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Burton on the Wolds

Burton on the Wolds is a village in Leicestershire, England, with a population of around 1,218. There is 1 pharmacy in the area. The nearest railway station is Loughborough, 4.8 km away. In June 2026, there were around 6 recorded street crimes, 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 Burton on the Wolds area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the Charnwood area is less deprived than the average in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 183,971 residents at roughly 659 people per km².

Council
Charnwood
County
Leicestershire
Constituency
Loughborough
Police force
Leicestershire
62/ 100

My Area Score

Good

Ranked 65th of 294 English council areas — better than 78% of them.

Low crime52
Home affordability61
Affordable rents67
Good schools62
Life expectancy55
Low deprivation77
Employment78
Low council tax60

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

17°CFog

  • Today: 24° / 15° · 36% rain
  • Tomorrow: 19° / 12° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:35Sunset 19:24

12h 49m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

8US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Leicester University, United Kingdom

Crime

1 reported · July 2026 75% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences1

Neighbourhood team: Charnwood North · Leicestershire

Local policing priorities

  • We have received reports of ASB including the misuse of e-bikes, and groups throwing eggs, kicking doors and damaging vehicles.
  • Burglaries remains a priority for the beat team and we will be looking to reduce this with the high visibility patrols within targeted ar…

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

Road safety

194 reported road collisions (2024)

61 killed or seriously injured · 236 casualties · 10.5 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

23 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 21 rated 4–5 ★ (19 top)
  • 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Barrow-upon-Soar (4.2 km)
  • 6 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Barrow Upon Soar (4.2 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£276,865 average 3.8% YoY

Across Charnwood · to 2026-06

Detached£426,878
Semi-detached£270,436
Terraced£218,096
Flat£134,753

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£958 average monthly rent 4% YoY

  • 1 bed £677
  • 2 bed £845
  • 3 bed £1,027

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

Affordability

7.5× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 7.5 times median annual pay (7.9× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 164.9p · Asda (8.9 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 184.7p · Asda (11.7 km)

6 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

21 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 7 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 350 kW
  • Nearest: Aspen Technologies LTD (4.9 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports pitches11
  • Playgrounds2

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

183,971 residents in Charnwood · 659/km²

  • Under 16: 17%
  • 16–64: 64%
  • 65+: 19%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Deprivation

Less deprived than the average in England

Ranked 244 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

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

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

Council tax

£2,406 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band B (28% of 79,560)

A £1,604
B £1,871
C £2,138
D £2,406
E £2,940
F £3,475
G £4,009
H £4,811

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

Schools

80 schools · 27,415 pupils

49 primary · 11 secondary · 20 other

Ofsted: 20 of 22 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (91%)

64inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Secondary schools:

  • Charnwood CollegeGood
  • The Martin High School AnsteyGood
  • Woodbrook Vale SchoolGood
  • Wreake Valley AcademyGood
  • The Roundhill AcademyRequires improvement
  • De Lisle College Loughborough Leicestershire
  • Humphrey Perkins School
  • Iveshead School
  • Limehurst Academy
  • Rawlins
  • The Cedars Academy

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Charnwood

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
  • 34 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

Planning decisions

214 applications decided

87.9% granted · 188 granted, 26 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Your MP

Dr Jeevun Sandher

Labour

Loughborough

Recent votes:

  • AyeTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
  • AyeClosure motion
  • NoSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
  • AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Labour (minority)

  • Lab 20
  • Con 22
  • Grn 7
  • Oth 2

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools1
  • Parks & greens6

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

7,610 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

11 jobs advertised · £28,474 avg

e.g. Online Drums Tutor - Part Time, Electrical Engineering Intern, Online Spanish Tutoring Job in Burton on the Wolds – Flexible Schedule

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£761 median full-time weekly pay

2.4% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£23,535 disposable income per head (2024)

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

Energy efficiency

48% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 82,396 certificates

9.8% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

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

Grid electricity

25% low-carbon electricity

Gas 72% · Biomass 21% · Imports 3% · Wind 3%

308 gCO₂/kWh · very high intensity

Latest estimate for East Midlands · National Grid ESO

Health

Life expectancy: 83.9 yrs women · 80.7 yrs men

68% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

Wellbeing

  • Life satisfaction7.2
  • Feeling worthwhile7.5
  • Happiness yesterday7.0
  • Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.3

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

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Loughborough:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Burton on the Wolds · 0.2 km

    Burton on the Wolds is a village in Leicestershire, England, situated on the B676 road 3 miles (4.8 km) west of the A46 and about the same distance to the east of Loughborough, close to the county border with Nottingh…

  • RAF Wymeswold · 0.8 km

    Royal Air Force Wymeswold, or more simply RAF Wymeswold, is a former Royal Air Force satellite station located 3.5 miles (5.6 km) north-east of Loughborough, Leicestershire, England. The airfield is situated between H…

  • St Andrew's Church, Prestwold · 1.0 km

    St. Andrew's is a Grade II* medieval parish church situated near Prestwold Hall. The church serves the villages of Prestwold, Burton-on-the-Wolds, Cotes and Hoton.

  • Prestwold · 1.4 km

    Prestwold is a hamlet and civil parish in the Charnwood district of Leicestershire, England. The parish has a population of around 60. The population at the 2011 census remained less than 100 and is included in the ci…

  • Walton on the Wolds · 1.5 km

    Walton on the Wolds is a village and civil parish in the Charnwood district of Leicestershire, England. In the 2011 United Kingdom census the parish had a population of 288. It is near to Burton on the Wolds and Barro…

  • St Mary's Church, Walton on the Wolds · 1.6 km

    St. Mary's is a Grade II parish church situated in the village of Walton on the Wolds in Leicestershire.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Burton on the Wolds?
Burton on the Wolds is a town in Leicestershire, England, in the Charnwood local authority.
What is the population of Burton on the Wolds?
Burton on the Wolds has an approximate settlement population of 1,218.
How deprived is Burton on the Wolds?
The Charnwood local authority, which includes Burton on the Wolds, is less deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.