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A town of 4,090 in Leicestershire, East Midlands.
Natural hazards are few (A). Overall, Stoney Stanton earns a B, better than 57% of UK towns. In the ranking it comes #31 of 50 in Leicestershire. Buying a home costs less than in most towns (B+): the median home sold for £290,000, 5.3 years of area income. What counts against it is walkability: 8% of commuters get to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. The rest of its grades are middling: B− for safety, B for health and B− for jobs & income.
Figures: flood risk, Environment Agency · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · commuting, Census 2021 · crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · life expectancy and income, ONS · claimants, DWP.
The thing Stoney Stanton 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 Stoney Stanton is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 6 buildings inside Stoney Stanton’s built-up area, 1 of them Grade II*.
10% 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 Stoney Stanton.
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 31% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
6% of commuters who live in Stoney Stanton also work there. The car took 90% of commuters, above both Leicestershire’s towns (77%) and England’s towns (70%). This Leicestershire town counts 0.4 jobs per working resident.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
The one school in town appears below. 59% of pupils at the 8 primary schools within 3 km met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). 410 pupils attend Stoney Stanton’s one primary school.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manorfield Church of England Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 410 | B+ |
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Homes from before 1919 make up a tenth of the total, below both Leicestershire’s towns (13%) and England’s towns (16%). Stoney Stanton has 15 listed buildings for every 10,000 residents.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
12% rent privately, lower than both Leicestershire’s towns (19%) and England’s towns (21%). Social housing holds 9% of households. Also worth knowing: from September 2023 to August 2026, 176 homes sold inside Stoney Stanton’s built-up area at standard prices; the middle one went for £290,000.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £346,250 | 86 |
| Semi-detached | £259,000 | 56 |
| Terraced | £237,000 | 24 |
| Flat or maisonette | £106,000 | 10 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
3.6% of residents report bad or very bad health. At the census, 86% of people in Stoney Stanton called their health good or very good, higher than both Leicestershire’s towns (83%) and England’s towns (82%). The nearest A&E to Stoney Stanton is Leicester Royal Infirmary, 8.1 miles away. One GP practice serves the town; 53% of patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey.
| Census 2021 | Stoney Stanton | Leicestershire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 86% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.6% | 4.7% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 13% | 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 12 months to August 2026 brought 159 recorded crimes inside Stoney Stanton’s built-up area, and 40 reports of anti-social behaviour. Burglary and damage came to 9.9 per 1,000 residents a year, lower than Leicestershire’s towns (11.9) yet higher than England’s towns (9.4). The violent crime rate is 22.8 per 1,000 residents a year.
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
Retirement age and beyond: 20% of residents are 65 or older. Stoney Stanton has a median age of 42.3. Among adults, 32% have a degree.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Stoney Stanton | Leicestershire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 18% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.6% | 14% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 25% | 25% |
| 65+ | 20% | 17% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 7.1% | 5.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 20% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 32% | 30% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Leicestershire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
3 notable people were born in Stoney Stanton.
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stoney Stanton | 4,090 | — | B | B+ | B− | B |
| Sapcote | 3,266 | 0.9 | B− | B | C+ | B− |
| Croft | 1,748 | 1.7 | — | B+ | B+ | B+ |
| Sharnford | 1,066 | 1.9 | — | B+ | B | B |
| Earl Shilton | 10,885 | 2.1 | C | A− | C | C |
| Huncote | 2,168 | 2.5 | — | B+ | A | B+ |
| Barwell | 9,149 | 2.9 | B− | A | C | C− |
| Broughton Astley | 9,649 | 3 | A | A+ | B+ | B+ |
Croft, Sharnford and Huncote have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
Primary results trail 62% of towns in England (Department for Education, Key Stage 2). One state school is inside the town; places are handled by Leicestershire council.
Town in Leicestershire, England
Stoney Stanton is a built-up area of 4,090 people, in the Blaby 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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