East Goscote
East Goscote is a village in Leicestershire, England, with a population of under 3,000. There are around 1 pharmacy and 1 restaurant and café, along with 18 bus stops serving the area. The nearest railway station is Syston, 3 km away, and in June 2026, there were around 39 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 East Goscote 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
- Charnwood
- Police force
- Leicestershire
My Area Score
Good
Ranked 65th of 294 English council areas — better than 78% of them.
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
12°CMist
- Today: 20° / 12° · 23% rain
- Tomorrow: 22° / 11° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:30Sunset 19:31
13h 1m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
12US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
Source: WAQI · Leicester University, United Kingdom
Crime
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
118 food businesses within 2 miles
- 105 rated 4–5 ★ (88 top)
- 1 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Syston (3.0 km)
- 18 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Syston (3.1 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£276,865 average▲ 3.8% YoY
Across Charnwood · to 2026-06
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: 140.8p · AppleGreen (9.5 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 145.8p · AppleGreen (9.5 km)
11 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
10 charging locations within ~8 km
- 4 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 360 kW
- Nearest: Restricted access to Renault customers (0.3 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres1
- Swimming pools1
- Sports pitches21
- Golf courses1
- Playgrounds8
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)
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
- 56 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
Edward Argar
Conservative
Melton and Syston
Recent votes:
- NoRepresentation of the People Bill: Third Reading
- NoRepresentation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88
- AyeRepresentation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67
- AyeRepresentation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65
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
- Schools3
- Pharmacies1
- Parks & greens1
- Restaurants & cafés1
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
7,610 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
2 jobs advertised · £38,720 avg
e.g. Structures Testing Technician, Production Supervisor
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
72% low-carbon electricity
Wind 38% · Biomass 31% · Gas 22% · Imports 6%
125 gCO₂/kWh · moderate 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 Melton and Syston:
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office337 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership327 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s303 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test267 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills247 local signatures · 110,383 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
East Goscote · 0.0 kmEast Goscote is a modern village and civil parish in the Borough of Charnwood district of Leicestershire, England, just north of the market town of Syston. It is a medium-sized village, with a population measured a…
St Botolph's Church, Ratcliffe on the Wreake · 1.5 kmSt Botolph's Church is a Grade II* listed Church of England church in the village of Ratcliffe on the Wreake, Leicestershire, England.
Ratcliffe on the Wreake · 1.5 kmRatcliffe on the Wreake is a village and civil parish in the Charnwood district of Leicestershire, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 179. It is just to the north of the River Wreake, o…
- Wreake Valley Academy · 1.5 km
Wreake Valley Academy is a co-educational secondary school with academy status in Syston, Leicestershire, England. The school is known locally just as 'Wreake' or 'Wreake Valley', which is the name of the geographical…
Rearsby · 1.5 kmRearsby is a village and civil parish in the Charnwood district of Leicestershire, England. It is known for its Seven Arch Bridge, and is also home to the Preachers Stone.
- Queniborough · 1.7 km
Queniborough is an English village in the county of Leicestershire 1.1 miles (1.8 km) north-east of the town of Syston and of 6.2 miles (10 km) north-east of the city of Leicester. Its 972 properties housed 1,878 regi…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is East Goscote?
- East Goscote is a town in Leicestershire, England, in the Charnwood local authority.
- How deprived is East Goscote?
- The Charnwood local authority, which includes East Goscote, is less deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.