Hinckley and Bosworth
Hinckley and Bosworth is a town or village in Leicestershire, England. It has around 1 restaurant and café, 2 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Shenton, 2.8 km away. Covers 30 towns with local open-data for the whole authority.
On deprivation, Hinckley and Bosworth is less deprived than the average in England (IoD2019). It is home to around 113,640 residents at roughly 382 people per km².
My Area Score
Excellent
Ranked 17th of 294 English council areas — better than 94% of them.
A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. See the rankings · methodology
Weather
19°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 22° / 16° · 69% rain
- Tomorrow: 24° / 15° · Sunny
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:34Sunset 19:28
12h 53m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
20US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
Source: WAQI · Leicester University, United Kingdom
Crime
3 reported · July 2026
- Violence & sexual offences3
Neighbourhood team: Bosworth, Ratby, Groby, Markfield and Stanton · Leicestershire
Local policing priorities
- ASB - dirtbikes and scrambler motorbikes racing around the villages of Groby and Ratby as well as the Martinshaw woods.
- Overweight vehicles are driving through restricted areas causing problems for villages and getting stuck.
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
123 reported road collisions (2024)
37 killed or seriously injured · 155 casualties · 10.8 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
49 food businesses within 2 miles
- 41 rated 4–5 ★ (34 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Shenton (2.8 km)
- 2 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Hinckley (8.8 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£261,584 average▲ 2.9% YoY
Across Hinckley and Bosworth · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£933 average monthly rent▲ 3.8% YoY
- 1 bed £638
- 2 bed £843
- 3 bed £1,028
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07
Affordability
6.7× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 6.7 times median annual pay (7.1× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 138.8p · AppleGreen (9.1 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 144.8p · AppleGreen (9.1 km)
12 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
8 charging locations within ~8 km
- 1 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 50 kW
- Nearest: Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Council-Rectory Lane (1.7 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Swimming pools2
- Sports pitches6
- Playgrounds1
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
113,640 residents in Hinckley and Bosworth · 382/km²
- Under 16: 17%
- 16–64: 60%
- 65+: 22%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Deprivation
Less deprived than the average in England
Ranked 232 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
Council tax
£2,383 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band B (31% of 52,830)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
57 schools · 19,387 pupils
34 primary · 9 secondary · 14 other
Ofsted: 18 of 19 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (95%)
46inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- The Market Bosworth SchoolOutstanding
- Bosworth AcademyGood
- Redmoor AcademyGood
- The Hinckley SchoolGood
- Brookvale Groby Learning Campus
- Hastings High School
- Heath Lane Academy
- Saint Martin's Catholic Voluntary Academy
- South Charnwood High School
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Hinckley and Bosworth
Care & health services
633 CQC-registered services
- Care homes163
- GP practices107
- Dentists135
- Homecare agencies172
- Hospitals & hospices14
CQC ratings: 89% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 6 Inadequate
Source: Care Quality Commission · Leicestershire
Heritage & planning
- Not in the Green Belt
- 69 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
134 applications decided
85.8% granted · 115 granted, 19 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1
Council control
Liberal Democrat majority
- Lab 1
- Con 9
- LD 23
- Oth 1
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Parks & greens1
- Restaurants & cafés1
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
5,010 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Local economy
£729 median full-time weekly pay
2.4% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£24,005 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
45% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: D · 52,940 certificates
9.4% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Health
Life expectancy: 83.9 yrs women · 81 yrs men
69% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.8
- Feeling worthwhile8.0
- Happiness yesterday7.4
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.3
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Hinckley and Bosworth:
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership447 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth433 local signatures · 112,809 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office421 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s313 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test274 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Cadeby, Leicestershire · 0.7 kmCadeby is a village and civil parish in the Hinckley and Bosworth district of Leicestershire, England, about 6 miles north of Hinckley, close to Newbold Verdon and Market Bosworth. According to the 2001 census it had…
Cadeby Light Railway · 0.7 kmThe Cadeby Light Railway was a 2 ft narrow-gauge railway in the garden of the rectory in Cadeby, Leicestershire.
- Market Bosworth Country Park · 1.5 km
Market Bosworth Country Park is to the east of Market Bosworth town. The 35 hectares landscaped Country Park was formerly part of Bosworth Hall deer parkland. The park features a lake, a planted arboretum with many d…
- Market Bosworth Rural District · 1.5 km
The rural district of Market Bosworth existed from 1894 to 1974 in Leicestershire, England. It was named after Market Bosworth, and was created under the Local Government Act 1894, based on the Market Bosworth rural s…
Sutton Cheney · 1.6 kmSutton Cheney is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Dadlington and Sutton Cheney, in the borough of Hinckley and Bosworth, in the county of Leicestershire, England, near the county border with War…
Market Bosworth · 1.8 kmMarket Bosworth is a market town and civil parish in Leicestershire, England. At the 2001 Census, it had a population of 1,906, increasing to 2,097 at the 2011 census. It is most famously near to the site of the Battl…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Towns in Hinckley and Bosworth
- Atherstone
- Bagworth
- Bardon
- Barlestone
- Barwell
- Battram
- Cadeby
- Carlton (Hinckley and Bosworth)
- Desford
- Ellistown
- Fenny Drayton
- Groby
- Higham on the Hill
- Hinckley
- Kirkby Mallory
- Mancetter and Witherley
- Market Bosworth
- Merry Lees
- Nailstone
- Newbold Verdon
- Newtown Unthank
- Nuneaton
- Peckleton Common
- Ratby
- Sheepy Magna
- Stanton under Bardon
- Stapleton
- Stoke Golding
- Thornton (Hinckley and Bosworth)
- Twycross