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Appleby Magna

Appleby Magna is a village in Leicestershire, England, with a population of around 962. There is around 1 restaurant and café, 6 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Waterside Station, 5.7 km away. In June 2026, there were around 10 recorded street crimes, most commonly vehicle crime. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Appleby Magna area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the North West Leicestershire area is less deprived than the average in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 104,704 residents at roughly 375 people per km².

Council
North West Leicestershire
County
Leicestershire
Constituency
North West Leicestershire
Police force
Leicestershire
61/ 100

My Area Score

Good

Ranked 72nd of 294 English council areas — better than 76% of them.

Low crime54
Home affordability52
Affordable rents61
Good schools66
Life expectancy48
Low deprivation68
Employment92
Low council tax56

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

15°CPartly Cloudy

  • Today: 18° / 12° · 29% rain
  • Tomorrow: 22° / 12° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:32Sunset 19:33

13h 1m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

12US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Coventry Allesley, United Kingdom

Crime

4 reported · July 2026 20% YoY

  • Criminal damage & arson2
  • Violence & sexual offences2

Neighbourhood team: Forest · Leicestershire

Local policing priorities

  • Off road bikes causing ASB with Oakthorpe, Moira and surrounding villages. You Said: We are aware of unknown persons causing distress to…
  • ASB and drug use at Donisthorpe Woodlands / Jungle Madness. You said: You have reported youth related ASB both within the location and in…

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

Road safety

120 reported road collisions (2024)

49 killed or seriously injured · 152 casualties · 11.5 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

37 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 28 rated 4–5 ★ (23 top)
  • 2 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Waterside Station (6.3 km)
  • 8 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Polesworth (8.1 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£282,239 average 6.5% YoY

Across North West Leicestershire · to 2026-06

Detached£390,100
Semi-detached£244,540
Terraced£193,884
Flat£135,770

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£910 average monthly rent 9.7% YoY

  • 1 bed £631
  • 2 bed £816
  • 3 bed £987

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

Affordability

8.1× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 8.1 times median annual pay (7.9× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 161.7p · Asda (9.7 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 183.7p · Asda (9.7 km)

8 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

4 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 1 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 75 kW
  • Nearest: Peggs Close Car Park (3.2 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports pitches2
  • Playgrounds2

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

104,704 residents in North West Leicestershire · 375/km²

  • Under 16: 18%
  • 16–64: 62%
  • 65+: 20%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Deprivation

Less deprived than the average in England

Ranked 216 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

3% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

Council tax

£2,418 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band B (30% of 49,150)

A £1,612
B £1,881
C £2,150
D £2,418
E £2,956
F £3,493
G £4,030
H £4,836

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

Schools

55 schools · 14,327 pupils

46 primary · 6 secondary · 3 other

Ofsted: 22 of 24 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (92%)

53inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Secondary schools:

  • Ashby SchoolGood
  • The Castle Rock SchoolRequires improvement
  • Castle Donington College
  • Ibstock School
  • Ivanhoe School
  • The Newbridge School

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · North West Leicestershire

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
  • 28 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

Planning decisions

134 applications decided

94% granted · 126 granted, 8 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Your MP

Dr Luke Evans

Conservative

Hinckley and Bosworth

Recent votes:

  • NoDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
  • AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1
  • AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143
  • AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Conservative / Liberal Democrat / Independent coalition

  • Lab 17
  • Con 11
  • LD 5
  • Ref 1
  • Oth 3

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

Amenities nearby

  • Schools1
  • Restaurants & cafés1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

5,130 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

3 jobs advertised · £26,436 avg

e.g. Class 2 Refuse Driver, Production Operative

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£756 median full-time weekly pay

2% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£23,194 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 · 54,300 certificates

10.8% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

Grid electricity

56% low-carbon electricity

Gas 42% · Biomass 28% · Wind 21% · Solar 6%

199 gCO₂/kWh · high intensity

Latest estimate for East Midlands · National Grid ESO

Health

Life expectancy: 83.4 yrs women · 80.4 yrs men

63% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

Wellbeing

  • Life satisfaction7.1
  • Feeling worthwhile7.5
  • Happiness yesterday7.0
  • Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)4.3

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

Health services

1 GP surgery · 1 pharmacy in DE12

  • Measham Medical Unit

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Hinckley and Bosworth:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

Notable places nearby

  • Appleby Magna · 0.3 km

    Appleby Magna is a village and civil parish in the North West Leicestershire district, in the county of Leicestershire, England. It includes the small hamlets of Appleby Parva and Little Wigston.

  • St Michael and All Angels' Church, Appleby Magna · 0.4 km

    St Michael and All Angels’ Church, Appleby Magna is a Grade II* listed parish church in the Church of England in Appleby Magna, Leicestershire.

  • Sir John Moore Church of England Primary School · 0.4 km

    Sir John Moore Church of England Primary School, previously known as Appleby Grammar School, is a junior school situated in the village of Appleby Magna, in Leicestershire, England. The school was constructed between…

  • Appleby Hall · 0.7 km

    Appleby Hall was a manor house or stately home built in the small hamlet of Appleby Parva, on the outskirts of Appleby Magna.

  • Appleby Parva · 1.0 km

    Appleby Parva, or Little Appleby, part of the parish of Appleby Magna in Leicestershire, is a hamlet about 1 mile (1.6 km) south-west of Appleby church. It straddles the A444, south of the crossroads of the highways f…

  • Snarestone railway station · 2.4 km

    Snarestone railway station is a disused railway station that formerly served the village of Snarestone, North West Leicestershire from 1873 to 1931. The station was on the Ashby and Nuneaton Joint Railway. The station…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Appleby Magna?
Appleby Magna is a town in Leicestershire, England, in the North West Leicestershire local authority.
What is the population of Appleby Magna?
Appleby Magna has an approximate settlement population of 962.
How deprived is Appleby Magna?
The North West Leicestershire local authority, which includes Appleby Magna, is less deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.