Desford

21°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 22° / 15° · 68% rain
• Tomorrow: 24° / 15° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:34Sunset 19:27

12h 53m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

21US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Leicester University, United Kingdom

31 reported · July 2026▲ 121% YoY

• Anti-social behaviour12
• Violence & sexual offences7
• Burglary4
• Shoplifting3

Neighbourhood team: Bosworth, Ratby, Groby, Markfield and Stanton · Leicestershire

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

123 reported road collisions (2024)

37 killed or seriously injured · 155 casualties · 10.8 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

35 food businesses within 2 miles

• 29 rated 4–5 ★ (26 top)
• 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• 9 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£261,584 average▲ 2.9% YoY

Across Hinckley and Bosworth · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£933 average monthly rent▲ 3.8% YoY

• 1 bed £638
• 2 bed £843
• 3 bed £1,028

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

6.7× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 6.7 times median annual pay (7.1× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

• Cheapest petrol: 140.8p · AppleGreen (11.8 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 145.8p · AppleGreen (11.8 km)

21 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

12 charging locations within ~8 km

• 5 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 150 kW
• Nearest: Sport in Desford (0.8 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres1
• Swimming pools1
• Sports pitches11
• Playgrounds3

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

113,640 residents in Hinckley and Bosworth · 382/km²

• Under 16: 17%
• 16–64: 60%
• 65+: 22%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Less deprived than the average in England

Ranked 232 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

£2,383 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band B (31% of 52,830)

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

57 schools · 19,387 pupils

34 primary · 9 secondary · 14 other

Ofsted: 18 of 19 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (95%)

46inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Hinckley and Bosworth

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

• In a conservation area (Desford)
• Not in the Green Belt
• 17 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

134 applications decided

85.8% granted · 115 granted, 19 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Dr Luke Evans

Conservative

Hinckley and Bosworth

Source: UK Parliament

Liberal Democrat majority

• Lab 1
• Con 9
• LD 23
• Oth 1

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

• Schools2
• Pharmacies1
• Parks & greens3
• Restaurants & cafés1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

5,010 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

61 jobs advertised · £34,322 avg

e.g. Line Runner (Telehandler) - Afternoons - 4 Day Week, Logistics Operative Night Shift, FLT Driver PM shift

Source: Adzuna

£729 median full-time weekly pay

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

£24,005 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 · 52,940 certificates

9.4% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

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

38% low-carbon electricity

Gas 59% · Biomass 19% · Solar 18% · Imports 3%

256 gCO₂/kWh · very high intensity

Latest estimate for East Midlands · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 83.9 yrs women · 81 yrs men

69% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• Life satisfaction7.8
• Feeling worthwhile8.0
• Happiness yesterday7.4
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.3

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

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Hinckley and Bosworth:

• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership447 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth433 local signatures · 112,809 nationwide
• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office421 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
• Do not ban social media for under 16s313 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
• Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test274 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide

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

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  Desford · 0.1 km

  Desford is a village and civil parish in the Hinckley and Bosworth district of England, 7 miles (11 km) west of the centre of Leicester and around 7 miles north east of Hinckley. Situated on a hill approximately 400 f…

• Bosworth Academy · 0.5 km

  Bosworth Academy is a coeducational secondary school located in Desford, Leicestershire, England and is part of the LiFE Multi-Academy Trust. It was a Sports College under the UK's Specialist School Programme, a statu…

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  Tropical Birdland, Desford · 0.7 km

  Tropical Birdland in the north of the village of Desford, Leicestershire, England, is a visitor attraction that has many bird species including parrots, hornbills and owls on display. Some of the birds are allowed to…

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  Desford railway station · 1.0 km

  Desford railway station was a railway station in Leicestershire, England on the Leicester and Swannington Railway, which later became part of the Midland Railway's Leicester to Burton upon Trent Line.

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  Newtown Unthank · 1.3 km

  Newtown Unthank is a hamlet in the Hinckley and Bosworth district of Leicestershire about 6 miles (10 km) west of Leicester. It is in the civil parish of Desford and about a mile northeast of the village.

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  Botcheston Bog · 1.4 km

  Botcheston Bog is a 2.9-hectare (7.2-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest near Botcheston, west of Leicester.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)