Ellistown
Ellistown is a village in Leicestershire, England, with a population of around 2,800. It has around 2 restaurants and cafés, 6 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Shackerstone, 7.5 km away. In June 2026, there were around 10 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 Ellistown area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Hinckley and Bosworth area is less deprived than the average in England (IoD2025). The wider council area has around 113,640 residents at roughly 382 people per km².
- Council
- Hinckley and Bosworth
- County
- Leicestershire
- Constituency
- Bosworth
- Police force
- Leicestershire
My Area Score
Excellent
Ranked 17th of 294 English council areas — better than 94% 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
10°CSunny
- Today: 12° / 6° · 13% rain
- Tomorrow: 12° / 6° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:04Sunset 16:33
9h 30m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
23US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Leicester University, United Kingdom
Air pollution (PM2.5)
- 7.1 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
- 5.3% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution
Lower is better for both figures.
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024
Crime
24 reported · August 2026▼ 4% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences12
- Shoplifting6
- Anti-social behaviour2
- Criminal damage & arson1
1 stop & searches · mostly offensive weapons
Neighbourhood team: Bardon Hill · Leicestershire
Local policing priorities
- Roads around schools at drop off and pick up times experiencing dangerous and inconsiderate parking
- Vehicles travelling at an excessive speed on Grange Road in Hugglescote, Leicester Road in Whitwick, Thornborough Road in Whitwick and Lo…
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
104 reported road collisions (2025)
38 killed or seriously injured · 123 casualties · 9.2 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
119 food businesses within 2 miles
- 92 rated 4–5 ★ (75 top)
- 3 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Shackerstone (6.7 km)
- 15 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Loughborough (14.8 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£258,960 average▼ 0.1% YoY
Across Hinckley and Bosworth · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£934 average monthly rent▲ 3.5% YoY
- 1 bed £639
- 2 bed £844
- 3 bed £1,029
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08
Affordability
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
Property sales
1,701 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: 169.9p · Asda (0.6 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 196.9p · Asda (0.6 km)
3 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
10 charging locations within ~8 km
- 1 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 50 kW
- Nearest: High Street Car Park (2.3 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres1
- Sports pitches9
- Playgrounds8
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
113,640 residents in Hinckley and Bosworth · 382/km²
- Under 16: 17%
- 16–64: 60%
- 65+: 22%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Internal migration
- Moves in from elsewhere in the UK7,211
- Moves out to elsewhere in the UK5,395
- Net moves+1,816
Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025
Deprivation
Less deprived than the average in England
Ranked 218 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Council tax
£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
Schools
56 schools · 19,268 pupils
34 primary · 9 secondary · 13 other
Ofsted: 18 of 19 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (95%)
46 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- The Market Bosworth SchoolOutstanding
- Bosworth AcademyGood
- Redmoor AcademyGood
- The Hinckley SchoolGood
- Brookvale Groby Learning Campus
- Hastings High School
- Heath Lane Academy
- Saint Martin's Catholic Voluntary Academy
- South Charnwood High School
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Hinckley and Bosworth
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
- 1 listed building within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
138 applications decided
95.7% granted · 132 granted, 6 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
Your MP
Amanda Hack
Labour
North West Leicestershire
Recent votes:
- AyeDraft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026
- NoOpposition day motion: Support for British farmers
- AyeWithdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
- AyeDraft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Liberal Democrat majority
- Lab 1
- Con 9
- LD 23
- Oth 1
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools2
- Supermarkets1
- Parks & greens1
- Restaurants & cafés3
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
5,100 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
8 jobs advertised · £43,401 avg
e.g. Engineering Shift Manager, Maintenance Assistant, Shift Manager
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£729 median full-time weekly pay
2.6% 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
Energy efficiency
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
Grid electricity
57% low-carbon electricity
Gas 42% · Wind 33% · Biomass 20% · Solar 2%
189 gCO₂/kWh · high intensity
Latest estimate for East Midlands · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 83.9 yrs women · 81 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy (Leicestershire): 61.4 women · 61.5 men
69% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- 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
Health services
12 GP surgeries · 10 pharmacies in LE67
- Ibstock & Barlestone Surgeries
- Markfield Medical Centre
- Whitwick Road Surgery
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in North West Leicestershire:
- Stop megasheds being built & operated 24/7 close to homes and communities 1,192 local signatures · 11,425 nationwide
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills508 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth286 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
- Protect legal right to support for children with SEND228 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
- Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK152 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
Ellistown · 0.6 kmEllistown is a village about 2 miles (3 km) south of Coalville in the North West Leicestershire district of Leicestershire, England. It is named after Colonel Joseph Joel Ellis who died in 1885. The village is in the…
Ellistown F.C. · 0.7 kmEllistown Football Club is a football club based in the village of Ellistown, near Coalville in Leicestershire, England. They are currently members of the Leicestershire Senior League Division One and play at Terrace…
- Ellistown and Battleflat · 0.8 km
Ellistown and Battleflat is a civil parish in North West Leicestershire, England, just south of the town of Coalville. Most of the parish's population lives in the village of Ellistown in the western part of the paris…
Hugglescote railway station · 1.3 kmHugglescote railway station is a disused railway station on the former Ashby and Nuneaton Joint Railway. It served the large village of Hugglescote where it joined the Leicester - Burton line and Charnwood Forest Rail…
- Hugglescote and Donington le Heath · 1.9 km
Hugglescote and Donington le Heath is a civil parish in North West Leicestershire, England. It includes the villages of Hugglescote and Donington le Heath, each of which is about 1 mile (1.6 km) south of the centre of…
Hugglescote · 1.9 kmHugglescote is a village on the River Sence in North West Leicestershire, England. The village is about 1 mile (1.6 km) south of the centre of Coalville, and its built-up area is now contiguous with the town.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Ellistown?
- Ellistown is a town in Leicestershire, England, in the Hinckley and Bosworth local authority.
- How deprived is Ellistown?
- The Hinckley and Bosworth local authority, which includes Ellistown, is less deprived than the average in England on the IoD2025.