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676 residents make their home in this village in Leicestershire, East Midlands.
Wymondham has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures on this page are still real. Walking, cycling and public transport carry 7% of commuters. Nearly two thirds of its homes date from before 1919. It skews older: 28% of residents are 65 or over.
The 3 things Wymondham does most differently from other towns.
Historic England lists them inside Wymondham’s built-up area, along with 1 scheduled monument.
66% 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 Wymondham.
People 65 and over make up 28% of the town. 14% are under 15, below Leicestershire’s towns (18%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. Wymondham has a median age of 53 years. Degrees are held by 45% of adults.
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.
| Wymondham | Leicestershire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 18% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 8.2% | 14% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 16% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 33% | 25% | 25% |
| 65+ | 28% | 17% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 4.9% | 5.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 18% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 45% | 30% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Leicestershire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Its one school is below. St Peter's Church of England Primary School Wymondham’s results beat 93% of schools in England like it.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Peter's Church of England Primary School WymondhamLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 34 | A |
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.
There are 0.6 jobs in Wymondham for each resident in work. Just over nine in ten commuters drove, above both Leicestershire’s towns (77%) and England’s towns (70%); what’s more, the census counted 40% of workers working mainly from home. Of the commuters living locally, 2% work in the town itself.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Social renters account for 6% of households. 21 standard sales inside Wymondham’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026 put the median at £320,000. 65% of households own their home, near Leicestershire’s towns (65%) and higher than England’s towns (61%).
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £660,000 | 10 |
| Semi-detached | £302,000 | 6 |
| Terraced | £235,000 | 5 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Violent crime runs at 9.9 per 1,000 residents a year. In the 12 months to August 2026, police logged 9 crimes inside Wymondham’s built-up area. Anti-social behaviour, shown but not graded, came to 2.5 reports per 1,000, below Leicestershire’s towns (6.9) and England’s towns (7.8) alike. Violence and sexual offences were 44% of the crimes.
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.
Disability touches 14% of Wymondham’s population. 86% of the town’s residents described their health as good or very good at the census, higher than both Leicestershire’s towns (83%) and England’s towns (82%). There is no GP practice in the town: the nearest is 2.6 miles off.
| Census 2021 | Wymondham | Leicestershire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 86% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.7% | 4.7% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 14% | 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 heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
The top grade, Grade I, goes to 1 of them. Wymondham’s listed buildings include the Church of St Peter, Grade I. Scaled to its population, that is 222 listed buildings for every 10,000 people in the town. Of the town’s land, 50% lies in conservation areas, higher than both Leicestershire’s towns (6%) and England’s towns (7%).
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wymondham | 676 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Greetham | 2,807 | 4.5 | A+ | A− | A+ | A− |
| South Witham | 1,590 | 4.6 | — | A+ | B+ | B+ |
| Langham | 1,400 | 4.7 | — | B | A+ | B+ |
| Waltham on the Wolds | 1,034 | 4.9 | — | B | B+ | B+ |
| Barleythorpe | 1,344 | 5.4 | — | A | A | A− |
| Colsterworth | 1,296 | 5.9 | — | A− | C− | B+ |
| Oakham | 12,159 | 6.1 | A+ | A | B− | A− |
South Witham, Langham, Waltham on the Wolds, Barleythorpe and Colsterworth have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
15 on Historic England’s list, 1 of them Grade I and 1 Grade II*. That is 9.1 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I building is Church of St Peter. It also has 1 scheduled monument.
Homes cost more than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £320,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: terraced houses £235,000, semi-detached houses £302,000 and detached houses £660,000. Private rents in the Melton council area averaged £806 a month in August 2026.
Village in Leicestershire, England
Wymondham is a built-up area of 676 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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