters, above both Leicestershire’s towns (77%) and England’s towns (70%). Work in town: 9% of resident commuters. Mountsorrel counts 0.5 jobs per working resident.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Police recorded 644 crimes inside Mountsorrel’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 121 reports of anti-social behaviour. Violence and sexual offences were half of the crimes. There were 9.3 anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 residents (not graded), above both Leicestershire’s towns (6.7) and England’s towns (7.8).
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.
The nearest A&E to Mountsorrel is Leicester Royal Infirmary, 6.4 miles away. 3.6% of residents report bad or very bad health. 2 GP practices serve the town; four in five patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey.
| Census 2021 | Mountsorrel | Leicestershire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 85% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.6% | 4.7% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 15% | 16% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · These shares come straight from the census, without allowing for age, and young towns benefit; the Health Grade instead weighs age-adjusted measures, including 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.
Grade II* covers 4 of them. Conservation areas cover 13% of Mountsorrel’s land, above both Leicestershire’s towns (6%) and England’s towns (7%). 3 scheduled monuments lie here.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
36% of adults hold a degree, above Leicestershire’s towns (30%) and England’s towns (34%) alike. Typical age in Mountsorrel: 40.9, the median. One measure of family life: 18% of residents are under 15.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Mountsorrel | Leicestershire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 18% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.8% | 14% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 27% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 25% | 25% |
| 65+ | 18% | 17% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.1% | 5.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 36% | 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 Mountsorrel. Best known first.
Heritage railwayMountsorrel Railwayin town
MuseumBelgrave Hall Museum4.9 km outside town, to the south
Heritage railwayGreat Central Railway4.6 km outside town, to the northwestMuseumMuseumStonehurst Motor Museumin townMuseumMuseumJohn Taylor Bellfoundry Museum5 km outside town, to the northwestAttractionAttractionKing William's Bridge4 km outside town, to the southwestPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
60 listed buildings in Mountsorrel.
The Market Cross: Photo: Michig · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Church of St Peter: Photo: Eirian Evans · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Mountsorrel Mineral Railway Bridge: Photo: Stephen McKay · CC BY-SA 2.0 · The Nag's Head Public House: Photo: Jonathan Thacker · CC BY-SA 2.0
11 notable people were born in Mountsorrel.
George Gill: George Beldam, Public domain · Percy Turner: Thebees1889, CC BY-SA 4.0 · William Mitchell Acworth: Bain News Service (publisher), Public domain
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountsorrel | 12,879 | — | A− | A− | C | B+ |
| Sileby | 8,954 | 1.9 | B− | A | C | C+ |
| Cropston | 1,120 | 2.3 | — | C+ | A | A+ |
| Quorndon | 5,576 | 2.3 | B+ | B− | B− | A |
| Barrow upon Soar | 6,823 | 2.4 | B+ | A− | C+ | B− |
| Thurcaston | 1,649 | 2.4 | — | B− | C− | C+ |
| Birstall | 14,317 | 2.7 | A | B+ | B− | B+ |
| Syston | 13,628 | 3.2 | B− | A− | C | C+ |
Cropston and Thurcaston have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Against all UK towns, most of them smaller, it grades C.
Secondary results are closer to the middle, trailing 60%. Mountsorrel has 2 state schools; places are handled by Leicestershire council.
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Town in Leicestershire, England
Mountsorrel is a built-up area of 12,879 people, in the Charnwood 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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