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A village of 1,181 in Leicestershire, East Midlands.
Crime is low (A): 7.3 violent or sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, plus 8.8 home and vehicle crimes. The weak point is schools — primary results beat 29% of towns in England; secondary results beat 8% of towns in England. It lags on walkability as well: 8% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. Homes sell for a median £460,000, about 8.3 years of what households in the Charnwood council area earn.
Figures: crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · commuting, Census 2021 · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · incomes, ONS. Rearsby is graded on each subject, but towns under 2,500 get no overall grade.
The 3 things Rearsby 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 Rearsby is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
Rearsby is graded on each subject, but towns under 2,500 get no overall grade.
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Historic England lists them inside Rearsby’s built-up area, along with 1 scheduled monument.
26% 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 Rearsby.
Anti-social behaviour, shown but not graded, came to 0.9 reports per 1,000, lower than both Leicestershire’s towns (6.9) and England’s towns (7.8). Over the year to August 2026, 24 offences were reported in Rearsby. Among the 1,541 UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people, Rearsby has less crime per resident than 83% of them. Violence and sexual offences accounted for 42% 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 the 5 primary schools within 3 km, 58% of pupils reach the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). St Michael & All Angels Church of England Primary School’s results beat 77% of schools in England like it. Below is its only school. Secondary results at the one secondary school within 3 km: an Attainment 8 score of 39.1, with 30% at grade 5 or above in English and maths.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Michael & All Angels Church of England Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 72 | A− |
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 35% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
1.7% of people aged 16 to 64 were on unemployment benefits in 2026. The car took 90% of commuters, above Leicestershire’s towns (77%) and England’s towns (70%) alike. Home was the main workplace for just over a third of workers at the census. Of the commuters living in Rearsby, 2% work in the town itself.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Poor health, by residents’ own account, affects 4.1% of the town. 87% of Rearsby’s residents described their health as good or very good at the census, above Leicestershire’s towns (83%) and England’s towns (82%) alike. This Leicestershire town has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 2 miles away.
| Census 2021 | Rearsby | Leicestershire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 87% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 4.1% | 4.7% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 12% | 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.
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Grade II* covers 2 of them. Conservation areas cover just over a third of Rearsby’s land, higher than both Leicestershire’s towns (6%) and England’s towns (7%). Scaled to its population, that is 161 listed buildings for every 10,000 people locally. The town has 19 listed buildings on Historic England’s list: 2 Grade II*.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
88% of households own their home, above both Leicestershire’s towns (65%) and England’s towns (61%). Council and housing-body homes hold 4% of households. The median sale, £460,000, comes from 49 standard sales inside Rearsby’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £515,000 | 33 |
| Semi-detached | £370,000 | 7 |
| Terraced | £295,000 | 9 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
16% are under 15, below Leicestershire’s towns (18%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. People aged 15 to 24 are 11% of the population. Typical age in Rearsby: 49.6, the median. Graduates make up 38% of adults.
49% women, 51% men
About 105 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Rearsby | Leicestershire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 18% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 14% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 16% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 33% | 25% | 25% |
| 65+ | 25% | 17% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.7% | 5.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 17% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 38% | 30% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Leicestershire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rearsby | 1,181 | — | — | C+ | A | A |
| East Goscote | 2,893 | 0.8 | A | A− | A− | A− |
| Queniborough | 3,087 | 1.5 | A | B | A− | A |
| Syston | 13,628 | 2.4 | B− | A− | C | C+ |
| Sileby | 8,954 | 2.7 | B− | A | C | C+ |
| Thurmaston | 9,509 | 4 | B− | A− | C− | C |
| Mountsorrel | 12,879 | 4.2 | A− | A− | C | B+ |
| Asfordby | 2,761 | 4.5 | B+ | A | C+ | B− |
People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 6.6 times the typical UK town for its size. It also has 1 scheduled monument.
GCSE results trail 92% of towns in England, and primary results trail 71% (Department for Education, Attainment 8 and Key Stage 2). One state school is inside the town; places are handled by Leicestershire council.
Homes cost more than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £460,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: terraced houses £295,000, semi-detached houses £370,000 and detached houses £515,000.
Village in Leicestershire, England
Rearsby is a built-up area of 1,181 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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