Charnwood vs Melton

A side-by-side comparison of the Charnwood and Meltonlocal authority areas — population, density, deprivation and age profile, from ONS Census 2021 and each nation’s Indices of Deprivation.

In short: Charnwood is the more populous; council tax is lower in Charnwood; Charnwood has the higher share of Good/Outstanding schools.

	Charnwood	Melton
Population	183,971	51,752
Density	659/km²	108/km²
Deprivation	2% in most-deprived 10%	0% in most-deprived 10%
Council tax (Band D)	£2,406	£2,430
Schools Good/Outstanding	91%	83%
Aged under 16	17%	17%
Aged 16–64	64%	59%
Aged 65+	19%	23%

Charnwood council area →Melton council area →