Brooksby
Brooksby is a village in Leicestershire, England, with a population of around 1,000. It has 4 bus stops and the nearest railway station is Sileby 6.7 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Brooksby 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
My Area Score
Good
Ranked 53rd of 294 English council areas — better than 82% of them.
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
18°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 22° / 15° · 49% rain
- Tomorrow: 24° / 14° · 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
11US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
Source: WAQI · Leicester University, United Kingdom
Crime
1 reported · July 2026▼ 50% YoY
- Anti-social behaviour1
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
18 food businesses within 2 miles
- 18 rated 4–5 ★ (15 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Sileby (6.7 km)
- 4 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Sileby (6.8 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£283,892 average▲ 2.2% YoY
Across Melton · to 2026-06
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: 158.9p · Esso (10 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 184.7p · Asda (7.9 km)
4 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: 50 kW
- Nearest: Restricted access to Renault customers (3.9 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports pitches3
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)
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
- 19 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
Council control
Conservative / Independent coalition
- Lab 5
- Con 11
- LD 1
- Oth 11
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
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
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
Local petitions
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
Notable places nearby
Church of St Michael and All Angels, Brooksby · 0.2 kmThe Church of St Michael and All Angels is a church in Brooksby, Leicestershire. It is a Grade II* listed building.
Brooksby Hall · 0.2 kmBrooksby Hall is a late–16th-century manor house on 3.2 square kilometres of land between Leicester and Melton Mowbray. Situated 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) northeast of Leicester, the hall and the neighbouring church of S…
Brooksby · 0.3 kmBrooksby was a deserted village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Hoby with Rotherby, in the Melton district of Leicestershire, England. It was the ancestral home of the Villiers family. Brooksby and surro…
Brooksby railway station · 0.3 kmBrooksby railway station was a former station serving the villages of Brooksby, Hoby and Rotherby in Leicestershire. The station was situated at a level crossing on the Brooksby to Hoby road.
Rotherby · 0.8 kmRotherby is a village and former civil parish, 9 miles (14 km) north east of Leicester, now in the parish of Hoby with Rotherby, in the Melton district, in the county of Leicestershire, England. In 1931 the parish had…
Hoby with Rotherby · 1.4 kmHoby with Rotherby is a civil parish in Leicestershire, England. In the 2001 census it had a population of 594, reducing to 556 at the time of the 2011 census. It includes the villages of Hoby, Rotherby, Ragdale and B…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Brooksby?
- Brooksby is a town in Leicestershire, England, in the Melton local authority.
- How deprived is Brooksby?
- The Melton local authority, which includes Brooksby, is less deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.