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3,087 residents make their home in this town in Leicestershire, East Midlands.
The picture is mixed. People here tend to be in good health: life expectancy 82.8 for men, 86 for women. Most journeys need a car (C−): nearly one in ten commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. It takes 5.9 years of household income in the Charnwood council area to buy the median home, at £325,000. Schools are weaker too (C) — primary results beat 54% of towns in England; secondary results beat 16% of towns in England. Put together, the subjects come to an A overall, better than 86% of UK towns. Its place in the ranking is #10 of 50 in Leicestershire.
Figures: life expectancy and incomes, ONS · commuting, Census 2021 · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years.
The 3 things Queniborough 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 Queniborough is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 24 buildings inside Queniborough’s built-up area, 1 of them Grade I.
11% 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 Queniborough.
At the census, 85% of people in Queniborough called their health good or very good, above both Leicestershire’s towns (83%) and England’s towns (82%). Poor health, by residents’ own account, affects 3.3% of the town. The nearest A&E to Queniborough is Leicester Royal Infirmary, 6.4 miles away. Disability touches 15% of the town’s population.
| Census 2021 | Queniborough | Leicestershire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 85% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.3% | 4.7% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 15% | 16% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Because the census answers ignore age, a younger population lifts them; that is why the Health Grade is built on age-adjusted measures like life expectancy and early deaths.
62% of pupils at the 9 primary schools within 3 km met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). Below is its only school. GCSE results at the 2 secondary schools within 3 km: just over a third of pupils get a strong pass (grade 5+) in English and maths, and the Attainment 8 average is 41.6.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Queniborough Church of England Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 200 | C− |
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 89% of commuters, above Leicestershire’s towns (77%) and England’s towns (70%) alike. 26% of commuters travelled under 5 km to work. In 2026, 1.6% of 16 to 64s were claiming unemployment benefits.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Per 1,000 residents, 8.4 burglaries and acts of damage are recorded a year. Police figures for Queniborough’s built-up area: 142 crimes and 13 anti-social behaviour reports in the 12 months to August 2026. For its size, Queniborough records less crime per resident than 86% of the 1,308 UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people. Violence and sexual offences made up nearly 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.
Owners make up 86% of households, above Leicestershire’s towns (65%) and England’s towns (61%) alike. Private rents average £960 a month across the Charnwood council area. The median sale, £325,000, comes from 153 standard sales inside Queniborough’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £374,000 | 92 |
| Semi-detached | £296,000 | 42 |
| Terraced | £235,000 | 17 |
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.
Queniborough’s listed buildings include the Church of St Mary, Grade I. Per 10,000 residents, Queniborough counts 78 listed buildings, higher than both Leicestershire’s towns (33) and England’s towns (39). Homes built before 1919 account for 11% of the housing.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
People 65 and over make up a quarter of the town, higher than both Leicestershire’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (18%). The share of residents under 15 is 16%. The median resident of Queniborough is 47.1 years old.
52% women, 48% men
About 93 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.
| Queniborough | Leicestershire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 18% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 7.8% | 14% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 25% | 25% |
| 65+ | 25% | 17% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 7.7% | 5.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 18% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 34% | 30% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Leicestershire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
24 listed buildings in Queniborough, 1 of them Grade I.
Queniborough War Memorial: Photo: Alan Murray-Rust · CC BY-SA 2.0 · The White House: Photo: Alan Murray-Rust · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Geograph · 22-28, Main Street: Photo: Alan Murray-Rust · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Geograph · Queniborough Hall: Photo: Jonathan Thacker · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Geograph
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queniborough | 3,087 | — | A | B | A− | A |
| East Goscote | 2,893 | 0.7 | A | A− | A− | A− |
| Syston | 13,628 | 1.1 | B− | A− | C | C+ |
| Rearsby | 1,181 | 1.5 | — | C+ | A | A |
| Thurmaston | 9,509 | 2.6 | B− | A− | C− | C |
| Sileby | 8,954 | 2.9 | B− | A | C | C+ |
| Birstall | 14,317 | 3.6 | A | B+ | B− | B+ |
| Mountsorrel | 12,879 | 3.8 | A− | A− | C | B+ |
Rearsby has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 3.2 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I building is Church of St Mary.
GCSE results trail 84% of towns in England, and primary results beat 54% (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
Queniborough is a built-up area of 3,087 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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