Seagrave’s story
21 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade II*
Historic England lists them inside Seagrave’s built-up area.
27% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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SeagraveLeicestershire
With 568 residents, it is a village in Leicestershire, East Midlands.
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Photo: Alan Murray-Rust · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
568
Census 2021 · Charnwood council
Median home
£492K
20 sales in 3 years
Median age
50.4
24% are 65+ · Leicestershire 17%
Degree level
37%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
5%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Seagrave a good place to live?
Seagrave is below the 1,000 residents fair grades need, but every figure on this page is real. 5% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. It has 21 listed buildings, 0 of them Grade I. Homes change hands at a median £491,500.
What makes Seagrave stand out
The 3 things Seagrave does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
5% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (England’s towns 27%)
Listed buildings per 10,000 residents
History
1 Grade II*, including Church of All Saints; 15.2 times the typical UK town for its size
Historic England’s list, October 2026.
Median sale, £ thousands
Housing
1.8 times the typical UK town’s £277K
Standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Seagrave.
Work & commute
Commuters in Seagrave travel far: only 20% go under 5 km, fewer than in Leicestershire’s towns or England’s towns
5%walk, cycle or ride
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 44% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Households had £69K a year before tax, above Leicestershire’s towns (£56K) and England’s towns (£55K) alike. Driving is how 93% of commuters got to work at the census. About 4% of its commuters stay in Seagrave for work. Also worth knowing: at the census, 44% of workers worked mainly from home.
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving93%
On foot4%
Bus1%
Bicycle1%
20%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
44%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£69K
mean household income, before tax
2.2%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Schools
The schools around Seagrave
There is one school here; it is shown below. Seagrave Village Primary School’s results beat 81% of schools in England like it. At the 3 primary schools within 3 km, 70% of pupils reach the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average).
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seagrave Village Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 97 | A− |
Department for Education · GIAS, Key Stage 2 and GCSE resultsThe Schools page →
Housing
Most households in Seagrave own their home: 80%, more than in Leicestershire’s towns or across England’s towns
£492Kmedian sale
Social housing holds 5% of households, below both Leicestershire’s towns (15%) and England’s towns (18%). 14% of households rent privately. Private rents average £960 a month across the Charnwood council area.
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Seagrave£492K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £575,000 | 10 |
| Semi-detached | £370,000 | 5 |
| Terraced | £315,000 | 5 |
80%
of households own their home · England 61%
14%
rent privately · England 21%
£960
average private rent a month, Charnwood council area
£2,410
council tax, Band D, 2026–27
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Safety
Violent crime runs low in Seagrave: 10 per 1,000 residents a year, under Leicestershire’s towns and England’s towns
10violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
In the 12 months to August 2026, police logged 19 crimes and 4 reports of anti-social behaviour inside Seagrave’s built-up area. Of all the crimes, 58% were violence and sexual offences. There were 4.7 anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 residents (not graded), below both Leicestershire’s towns (6.9) and England’s towns (7.8).
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual11
Public order4
Damage & arson2
Vehicle crime2
Shoplifting0
Other theft0
Burglary0
Drugs0
Anti-social4
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.
10
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
9.4
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
4.7
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
19
crimes recorded in the 12 months to August 2026
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.
Health
Bad health is less common in Seagrave than in Leicestershire’s towns or across England’s towns: 2.5% of residents
85%good or very good health
Seeing a GP means leaving Seagrave: the nearest practice is 1.6 miles away. 85% of the town’s residents described their health as good or very good at the census, above Leicestershire’s towns (83%) and England’s towns (82%) alike. The nearest A&E to Seagrave is Leicester Royal Infirmary, 9 miles away.
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 85%Fair 13%Bad or very bad 2%
| Census 2021 | Seagrave | Leicestershire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 85% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 2.5% | 4.7% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 15% | 16% | 17% |
80.2
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
85.5
life expectancy at birth, women
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.
History
More buildings in Seagrave are listed than in Leicestershire’s towns or England’s towns: 370 per 10,000 residents
21listed buildings
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Of Seagrave’s land, 76% lies in conservation areas, above Leicestershire’s towns (6%) and England’s towns (7%) alike. 27% of homes were built before 1919. Grade II* covers 1 of them.
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*1
Grade II20
Among them · Grade II*
- Church of All Saints Grade II*
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
27%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
370
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Who lives here
Few people in Seagrave are 15 to 24: 8.1%, fewer than in Leicestershire’s towns and England’s towns
50.4median age
16% are under 15, below Leicestershire’s towns (18%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. Retirement age and beyond: nearly a quarter of residents are 65 or older. The median resident of Seagrave is 50.4 years old. Among adults, 37% have a degree.
SeagraveLeicestershireEngland
Ages · share of residents
24%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications13%
Apprenticeship3%
A levels or similar20%
Degree level37%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Seagrave | Leicestershire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 18% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 8.1% | 14% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 33% | 25% | 25% |
| 65+ | 24% | 17% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 3.2% | 5.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 20% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 37% | 30% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Leicestershire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Seagrave
14pages on Seagrave
The big questions
Safety10 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingMedian home £492K · rent £960 a monthHousing7 sold in 12 months · busiest street King StreetSchools1 state schoolHealthLife expectancy 80.2 (men), 85.5 (women)Work & commute55% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazards0% of homes at high or medium flood risk
About Seagrave
Village in Leicestershire, England
Seagrave is a built-up area of 568 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
- Population
- 568 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Charnwood
- County
- Leicestershire
- Region
- East Midlands
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.4 km²)
- ONS code
- E63002350
Seagrave’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
SilebyBarrow upon SoarRearsbyEast GoscoteBurton on the WoldsMountsorrelQueniboroughSeagrave
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seagrave | 568 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sileby | 8,954 | 1.5 | B− | A | C | C+ |
| Barrow upon Soar | 6,823 | 2.5 | B+ | A− | C+ | B− |
| Rearsby | 1,181 | 2.7 | — | C+ | A | A |
| East Goscote | 2,893 | 2.9 | A | A− | A− | A− |
| Burton on the Wolds | 1,260 | 3 | — | B− | A | A |
| Mountsorrel | 12,879 | 3.3 | A− | A− | C | B+ |
| Queniborough | 3,087 | 3.6 | A | B | A− | A |
Rearsby and Burton on the Wolds have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Seagrave
How many listed buildings are there in Seagrave?
That is 15.2 times the typical UK town for its size.
Is Seagrave expensive to live in?
By type: terraced houses £315,000, semi-detached houses £370,000 and detached houses £575,000.
How much is council tax in Seagrave?
Band D council tax in Seagrave is £2,410 for 2026–27, less than in 57% of UK towns (council, county, police and fire, plus the parish or town council). Your own bill depends on your home’s band; check it on GOV.UK.
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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