Bottesford

23°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 23° / 15° · 40% rain
• Tomorrow: 25° / 15° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:32Sunset 19:25

12h 54m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

22US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Leicester University, United Kingdom

19 reported · July 2026▲ 19% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences6
• Criminal damage & arson4
• Anti-social behaviour3
• Other theft2

Neighbourhood team: Melton Rural North · Leicestershire

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

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)

31 food businesses within 2 miles

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

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Bottesford (0.5 km)
• 15 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£283,892 average▲ 2.2% YoY

Across Melton · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£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

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

• Cheapest petrol: 155.9p · Esso (11.8 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 187.7p · Asda (10.9 km)

7 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

1 charging location within ~8 km

• 1 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 50 kW
• Nearest: Lincolnshire Co-op Long Bennington (6.5 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports pitches24
• Playgrounds3

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)

Less deprived than the average in England

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

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

£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

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)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Melton

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

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

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

89 applications decided

86.5% granted · 77 granted, 12 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

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)

• Schools2
• Pharmacies1
• Supermarkets1
• Parks & greens2
• Restaurants & cafés8

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

2,880 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

17 jobs advertised · £39,906 avg

e.g. Become a Law Tutor in Bottesford (Leicestershire) – Flexible & Remote, Online French Tutoring Job in Bottesford – Flexible Schedule, Online French Tutor - Part Time

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

37% low-carbon electricity

Gas 60% · Biomass 20% · Solar 15% · Imports 3%

262 gCO₂/kWh · very high intensity

Latest estimate for East Midlands · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 85.9 yrs women · 81.5 yrs 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

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Melton and Syston:

• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office337 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership327 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Do not ban social media for under 16s303 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
• Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test267 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
• Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills247 local signatures · 110,383 nationwide

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

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  St Mary the Virgin's Church, Bottesford · 0.2 km

  St Mary the Virgin's Church is in the village of Bottesford, Leicestershire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Framland, the archdeaconry of Leicester and the diocese of Leicester. Its…

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  Bottesford, Leicestershire · 0.4 km

  Bottesford is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Melton, Leicestershire, England, close to the borders with Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire.

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  Bottesford railway station · 0.5 km

  Bottesford railway station serves the village of Bottesford in Leicestershire, England. The station is 15 miles east of Nottingham, on the lines to Grantham and Skegness. It is the least used station in Leicestershire.

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  The Priory Belvoir Academy · 0.7 km

  The Priory Belvoir Academy is a mixed secondary school located in Bottesford in the English county of Leicestershire. The school previously also operated Melton Vale Post 16 Centre in Melton Mowbray. It was founded in…

• Bottesford South railway station · 0.9 km

  Bottesford South railway station was a railway station serving the village of Bottesford, Leicestershire, on the Great Northern and London and North Western Joint Railway. It opened in 1879 and was served by LNWR trai…

• Belvoir Rural District · 1.3 km

  Belvoir was a rural district in Leicestershire, England from 1894 to 1935.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)