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721 people live in this village in Leicestershire, East Midlands.
Stathern has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures on this page are still real. 19 listed buildings, 0 of them Grade I. On the way to work, 11% walk, cycle or take a bus or train. Mortgage-free owners make up 47% of households.
The 3 things Stathern does most differently from other towns.
Historic England lists 19 buildings inside Stathern’s built-up area, 1 of them Grade II*.
39% 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 Stathern.
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 40% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Two in five workers worked mainly from home, higher than both Leicestershire’s towns (26%) and England’s towns (31%). Unemployment benefit claims reached 0.8% of 16 to 64s in 2026. Work in town: 8% of resident commuters. Jobs per working resident: 0.4.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Its only school is listed below. Key Stage 2 results at the 2 primary schools within 3 km: nearly two thirds of pupils meet the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). The town’s primary school has 98 pupils.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stathern Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 98 | B+ |
Renting privately is how just over one in ten households live. Social housing holds 6% of households, below both Leicestershire’s towns (15%) and England’s towns (18%). From September 2023 to August 2026, 50 homes sold inside Stathern’s built-up area at standard prices; the middle one went for £360,000.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £445,000 | 31 |
| Semi-detached | £231,996 | 11 |
| Terraced | £217,500 | 8 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Homes see 7.9 burglaries and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year. Stathern logged 22 reported offences in a year (to August 2026), plus 10 complaints of anti-social conduct. 50% of the crimes fell under violence and sexual offences.
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 A&E to Stathern is Queen's Medical Centre, 14.6 miles away. 3.1% of residents described their health as bad or very bad, below Leicestershire’s towns (4.7%) and England’s towns (5.2%) alike. Disability touches 14% of the town’s population. This Leicestershire town has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 3.6 miles away.
| Census 2021 | Stathern | Leicestershire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 87% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.1% | 4.7% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 14% | 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.
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Scaled to its population, Stathern has 264 listed buildings per 10,000 people, above Leicestershire’s towns (33) and England’s towns (39) alike. Grade II* covers 1 of them.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Retirement age and beyond: 23% of residents are 65 or older. At 50.8, the median resident of Stathern sits in the middle of the age range.
52% women, 48% men
About 92 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.
| Stathern | Leicestershire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 18% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 14% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 34% | 25% | 25% |
| 65+ | 23% | 17% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.4% | 5.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 17% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 43% | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stathern | 721 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Waltham on the Wolds | 1,034 | 4.5 | — | B | B+ | B+ |
| Bottesford | 3,046 | 5.3 | A | A | B− | A− |
| Aslockton | 2,173 | 5.8 | — | A+ | B+ | B+ |
| Cropwell Bishop | 1,903 | 6.1 | — | A | A− | A |
| Bingham | 10,109 | 6.9 | A+ | A | B− | B+ |
| Melton Mowbray | 27,451 | 7.5 | B− | A | C− | C+ |
| Barrowby | 2,041 | 7.7 | — | A− | A− | B+ |
Waltham on the Wolds, Aslockton, Cropwell Bishop and Barrowby have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 10.8 times the typical UK town for its size. 39% of Stathern’s homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Homes cost more than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £360,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: terraced houses £217,500, semi-detached houses £231,996 and detached houses £445,000. Private rents in the Melton council area averaged £806 a month in August 2026.
Band D council tax in Stathern is £2,478 for 2026–27, more than in 59% 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.
Village in Leicestershire, England
Stathern is a built-up area of 721 people, in the Melton 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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