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Home to 3,097 people, this town lies in Leicestershire, East Midlands. Mortgage-free owners make up 45% of households.
Getting around depends on the car (C−): one in ten commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. It also trails on jobs & income (C) — mean household income £57,725; 2.9% of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits. Cost of living is where it shines — the median home sold for £275,000, 5.2 years of area income. The overall grade lands at B−, better than 49% of UK towns. Its place in the ranking is #40 of 50 in Leicestershire. The rest of its grades are middling: B− for safety and C+ for health.
Figures: prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · commuting, Census 2021 · income and life expectancy, ONS · claimants, DWP · crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026.
The 3 things Newbold Verdon 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 Newbold Verdon is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 11 buildings inside Newbold Verdon’s built-up area, 1 of them Grade I.
10% 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 Newbold Verdon.
The under-15s are 16% of the population here. Young adults of 15 to 24 are 8.4% of residents, below Leicestershire’s towns (14%) and England’s towns (12%) alike. Line up the people of Newbold Verdon by age and the one in the middle is 48.2. Graduates make up just over a quarter of adults.
51% women, 49% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Newbold Verdon | Leicestershire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 18% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 8.4% | 14% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 25% | 25% |
| 65+ | 28% | 17% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 23% | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 7.6% | 5.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 17% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 26% | 30% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Leicestershire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Attainment 8 at the one secondary school within 3 km averages 46.7, and 48% of pupils get grade 5 or above in English and maths. The one school in town appears below. At the 3 primary schools within 3 km, 56% of pupils reach the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average).
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newbold Verdon Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 220 | D |
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 28% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
The car took 88% of commuters, above both Leicestershire’s towns (77%) and England’s towns (70%). Of the commuters living in Newbold Verdon, 9% work in the town itself. For every resident in work, Newbold Verdon has 0.2 jobs.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Three quarters of households own their home. The median sale, £275,000, comes from 143 standard sales inside Newbold Verdon’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026. Private rents average £934 a month across the Hinckley and Bosworth council area.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £355,000 | 62 |
| Semi-detached | £255,000 | 65 |
| Terraced | £215,000 | 15 |
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.
Homes built before 1919 account for 10% of the housing. Newbold Verdon’s listed buildings include Newbold Verdon Hall, Grade I.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
The nearest A&E to Newbold Verdon is Leicester Royal Infirmary, 8.7 miles away. Nearly four fifths of people in Newbold Verdon rate their own health good or very good. One GP practice serves the town; 86% of patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey.
| Census 2021 | Newbold Verdon | Leicestershire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 79% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 5.3% | 4.7% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 21% | 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.
44% of the crimes fell under violence and sexual offences. In the 12 months to August 2026, police logged 170 crimes and 40 reports of anti-social behaviour inside Newbold Verdon’s built-up area. Violence came to 24.2 per 1,000 residents a year, above both Leicestershire’s towns (21.5) and England’s towns (22).
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 built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newbold Verdon | 3,097 | — | B− | B+ | B− | C+ |
| Barlestone | 2,563 | 1.8 | A− | A− | C+ | B+ |
| Desford | 3,817 | 1.9 | B | B− | B− | B− |
| Thornton | 1,030 | 2.7 | — | B− | B− | B |
| Market Bosworth | 2,104 | 2.9 | — | C+ | C+ | A− |
| Bagworth | 1,869 | 3.2 | — | B+ | B− | B |
| Earl Shilton | 10,885 | 4.1 | C | A− | C | C |
| Barwell | 9,149 | 4.1 | B− | A | C | C− |
Thornton, Market Bosworth and Bagworth have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
GCSE results beat 58% of towns in England, and primary results trail 78% (Department for Education, Attainment 8 and Key Stage 2). One state school is inside the town; places are handled by Leicestershire council.
Town in Leicestershire, England
Newbold Verdon is a built-up area of 3,097 people, in the Hinckley and Bosworth 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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