Rutland
Rutland is a village in Rutland, England. It has around 1 restaurant or café and the nearest railway station is Oakham, 6.5 km away. In June 2026, there were around 3 recorded street crimes, most commonly Anti-social behaviour. Covers 26 towns with local open-data for the whole authority.
On deprivation, Rutland is among the least deprived areas in England (IoD2025). It is home to around 41,048 residents at roughly 108 people per km².
My Area Score
Excellent
Ranked 3rd of 294 English council areas — better than 99% of them.
A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. Scored on 85% of the full weighting — some data isn't available here. See the rankings · methodology
Weather
8°CPartly Cloudy
- Today: 11° / 7° · 50% rain
- Tomorrow: 11° / 5° · Sunny
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:04Sunset 16:27
9h 22m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
30US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Northampton Spring Park, United Kingdom
Air pollution (PM2.5)
- 6.7 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
- 5.0% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution
Lower is better for both figures.
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024
Crime
Road safety
43 reported road collisions (2025)
15 killed or seriously injured · 58 casualties · 10.5 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
18 food businesses within 2 miles
- 14 rated 4–5 ★ (14 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Oakham (6.5 km)
- 0 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Oakham (6.5 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£307,406 average▼ 2.7% YoY
Across Rutland · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£961 average monthly rent▲ 1.9% YoY
- 1 bed £676
- 2 bed £839
- 3 bed £993
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08
Affordability
8.8× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 8.8 times median annual pay (9.5× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Property sales
624 property sales in the last 12 months
12 months to May 2026
A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.
Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05
EV charging
12 charging locations within ~8 km
- 2 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 300 kW
- Nearest: Hambleton Hall (1.8 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres1
- Golf courses2
- Playgrounds1
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
41,048 residents in Rutland · 108/km²
- Under 16: 16%
- 16–64: 58%
- 65+: 25%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Internal migration
- Moves in from elsewhere in the UK2,935
- Moves out to elsewhere in the UK2,681
- Net moves+254
Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025
Deprivation
Among the least deprived areas in England
Ranked 272 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Council tax
£2,738 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band B (27% of 18,140)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
27 schools · 7,772 pupils
17 primary · 3 secondary · 7 other
Ofsted: 6 of 6 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (100%)
20 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Catmose CollegeOutstanding
- Casterton College RutlandGood
- Uppingham Community College
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Rutland
Care & health services
47 CQC-registered services
- Care homes11
- GP practices6
- Dentists12
- Homecare agencies14
- Hospitals & hospices1
CQC ratings: 91% of rated services Good or Outstanding
Source: Care Quality Commission · Rutland
Heritage & planning
- Not in the Green Belt
- 5 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
126 applications decided
84.9% granted · 107 granted, 19 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
Council control
Liberal Democrat (minority)
- Lab 2
- Con 7
- LD 10
- Oth 8
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Restaurants & cafés1
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
2,190 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
271 jobs advertised · £36,082 avg
e.g. Generalist Tutor, Sessional Functional Skills Tutor, Plumber ref 465894
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£776 median full-time weekly pay
1.8% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£30,310 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
41% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: D · 18,463 certificates
11.8% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Health
Life expectancy: 84.9 yrs women · 83.2 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy: 64.8 women · 65 men
65% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.7
- Feeling worthwhile8.2
- Happiness yesterday7.7
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.0
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Rutland and Stamford:
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills267 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
- Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks231 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
- Protect legal right to support for children with SEND190 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases163 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
- End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately147 local signatures · 76,640 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
Hambleton Peninsula · 0.4 kmThe Hambleton Peninsula lies within the reservoir Rutland Water, in Rutland, England. When the Gwash Valley was dammed in 1975, the area surrounding what was then a ridge was submerged, including a small number of pro…
List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Rutland · 0.7 kmRutland is a landlocked ceremonial county in the East Midlands of England. In 1974 it was merged to be part of the administrative county of Leicestershire, but in 1997 it was separated to become a unitary local author…
Edith Weston Priory · 1.5 kmEdith Weston Priory was a small alien house of Benedictine monks in Edith Weston, Rutland. The French parent house of Abbey of Saint-Georges, Boscherville was founded by Ralf de Tanquerville, chamberlain to William th…
St Matthew's Church, Normanton · 1.5 kmSt Matthew's Church is a de-consecrated church in Normanton, Rutland. It is now on the shore of Rutland Water. The building is Grade II listed.
Normanton Hall · 1.7 kmNormanton Hall was a large, now demolished, country house at Normanton in Rutland.
Edith Weston · 1.7 kmEdith Weston is a village and civil parish in the county of Rutland in the East Midlands of England. The population of the civil parish was 1,042 at the 2001 census, including Normanton and increasing to 1,359 at the…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)