Asfordby Hill

9°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 11° / 6° · 15% rain
• Tomorrow: 11° / 6° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:02Sunset 16:31

9h 29m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

23US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Leicester University, United Kingdom

• 6.5 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
• 4.9% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution

Lower is better for both figures.

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024

13 reported · August 2026▲ 18% YoY

• Anti-social behaviour5
• Other theft3
• Violence & sexual offences3
• Criminal damage & arson1

Neighbourhood team: Melton Rural South · Leicestershire

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

67 reported road collisions (2025)

27 killed or seriously injured · 90 casualties · 12.9 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

213 food businesses within 2 miles

• 175 rated 4–5 ★ (150 top)
• 7 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Melton Mowbray (2.7 km)
• 4 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£286,469 average▲ 4.1% YoY

Across Melton · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£806 average monthly rent▲ 7.1% YoY

• 1 bed £557
• 2 bed £731
• 3 bed £899

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08

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

852 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

• Cheapest petrol: 174.9p · ESSO (2.2 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 196.9p · ESSO (2.2 km)

1 station within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

6 charging locations within ~8 km

• 1 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 50 kW
• Nearest: Nottingham Street Car Park (2.5 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports pitches15
• Golf courses1
• Playgrounds6

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

51,752 residents in Melton · 108/km²

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

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

• Moves in from elsewhere in the UK3,559
• Moves out to elsewhere in the UK2,624
• Net moves+935

Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025

Less deprived than the average in England

Ranked 198 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

£2,430 a year · Band D, 2026-27

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

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

33 schools · 7,475 pupils

25 primary · 3 secondary · 5 other

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

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

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Melton

633 CQC-registered services

• Care homes165
• GP practices107
• Dentists134
• Homecare agencies172
• Hospitals & hospices14

CQC ratings: 89% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 2 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Leicestershire

• Not in the Green Belt
• 6 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

87 applications decided

79.3% granted · 69 granted, 18 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

Edward Argar

Conservative

Melton and Syston

Source: UK Parliament

Conservative / Independent coalition

• Lab 5
• Con 11
• LD 1
• Oth 11

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

• Schools1
• Parks & greens1
• Restaurants & cafés1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

2,895 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

5 jobs advertised · £31,299 avg

e.g. Labourer, MID-WEIGHT 3D CREATIVE DESIGNER, Bank Community Carer

Source: Adzuna

£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

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

65% low-carbon electricity

Wind 40% · Gas 33% · Biomass 19% · Solar 5%

151 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity

Latest estimate for East Midlands · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 85.9 yrs women · 81.5 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy (Leicestershire): 61.4 women · 61.5 men

65% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• 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

1 GP surgery · 2 pharmacies in LE14

• Long Clawson Medical Practice

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Melton and Syston:

• Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills248 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth213 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
• Protect legal right to support for children with SEND157 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
• Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK144 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide
• Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks143 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

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  Holwell Sports F.C. · 0.1 km

  Holwell Sports Football Club is a football club based in Asfordby Hill, near Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England. They are currently members of the Midland League Division One and play at Welby Road.

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  Asfordby Hill · 0.2 km

  Asfordby Hill is a hamlet on the A6006 road, in the civil parish of Asfordby, in the Melton district, in the county of Leicestershire, England.

• Asfordby Colliery · 0.8 km

  Asfordby Colliery was a coal mine located in the village of Asfordby, near to Melton Mowbray in Leicestershire, England. It was the last deep coal mine to be sunk in England in 1987 and was expected to coal for many y…

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  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.

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  Sysonby, Leicestershire · 1.4 km

  Sysonby is a former hamlet and former civil parish in Leicestershire, England, about one mile west of Melton Mowbray and immediately west of the River Wreake.

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  River Eye, Leicestershire · 1.4 km

  The River Eye is a slender, slow-flowing river in north-eastern Leicestershire, England. The river is known to flood periodically; especially within the town Melton Mowbray. Fine sediments from agricultural fields, th…

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