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608 people call this village in Leicestershire, East Midlands home.
Towns under 1,000 residents aren’t graded, so Woodhouse has no grades; its figures are still real. Roughly one resident in 3 is aged 15 to 24. It has 27 listed buildings, 0 of them Grade I. 13% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport.
The 3 things Woodhouse does most differently from other towns.
Historic England lists them inside Woodhouse’s built-up area.
31% 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 Woodhouse.
37% of adults hold a degree, above both Leicestershire’s towns (30%) and England’s towns (34%). Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 32% of the town. The 65-and-over age group makes up 15% of residents.
49% women, 51% men
About 106 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Woodhouse | Leicestershire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 18% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 32% | 14% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 19% | 25% | 25% |
| 65+ | 15% | 17% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 5.7% | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 2.6% | 5.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 28% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 37% | 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 45% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
45% of workers did their job mainly from home at the census. Short trips to work, under 5 km: 27%, lower than both Leicestershire’s towns (46%) and England’s towns (45%). By car: that was how 86% of commuters travelled at the census.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Council and housing-body homes hold 2% of households. Owners make up 71% of households, higher than both Leicestershire’s towns (65%) and England’s towns (61%). Private renters make up just over a quarter of households.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Terraced | £374,975 | 6 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Of all the crimes, 13% were violence and sexual offences. Burglary and damage came to 6.6 per 1,000 residents a year, below Leicestershire’s towns (11.9) and England’s towns (9.4) alike. Over the year to August 2026, 8 offences were reported in Woodhouse.
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.
Seeing a GP means leaving Woodhouse: the nearest practice is 0.7 miles away. 91% of people in Woodhouse rate their own health good or very good. At the census, nearly a tenth of people here had a disability, below both Leicestershire’s towns (16%) and England’s towns (17%).
| Census 2021 | Woodhouse | Leicestershire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 91% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 1.5% | 4.7% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 8.8% | 16% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Census health answers are raw, so younger towns score better on them; for the Health Grade we use age-adjusted figures 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.
Grade II* covers 4 of them. Historic England’s list names 27 listed buildings in Woodhouse: 4 Grade II*. 31% of homes were built before 1919. Of the town’s land, 15% lies in conservation areas, above both Leicestershire’s towns (6%) and England’s towns (7%).
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Woodhouse. Best known first.
GardenBradgate Park4.4 km outside town, to the south
Historic house · National TrustNational Trust Stoneywell4.7 km outside town, to the southwest
MuseumLoughborough Carillon3.4 km outside town, to the north
Heritage railwayMountsorrel Railway3.7 km outside town, to the east
Heritage railwayGreat Central Railway3.3 km outside town, to the north
MuseumCharnwood Museum3.5 km outside town, to the northPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Village in Leicestershire, England
Woodhouse is a built-up area of 608 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
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woodhouse | 608 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Woodhouse Eaves | 1,618 | 0.9 | — | B− | B | A |
| Quorndon | 5,576 | 1.6 | B+ | B− | B− | A |
| Loughborough | 64,850 | 2.2 | B | A | D | C |
| Barrow upon Soar | 6,823 | 3 | B+ | A− | C+ | B− |
| Mountsorrel | 12,879 | 3 | A− | A− | C | B+ |
| Cropston | 1,120 | 3 | — | C+ | A | A+ |
| Anstey | 7,043 | 4.1 | B+ | A− | C+ | B |
Woodhouse Eaves and Cropston have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 18.2 times the typical UK town for its size.
Private rents in the Charnwood council area averaged £960 a month in August 2026.
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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