Blackfordby

8°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 10° / 6° · 35% rain
• Tomorrow: 12° / 5° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:06Sunset 16:32

9h 25m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

32US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Coventry Allesley, United Kingdom

• 6.9 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
• 5.2% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution

Lower is better for both figures.

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024

38 reported · August 2026▼ 5% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences16
• Anti-social behaviour6
• Shoplifting4
• Vehicle crime4

Neighbourhood team: Forest · Leicestershire

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

121 reported road collisions (2025)

30 killed or seriously injured · 148 casualties · 11.6 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

163 food businesses within 2 miles

• 133 rated 4–5 ★ (110 top)
• 3 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Discovery Station (2.7 km)
• 8 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£282,397 average▲ 1.7% YoY

Across North West Leicestershire · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£914 average monthly rent▲ 9.9% YoY

• 1 bed £634
• 2 bed £819
• 3 bed £992

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

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

1,708 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: 140.9p · AppleGreen (10.3 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 147.9p · AppleGreen (10.3 km)

5 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

11 charging locations within ~8 km

• 3 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 150 kW
• Nearest: Forest Holidays-Moira Support Centre (2.9 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports pitches2
• Playgrounds8

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

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

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

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

• Moves in from elsewhere in the UK7,001
• Moves out to elsewhere in the UK5,622
• Net moves+1,379

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

Less deprived than the average in England

Ranked 194 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

2% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

£2,418 a year · Band D, 2026-27

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

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

55 schools · 14,327 pupils

46 primary · 6 secondary · 3 other

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

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

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

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
• 18 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

139 applications decided

93.5% granted · 130 granted, 9 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

Amanda Hack

Labour

North West Leicestershire

Source: UK Parliament

Conservative / Liberal Democrat / Independent coalition

• Lab 17
• Con 11
• LD 5
• Ref 1
• Oth 4

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

• Schools4
• Parks & greens49
• Restaurants & cafés7

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

5,175 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

£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

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

67% low-carbon electricity

Wind 37% · Gas 30% · Biomass 27% · Imports 3%

152 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity

Latest estimate for East Midlands · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 83.4 yrs women · 80.4 yrs men

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

63% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• 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

7 GP surgeries · 8 pharmacies in DE11

• Newhall Surgery
• Swadlincote Surgery
• Woodville Surgery

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in North West Leicestershire:

• Stop megasheds being built & operated 24/7 close to homes and communities 1,192 local signatures · 11,425 nationwide
• Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills508 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth286 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
• Protect legal right to support for children with SEND228 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
• Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK152 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide

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

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  Blackfordby · 0.2 km

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  Woodville, Derbyshire · 1.6 km

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