Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Population 1,882: a village in Leicestershire, East Midlands. 15 listed buildings, 0 of them Grade I.
Households here earn well: mean household income £62,029; 1.4% of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits. It also does well on health (B+): life expectancy is 82.4 for men and 85.2 for women. The median home sold for £300,000, 5.5 times what households in the North West Leicestershire council area earn in a year. Few people walk, cycle or take the bus to work: 5% of commuters get to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. Schools lag (D): primary results beat a third of towns in England; secondary results beat 6% of towns in England.
Figures: income and life expectancy, ONS · claimants, DWP · commuting, Census 2021 · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years. With fewer than 2,500 residents, Ravenstone has subject grades but no overall one.
The 3 things Ravenstone 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 Ravenstone is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Historic England lists them inside Ravenstone’s built-up area.
23% 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 Ravenstone.
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 32% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Short trips to work, under 5 km: 34%, below Leicestershire’s towns (46%) and England’s towns (45%) alike. Jobs per working resident: 0.3. Of the commuters living in Ravenstone, 2% work in the town itself.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Secondary results at the 2 secondary schools within 3 km: an Attainment 8 score of 38.1, with 29% at grade 5 or above in English and maths. Below is its only school. 58% of pupils at the 11 primary schools within 3 km met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average).
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodstone Community Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 206 | B− |
Ravenstone has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 1.6 miles away. Self-reported good health: 84% of the town’s residents. The nearest A&E to Ravenstone is Queens Hospital, 12.6 miles away. 15% of residents have a disability, below Leicestershire’s towns (16%) and England’s towns (17%) alike.
| Census 2021 | Ravenstone | Leicestershire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 84% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 4.3% | 4.7% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 15% | 16% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · 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.
Households that own their home make up 77%. Private rents average £914 a month across the North West Leicestershire council area.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £420,000 | 43 |
| Semi-detached | £219,000 | 21 |
| Terraced | £165,000 | 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.
Of Ravenstone’s land, 17% lies in conservation areas, above both Leicestershire’s towns (6%) and England’s towns (7%). Grade II* covers 4 of them. Also worth knowing: for its size, Ravenstone has 80 listed buildings per 10,000 residents. This Leicestershire town has 15 listed buildings on Historic England’s list: 4 Grade II*.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Police figures for Ravenstone’s built-up area: 91 crimes and 14 anti-social behaviour reports in the 12 months to August 2026. Among the 1,541 UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people, Ravenstone has more crime per resident than 73% of them. Violence and sexual offences accounted for 55% of recorded crime.
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.
At 41, the median resident of Ravenstone sits in the middle of the age range. Degrees are held by a third of adults, above Leicestershire’s towns (30%) and close to England’s towns (34%). Under 15: 18% of residents.
52% women, 48% men
About 91 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Ravenstone | Leicestershire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 18% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 14% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 27% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 25% | 25% |
| 65+ | 18% | 17% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 7.7% | 5.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 22% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 33% | 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 Ravenstone. Best known first.
Castle · English HeritageAshby de la Zouch Castle4.6 km outside town, to the northwestMuseumMuseumDonington-le-Heath Manor House1.3 km outside town, to the southeastMuseumMuseumAshby de la Zouch Museum5 km outside town, to the northwestAttractionAttractionHough Tower Mill3.1 km outside town, to the northMuseumMuseumSnibston Colliery Park1.1 km outside town, to the northeastPhotos: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ravenstone | 1,882 | — | — | B+ | B− | B+ |
| Hugglescote | 4,630 | 1.2 | B− | B+ | B− | C+ |
| Coalville | 21,975 | 1.9 | C− | A | D | C− |
| Ibstock | 6,806 | 2 | C+ | A | C+ | C |
| Heather | 1,068 | 2.1 | — | A | B+ | C |
| Ellistown | 2,971 | 2.1 | B− | A− | B | C+ |
| Whitwick | 10,455 | 2.4 | C+ | A | C+ | C |
| Ashby-de-la-Zouch | 15,121 | 3.5 | B+ | B+ | C | B− |
Heather has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 3.3 times the typical UK town for its size.
One state school is inside the town; places are handled by Leicestershire council.
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
Village in Leicestershire, England
Ravenstone is a built-up area of 1,882 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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