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Asfordby

Asfordby is a village in Leicestershire, England, with a population of around 2,446. It has around 1 pharmacy, 1 supermarket, and 4 restaurants or cafés, 13 bus stops, and Melton Mowbray station is 4.7 km away. There were around 22 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence & sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Asfordby area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the Melton area is less deprived than the average in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 51,752 residents at roughly 108 people per km².

Council
Melton
County
Leicestershire
Constituency
Rutland and Melton
Police force
Leicestershire
64/ 100

My Area Score

Good

Ranked 53rd of 294 English council areas — better than 82% of them.

Low crime71
Home affordability54
Affordable rents79
Good schools31
Life expectancy85
Low deprivation78
Employment62
Low council tax53

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° / 15° · 69% rain
  • Tomorrow: 24° / 15° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:33Sunset 19:26

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

21 reported · July 2026 17% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences9
  • Criminal damage & arson5
  • Anti-social behaviour4
  • Public order2

Neighbourhood team: Melton Rural South · Leicestershire

Local policing priorities

  • RURAL THEFTS Through feedback from beat surgeries and community engagements the community have raised the issue of Farming Equipment Thef…
  • ROAD SAFETY Through Neighbourhood Link, and Social media accounts the community have raised the issue of Road Safety issues on the NR30 b…

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

Road safety

66 reported road collisions (2024)

26 killed or seriously injured · 99 casualties · 12.8 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

24 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 22 rated 4–5 ★ (20 top)
  • 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Melton Mowbray (4.7 km)
  • 13 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Melton Mowbray (4.7 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£283,892 average 2.2% YoY

Across Melton · to 2026-06

Detached£395,993
Semi-detached£246,231
Terraced£199,130
Flat£117,331

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£796 average monthly rent 6.5% YoY

  • 1 bed £550
  • 2 bed £723
  • 3 bed £888

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

Affordability

8.0× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 8.0 times median annual pay (8.0× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 165.9p · ESSO (4.2 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · ESSO (4.2 km)

1 station within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

6 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 1 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 50 kW
  • Nearest: Eye Kettleby Lakes (3.8 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres1
  • Sports pitches7
  • Playgrounds3

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

51,752 residents in Melton · 108/km²

  • Under 16: 17%
  • 16–64: 59%
  • 65+: 23%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Deprivation

Less deprived than the average in England

Ranked 248 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

Council tax

£2,430 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band B (31% of 25,100)

A £1,620
B £1,890
C £2,160
D £2,430
E £2,970
F £3,510
G £4,049
H £4,859

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

Schools

32 schools · 7,475 pupils

25 primary · 3 secondary · 4 other

Ofsted: 10 of 12 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (83%)

29inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Secondary schools:

  • John Ferneley CollegeRequires improvement
  • Long Field Spencer Academy
  • The Priory Belvoir Academy

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Melton

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
  • 32 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

Planning decisions

89 applications decided

86.5% granted · 77 granted, 12 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Your MP

Edward Argar

Conservative

Melton and Syston

Recent votes:

  • NoTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
  • NoClosure motion
  • NoRepresentation of the People Bill: Third Reading
  • NoRepresentation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Conservative / Independent coalition

  • Lab 5
  • Con 11
  • LD 1
  • Oth 11

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools1
  • Pharmacies1
  • Supermarkets1
  • Parks & greens1
  • Restaurants & cafés4

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

2,880 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Local economy

£650 median full-time weekly pay

2.8% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£26,529 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

Energy efficiency

40% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 25,486 certificates

11.5% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

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

Grid electricity

34% low-carbon electricity

Gas 64% · Biomass 18% · Solar 15% · Imports 3%

272 gCO₂/kWh · very high intensity

Latest estimate for East Midlands · National Grid ESO

Health

Life expectancy: 85.9 yrs women · 81.5 yrs men

65% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

Wellbeing

  • Life satisfaction7.6
  • Feeling worthwhile8.3
  • Happiness yesterday7.7
  • Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.2

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

Health services

1 GP surgery · 2 pharmacies in LE14

  • Long Clawson Medical Practice

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Melton and Syston:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Old Hall, Asfordby · 0.1 km

    The Old Hall is a Jacobean former manor house in the village of Asfordby, Leicestershire. Built of brick c. 1620, it has three gables. It is a Grade II* Listed Building. Its 18th-century barn, 19th-century coach house…

  • All Saints' Church, Asfordby · 0.2 km

    All Saints' Church is a church in Asfordby, Leicestershire, England. It is a Grade I listed building.

  • Asfordby · 0.6 km

    Asfordby is a village and civil parish in the Melton district of Leicestershire, England. The village is located to the west of Melton Mowbray on the A6006 road and north-east of Leicester.

  • Asfordby F.C. · 1.0 km

    Asfordby Football Club is a football club based in Asfordby, England. They play at Asfordby Acres, Asfordby.

  • Asfordby railway station · 1.1 km

    Asfordby railway station was a station serving the villages of Asfordby and Kirby Bellars in Leicestershire. The station was situated at a level crossing on the road between the two villages. It opened in 1846 and was…

  • Kirby Bellars Priory · 1.3 km

    Kirby Bellars Priory was a small priory of Canons Regular of Saint Augustine in Leicestershire, England. It is now the Church of England Parish Church of Saint Peter's serving the village of Kirby Bellars.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Asfordby?
Asfordby is a town in Leicestershire, England, in the Melton local authority.
What is the population of Asfordby?
Asfordby has an approximate settlement population of 2,446.
How deprived is Asfordby?
The Melton local authority, which includes Asfordby, is less deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.