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Coalville

Coalville is a town in Leicestershire, England, with a population of around 37,661. It has around 2 pharmacies and 35 restaurants and cafés, 34 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is not given. The average sold house price is around £262,670, and there were around 149 recorded street crimes in June 2026, 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 Coalville area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the North West Leicestershire area is less deprived than the average in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 104,704 residents at roughly 375 people per km².

Council
North West Leicestershire
County
Leicestershire
Constituency
North West Leicestershire
Police force
Leicestershire
61/ 100

My Area Score

Good

Ranked 72nd of 294 English council areas — better than 76% of them.

Low crime54
Home affordability52
Affordable rents61
Good schools66
Life expectancy48
Low deprivation68
Employment92
Low council tax56

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 06:36Sunset 19:25

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

146 reported · July 2026 8% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences56
  • Anti-social behaviour24
  • Public order15
  • Shoplifting13

3 stop & searches · mostly offensive weapons

Neighbourhood team: Coalville Town · Leicestershire

Local policing priorities

  • You have raised concerns regarding drug use and youth related ASB concerning bike use and damage in disused premises on and around Grieve…
  • Retail Crime – Belvoir Shopping centre and Whitwick Retail Park. You Said: We are aware that local businesses are being subject to theft…

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

Road safety

120 reported road collisions (2024)

49 killed or seriously injured · 152 casualties · 11.5 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

221 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 173 rated 4–5 ★ (149 top)
  • 5 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • 39 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Loughborough (13.4 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£282,239 average 6.5% YoY

Across North West Leicestershire · to 2026-06

Detached£390,100
Semi-detached£244,540
Terraced£193,884
Flat£135,770

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£910 average monthly rent 9.7% YoY

  • 1 bed £631
  • 2 bed £816
  • 3 bed £987

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

Affordability

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

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 164.9p · Asda (11.2 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 186.9p · Asda (6.2 km)

12 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

16 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 3 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 150 kW
  • Nearest: Margaret St Car Park (0.4 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres1
  • Gyms1
  • Sports pitches16
  • Golf courses1
  • Playgrounds19

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

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

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

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Deprivation

Less deprived than the average in England

Ranked 216 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

3% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

Council tax

£2,418 a year · Band D, 2026-27

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

A £1,612
B £1,881
C £2,150
D £2,418
E £2,956
F £3,493
G £4,030
H £4,836

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

Schools

55 schools · 14,327 pupils

46 primary · 6 secondary · 3 other

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

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

Secondary schools:

  • Ashby SchoolGood
  • The Castle Rock SchoolRequires improvement
  • Castle Donington College
  • Ibstock School
  • Ivanhoe School
  • The Newbridge School

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

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
  • 12 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

Planning decisions

134 applications decided

94% granted · 126 granted, 8 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Your MP

Amanda Hack

Labour

North West Leicestershire

Recent votes:

  • NoTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
  • NoClosure 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

Conservative / Liberal Democrat / Independent coalition

  • Lab 17
  • Con 11
  • LD 5
  • Ref 1
  • Oth 3

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools7
  • GPs & clinics2
  • Pharmacies2
  • Supermarkets5
  • Parks & greens8
  • Restaurants & cafés35

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

5,130 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

499 jobs advertised · £34,991 avg

e.g. Commercial Tyre Technician - Mobile, FLT Driver, Ink Technician

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£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

Energy efficiency

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

Grid electricity

38% low-carbon electricity

Gas 58% · Biomass 27% · Wind 9% · Imports 5%

259 gCO₂/kWh · very high intensity

Latest estimate for East Midlands · National Grid ESO

Health

Life expectancy: 83.4 yrs women · 80.4 yrs men

63% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

Wellbeing

  • 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

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in North West Leicestershire:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Coalville · 0.2 km

    Coalville is a town in the North West Leicestershire district in the county of Leicestershire, England. The town is situated on the A511 between Leicester and Burton upon Trent.

  • Coalville Town railway station · 0.2 km

    Coalville Town was a railway station at Coalville in Leicestershire on the Leicester to Burton upon Trent Line. Passenger business was carried out at the "Railway Hotel" when the line opened in 1833 until the first Co…

  • The Emporium, Leicestershire · 0.3 km

    The Emporium is a club located in Coalville, Leicestershire established under that name in 1995.

  • North West Leicestershire · 0.6 km

    North West Leicestershire is a local government district in Leicestershire, England. The towns in the district include of Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Castle Donington, Coalville and Ibstock. Notable villages in the district in…

  • The Newbridge School · 0.7 km

    The Newbridge School is a coeducational secondary school located in Coalville in the English county of Leicestershire.

  • Snibston Colliery Ground · 0.7 km

    Snibston Colliery Ground was a cricket ground in Coalville, Leicestershire. The land for the cricket ground was originally set aside for the miners at Snibston Colliery. Snibston Colliery was used as an outground by L…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Coalville?
Coalville is a town in Leicestershire, England, in the North West Leicestershire local authority.
What is the population of Coalville?
Coalville has an approximate settlement population of 37,661.
How deprived is Coalville?
The North West Leicestershire local authority, which includes Coalville, is less deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.