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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 (IoD2025). 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 89th of 294 English council areas — better than 70% of them.

Low crime65
Home affordability69
Affordable rents72
Good schools9
Life expectancy63
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

7°CClear

  • Today: 11° / 5° · 15% rain
  • Tomorrow: 10° / 4° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 07:09Sunset 16:28

9h 19m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

22US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Leicester University, United Kingdom

Air pollution (PM2.5)

  • 7.3 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
  • 5.5% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution

Lower is better for both figures.

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024

Crime

81 reported · August 2026▼ 4% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences41
  • Anti-social behaviour12
  • Criminal damage & arson10
  • Public order6

2 stop & searches · mostly stolen goods

Neighbourhood team: Earl Shilton and Barwell · Leicestershire

Local policing priorities

  • Youth are causing ASB on Ivydene Close by congregating and being rowdy
  • 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

117 reported road collisions (2025)

38 killed or seriously injured · 166 casualties · 11.4 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

124 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 100 rated 4–5 ★ (80 top)
  • 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

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

£293,412 average▲ 3.4% YoY

Across Blaby · to 2026-08

Detached£400,551
Semi-detached£268,631
Terraced£228,240
Flat£136,043

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£998 average monthly rent▲ 5.6% YoY

  • 1 bed £711
  • 2 bed £912
  • 3 bed £1,082

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08

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

Property sales

1,375 property sales in the last 12 months

12 months to May 2026

A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.

Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05

Fuel prices

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

10 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)

Internal migration

  • Moves in from elsewhere in the UK6,923
  • Moves out to elsewhere in the UK6,202
  • Net moves+721

Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025

Deprivation

Among the least deprived areas in England

Ranked 265 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

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%)

32 inspected 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 homes165
  • GP practices107
  • Dentists134
  • Homecare agencies172
  • Hospitals & hospices14

CQC ratings: 89% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 2 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

105 applications decided

95.2% granted · 100 granted, 5 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

Your MP

Dr Luke Evans

Conservative

Hinckley and Bosworth

Recent votes:

  • NoRailways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion)
  • AyeSporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8
  • AyeSporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6
  • NoBudget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge

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

4,840 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

Jobs

16 jobs advertised · £23,407 avg

e.g. Mortgage Underwriter, Bike Delivery Rider, Trainee Driving Instructor - Earl Shilton, Leicestershire, England

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

77% low-carbon electricity

Wind 41% · Biomass 32% · Gas 19% · Imports 4%

114 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity

Latest estimate for East Midlands · National Grid ESO

Health

Life expectancy: 84.3 yrs women · 81.3 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy (Leicestershire): 61.4 women · 61.5 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

Health services

7 GP surgeries · 9 pharmacies in LE9

  • The Old School Surgery
  • Newbold Verdon Med.Pract.
  • Barwell & Hollycroft Medical Centres

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Hinckley and Bosworth:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

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 IoD2025.