Tugby’s story
6 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade II*
Historic England lists them inside Tugby’s built-up area.
41% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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TugbyLeicestershire
54% of households own their home with no mortgage. A village of 364 in Leicestershire, East Midlands.
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Population
364
Census 2021 · Harborough council
Median home
£412K
15 sales in 3 years
Median age
47.2
23% are 65+ · Leicestershire 17%
Degree level
48%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
13%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Tugby a good place to live?
There are no grades for Tugby: with fewer than 1,000 residents, they wouldn’t be fair. The figures on this page are still real. 6 listed buildings, 0 of them Grade I. On the way to work, 13% walk, cycle or take a bus or train.
What makes Tugby stand out
The 3 things Tugby does most differently from other towns.
Listed buildings per 10,000 residents
History
1 Grade II*, including Church of St Thomas a Becket; 6.8 times the typical UK town for its size
Historic England’s list, October 2026.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
13% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (England’s towns 27%)
Own outright
Housing
54% own outright
of households own their home with no mortgage (England’s towns 32%)
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Tugby.
Work & commute
Work tends to be further away for Tugby: 5% commute under 5 km, below Leicestershire’s towns and England’s towns
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 46% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
A household here earns £69K a year before tax, on average. 83% of commuters drove, above Leicestershire’s towns (77%) and England’s towns (70%) alike. Home was the main workplace for 46% of workers at the census. Work in town: 3% of resident commuters.
13%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving83%
On foot12%
Bus1%
5%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
46%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£69K
mean household income, before tax
1%
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 Tugby
The one school in town appears below. Tugby Church of England Primary School’s results beat 94% of schools in England like it. Its one primary school teaches 50 pupils.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tugby Church of England Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 50 | A |
Department for Education · GIAS, Key Stage 2 and GCSE resultsThe Schools page →
Housing
Most households in Tugby own their home: 88%, more than in Leicestershire’s towns and across England’s towns
1% live in social housing, below Leicestershire’s towns (15%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. The private rented sector houses one in ten households. Private rents average £973 a month across the Harborough council area.
£412Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Tugby£412K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £477,500 | 9 |
| Semi-detached | £240,000 | 5 |
88%
of households own their home · England 61%
10%
rent privately · England 21%
£973
average private rent a month, Harborough 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
Tugby records less violent crime per resident than Leicestershire’s towns or England’s towns, at 6.4 per 1,000 a year
Violence and sexual offences accounted for a fifth of recorded crime. Per 1,000 residents, 12.8 burglaries and acts of damage are recorded a year. Over the year to August 2026, 10 offences were reported in Tugby.
6.4violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Vehicle crime5
Violence & sexual2
Damage & arson1
Public order1
Other crime1
Shoplifting0
Other theft0
Burglary0
Anti-social0
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.
6.4
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
12.8
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
0
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
10
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
Just 2.2% of people in Tugby say their health is bad or very bad, fewer than in Leicestershire’s towns and across England’s towns
89% of Tugby’s residents described their health as good or very good at the census, above Leicestershire’s towns (83%) and England’s towns (82%) alike. Disability touches 9.9% of the town’s population. Seeing a GP means leaving Tugby: the nearest practice is 2.9 miles away.
89%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 89%Fair 9%Bad or very bad 2%
| Census 2021 | Tugby | Leicestershire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 89% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 2.2% | 4.7% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 9.9% | 16% | 17% |
83.7
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
85.8
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · A young population flatters these answers, which are not age-adjusted; the Health Grade instead uses measures that allow for age, such as life expectancy and early deaths.
History
Old homes shape Tugby: 41% were built before 1919, more than in Leicestershire’s towns and across England’s towns
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
For its size, Tugby has 165 listed buildings per 10,000 residents. Of the town’s land, 52% lies in conservation areas, higher than both Leicestershire’s towns (6%) and England’s towns (7%).
6listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*1
Grade II5
Among them · Grade II*
- Church of St Thomas a Becket Grade II*
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
41%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
165
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
More people in Tugby hold a degree than in Leicestershire’s towns or England’s towns: 48%
People aged 15 to 24 are a tenth of the population. Nearly a quarter of residents are 65 or over, higher than both Leicestershire’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (18%). The age that splits Tugby in two is 47.2.
47.2median age
TugbyLeicestershireEngland
Ages · share of residents
23%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications10%
Apprenticeship5%
A levels or similar15%
Degree level48%
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
About 86 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.
| Tugby | Leicestershire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 18% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 14% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 25% | 25% |
| 65+ | 23% | 17% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 9.7% | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 5% | 5.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 15% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 48% | 30% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Leicestershire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Tugby
12pages on Tugby
The big questions
Safety6.4 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingMedian home £412K · rent £973 a monthHousing3 sold in 12 months · busiest street Main StreetSchools1 state schoolHealthLife expectancy 83.7 (men), 85.8 (women)Work & commute61% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazards0% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Tugby’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
Houghton on the HillUppinghamGreat GlenKibworth Beauchamp and Kibworth HarcourtGreat BowdenOakhamBarleythorpeTugby
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tugby | 364 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Houghton on the Hill | 1,738 | 5.4 | — | A− | B | A |
| Uppingham | 4,272 | 6.4 | A+ | A | C+ | A |
| Great Glen | 4,062 | 6.6 | A+ | A | B+ | A |
| Kibworth Beauchamp and Kibworth Harcourt | 7,329 | 6.7 | A+ | A | A− | A− |
| Great Bowden | 1,510 | 7.7 | — | B+ | B+ | A− |
| Oakham | 12,159 | 7.8 | A+ | A | B− | A− |
| Barleythorpe | 1,344 | 7.9 | — | A | A | A− |
Houghton on the Hill, Great Bowden and Barleythorpe have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Tugby
How many listed buildings are there in Tugby?
That is 6.8 times the typical UK town for its size.
Is Tugby expensive to live in?
Homes cost more than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £412,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: semi-detached houses £240,000 and detached houses £477,500.
How much is council tax in Tugby?
Band D council tax in Tugby 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.
About Tugby
Village in Leicestershire, England
Tugby is a built-up area of 364 people, in the Harborough 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
- 364 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Harborough
- County
- Leicestershire
- Region
- East Midlands
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km²)
- ONS code
- E63002680
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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