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A town of 10,455 in Leicestershire, East Midlands.
Whitwick grades C+ overall against UK towns: better than 38% of UK towns, and #46 of 50 in Leicestershire. Its strongest subject is cost of living (A): median sale £235,000, 4.3 years of area income; rent £914 a month. Its weakest is schools (D): primary results beat 29% of towns in England; secondary results beat 9% of towns in England.
The 3 things Whitwick 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 Whitwick is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 13 buildings inside Whitwick’s built-up area, 1 of them Grade II*, and 1 scheduled monument.
13% 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 Whitwick.
Social renters account for 12% of households. 11% rent privately, lower than both Leicestershire’s towns (19%) and England’s towns (21%). Half of the 406 standard sales inside Whitwick’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026 went for more than £235,000.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £295,000 | 132 |
| Semi-detached | £228,500 | 186 |
| Terraced | £163,500 | 86 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Two of its 3 schools are below, each with the reason it’s listed. Between them, three primaries teach 712 pupils in Whitwick. Holy Cross School A Catholic Voluntary Academy’s results beat 77% of schools in England like it. GCSE results at the 2 secondary schools within 3 km: 30% of pupils get a strong pass (grade 5+) in English and maths, and the Attainment 8 average is 39.4.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitwick St John The Baptist Church of England Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 383 | C+ |
| Holy Cross School A Catholic Voluntary AcademyTop results in townPrimary | Primary | 154 | A− |
Children under 15 make up 15% of residents. People aged 15 to 24 make up nearly a tenth of the town, lower than both Leicestershire’s towns (14%) and England’s towns (12%). Half the people of Whitwick are older than 47.4.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Whitwick | Leicestershire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 18% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.2% | 14% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 25% | 25% |
| 65+ | 25% | 17% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 22% | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 8.6% | 5.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 18% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 25% | 30% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Leicestershire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 23% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
For 34% of commuters, work was under 5 km away. 89% of commuters drove, above Leicestershire’s towns (77%) and England’s towns (70%) alike. A household here earns £48K a year before tax, on average. Work in town: 7% of resident commuters.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
5.7% of residents described their health as bad or very bad, higher than both Leicestershire’s towns (4.7%) and England’s towns (5.2%). Asked at the census, 79% of residents of Whitwick said they were in good or very good health. The nearest A&E to Whitwick is Leicester Royal Infirmary, 12.4 miles away. 2 GP practices serve the town; 83% of patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey.
| Census 2021 | Whitwick | Leicestershire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 79% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 5.7% | 4.7% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 20% | 16% | 17% |
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.
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Grade II* covers 1 of them. Per 10,000 residents, Whitwick counts 12 listed buildings, close to both Leicestershire’s towns (34) and England’s towns (39). One scheduled monument lies in the town.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Police figures for Whitwick’s built-up area: 455 crimes and 69 anti-social behaviour reports in the 12 months to August 2026. Violence came to 26 per 1,000 residents a year, above both Leicestershire’s towns (21.5) and England’s towns (22). 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.
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Whitwick. Best known first.
Abbey or prioryMount St Bernard Abbey1.2 km outside town, to the eastMuseumMuseumDonington-le-Heath Manor House2.5 km outside town, to the southAttractionAttractionHough Tower Mill1.4 km outside town, to the westMuseumMuseumSnibston Colliery Park1.2 km outside town, to the southwestPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
13 listed buildings in Whitwick.
Church of St Andrew: Photo: Hassocks5489 · CC0 · Three Horseshoes Public House: Photo: Mat Fascione · CC BY-SA 2.0
5 notable people were born in Whitwick.
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitwick | 10,455 | — | C+ | A | C+ | C |
| Coalville | 21,975 | 1.4 | C− | A | D | C− |
| Hugglescote | 4,630 | 2.2 | B− | B+ | B− | C+ |
| Ravenstone | 1,882 | 2.4 | — | B+ | B− | B+ |
| Ellistown | 2,971 | 3.1 | B− | A− | B | C+ |
| Shepshed | 14,873 | 3.3 | B+ | A | C− | C |
| Ibstock | 6,806 | 4 | C+ | A | C+ | C |
| Heather | 1,068 | 4.4 | — | A | B+ | C |
Ravenstone and Heather have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Whitwick has 3 state schools; places are handled by Leicestershire council.
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
It has less crime than most places its size: less crime per resident than 68% of the 645 UK towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people. Against all UK towns, most of them smaller, it grades C+.
Town in Leicestershire, England
Whitwick is a built-up area of 10,455 people, in the North West Leicestershire 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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