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Earl Shilton

Earl Shilton is a town in Leicestershire, England, with a population of around 19,578. It has around 3 restaurants and cafés, along with 32 bus stops. The nearest railway station is Hinckley, located 4.8 km away, and there were around 73 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence and sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Earl Shilton area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the Blaby area is among the least deprived areas in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 102,924 residents at roughly 789 people per km².

Council
Blaby
County
Leicestershire
Constituency
South Leicestershire
Police force
Leicestershire
59/ 100

My Area Score

Good

Ranked 91st of 294 English council areas — better than 69% of them.

Low crime65
Home affordability69
Affordable rents73
Good schools9
Life expectancy65
Low deprivation89
Employment86
Low council tax35

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°CMist

  • Today: 22° / 15° · 28% rain
  • Tomorrow: 18° / 13° · Sunny

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

98 reported · July 2026 15% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences47
  • Anti-social behaviour17
  • Public order11
  • Criminal damage & arson7

2 stop & searches · mostly stolen goods

Neighbourhood team: Earl Shilton and Barwell · Leicestershire

Local policing priorities

  • Motorcross bikes are being used in an anti-social manner around the areas of Mill Lane and the Quarry
  • E-scooters are being used to cause anti-social behaviour in Earl Shilton, by riding on the pedestrian footpaths

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

Road safety

119 reported road collisions (2024)

30 killed or seriously injured · 164 casualties · 11.6 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

122 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 97 rated 4–5 ★ (78 top)
  • 1 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

Flood data temporarily unavailable.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Hinckley (6.0 km)
  • 40 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Hinckley (6.0 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£282,918 average 0.3% YoY

Across Blaby · to 2026-06

Detached£386,701
Semi-detached£259,050
Terraced£219,219
Flat£131,320

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£994 average monthly rent 6.1% YoY

  • 1 bed £709
  • 2 bed £909
  • 3 bed £1,078

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

Affordability

7.0× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 7.0 times median annual pay (8.1× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 138.8p · AppleGreen (8 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 144.8p · AppleGreen (8 km)

18 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

16 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 4 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 150 kW
  • Nearest: Hallfields Car Park (0.5 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports pitches15
  • Playgrounds6

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

102,924 residents in Blaby · 789/km²

  • Under 16: 19%
  • 16–64: 61%
  • 65+: 20%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Deprivation

Among the least deprived areas in England

Ranked 281 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

Council tax

£2,490 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band B (35% of 44,770)

A £1,660
B £1,937
C £2,214
D £2,490
E £3,044
F £3,597
G £4,150
H £4,980

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

Schools

33 schools · 12,126 pupils

27 primary · 3 secondary · 3 other

Ofsted: 13 of 17 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (76%)

32inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Secondary schools:

  • The Winstanley SchoolGood
  • Brockington CollegeRequires improvement
  • Countesthorpe Academy

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Blaby

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
  • 9 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

Planning decisions

103 applications decided

94.2% granted · 97 granted, 6 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Your MP

Dr Luke Evans

Conservative

Hinckley and Bosworth

Recent votes:

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

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Conservative (minority)

  • Lab 5
  • Con 18
  • LD 8
  • Grn 2
  • Ref 1
  • Oth 2

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools6
  • GPs & clinics1
  • Pharmacies1
  • Supermarkets1
  • Parks & greens3
  • Restaurants & cafés5

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

4,720 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

17 jobs advertised · £20,481 avg

e.g. Online Maths Tutor - Part Time, Become a Maths Tutor in Earl Shilton – Flexible & Remote, Delivery Rider / Bike

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£788 median full-time weekly pay

2.2% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£22,274 disposable income per head (2024)

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

Energy efficiency

42% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 40,676 certificates

8.1% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

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

Grid electricity

29% low-carbon electricity

Gas 67% · Biomass 23% · Wind 5% · Imports 4%

291 gCO₂/kWh · very high intensity

Latest estimate for East Midlands · National Grid ESO

Health

Life expectancy: 84.3 yrs women · 81.3 yrs men

72% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

Wellbeing

  • Life satisfaction7.3
  • Feeling worthwhile7.7
  • Happiness yesterday7.4
  • Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.5

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

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Hinckley and Bosworth:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Earl Shilton · 0.7 km

    Earl Shilton is a market town in Leicestershire, England, about 5 miles (8 km) from Hinckley and about 10 mi (16 km) from Leicester. The 2011 Census recorded its population as 10,047.

  • Heath Lane Academy · 1.3 km

    Heath Lane Academy is a co-educational secondary school and sixth form located in Earl Shilton, Leicestershire, England. It was previously known as William Bradford Academy, William Bradford Community College and, bef…

  • Elmesthorpe · 1.5 km

    Elmesthorpe is a village and civil parish in the Blaby district of Leicestershire, England. It is situated to the south-east of Earl Shilton, near to Hinckley on the A47 road. In 2004, the parish had an estimated popu…

  • Hinckley A.F.C. · 1.8 km

    Hinckley Association Football Club is a football club, from Hinckley, Leicestershire, who play home games at Barwell F.C.'s Kirkby Road. The club was formed in January 2014 when fans of the dissolved Hinckley United f…

  • Barwell F.C. · 1.8 km

    Barwell Football Club is a football club based in Barwell, near Hinckley in Leicestershire, England. They are currently members of the Northern Premier League Division One Midlands and play at Kirkby Road.

  • NKF Burbage F.C. · 1.8 km

    NKF Burbage Football Club was a football club based in Burbage, Leicestershire, England. The club was affiliated to the Leicestershire and Rutland County Football Association.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Earl Shilton?
Earl Shilton is a town in Leicestershire, England, in the Blaby local authority.
What is the population of Earl Shilton?
Earl Shilton has an approximate settlement population of 19,578.
How deprived is Earl Shilton?
The Blaby local authority, which includes Earl Shilton, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.