Langar
Langar is a village in Leicestershire, England. It has around 1 restaurant or café and the nearest railway station is Aslockton, 7.3 km away. There were around 2 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly criminal damage and arson. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Langar area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Melton area is less deprived than the average in England (IoD2025). The wider council area has around 51,752 residents at roughly 108 people per km².
- Council
- Melton
- County
- Leicestershire
- Constituency
- Rutland and Melton
- Police force
- Leicestershire
My Area Score
Good
Ranked 64th 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
8°COvercast
- Today: 12° / 6° · 54% rain
- Tomorrow: 12° / 6° · Sunny
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:06Sunset 16:27
9h 21m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
20US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Leicester University, United Kingdom
Air pollution (PM2.5)
- 6.5 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
- 4.9% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution
Lower is better for both figures.
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024
Crime
1 reported · August 2026
- Vehicle crime1
Neighbourhood team: Cotgrave & Wiverton · Nottinghamshire
Local policing priorities
- Priorities: 1 - Burglary 2 - E-bikes and scooters 3 - Rural theft Priority Period: October to December 2026 How priorities are chosen: Th…
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
67 reported road collisions (2025)
27 killed or seriously injured · 90 casualties · 12.9 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
11 food businesses within 2 miles
- 7 rated 4–5 ★ (7 top)
- 1 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Aslockton (5.6 km)
- 2 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Aslockton (5.6 km):
Loading live departures…
Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£286,469 average▲ 4.1% YoY
Across Melton · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£806 average monthly rent▲ 7.1% YoY
- 1 bed £557
- 2 bed £731
- 3 bed £899
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08
Affordability
8.0× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 8.0 times median annual pay (8.0× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Property sales
852 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
EV charging
3 charging locations within ~8 km
- 3 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 175 kW
- Nearest: The Bingham Townhouse Hotel (5.6 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres1
- Sports pitches5
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
51,752 residents in Melton · 108/km²
- Under 16: 17%
- 16–64: 59%
- 65+: 23%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Internal migration
- Moves in from elsewhere in the UK3,559
- Moves out to elsewhere in the UK2,624
- Net moves+935
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 198 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Council tax
£2,430 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band B (31% of 25,100)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
33 schools · 7,475 pupils
25 primary · 3 secondary · 5 other
Ofsted: 10 of 12 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (83%)
29 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- John Ferneley CollegeRequires improvement
- Long Field Spencer Academy
- The Priory Belvoir Academy
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Melton
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
- In a conservation area (Langar Conservation Area)
- Not in the Green Belt
- 24 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
87 applications decided
79.3% granted · 69 granted, 18 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
Your MP
James Naish
Labour
Rushcliffe
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
- AyeNorthern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading
- NoNorthern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Conservative / Independent coalition
- Lab 5
- Con 11
- LD 1
- Oth 11
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools1
- Parks & greens3
- Restaurants & cafés1
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
2,895 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
6 jobs advertised · £32,343 avg
e.g. Student Placement - Sales and Marketing, Student Placement - Turf & Precision Guidance, Warehouse Operative
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£650 median full-time weekly pay
2.8% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£26,529 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
40% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: D · 25,486 certificates
11.5% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Grid electricity
72% low-carbon electricity
Biomass 39% · Wind 26% · Gas 21% · Imports 8%
128 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity
Latest estimate for East Midlands · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 85.9 yrs women · 81.5 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy (Leicestershire): 61.4 women · 61.5 men
65% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.6
- Feeling worthwhile8.3
- Happiness yesterday7.7
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.2
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Health services
3 GP surgeries · 3 pharmacies in NG13
- The Welby Practice
- East Bridgford Med Centre
- Hmp Whatton
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Rushcliffe:
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills553 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
- Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks442 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
- Protect legal right to support for children with SEND292 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
- Require every primary school to have a published plan for outdoor free play161 local signatures · 3,676 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth156 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
Langar, Nottinghamshire · 0.2 kmLangar is an English village in the Vale of Belvoir, about four miles south of Bingham, in the Rushcliffe borough of Nottinghamshire. The civil parish of Langar cum Barnstone had a population of 980 at the 2011 Census…
St Andrew's Church, Langar · 0.3 kmSt Andrew's Church, Langar-cum-Barnstone, is a parish church in the Church of England in Langar, Nottinghamshire. It is Grade I listed as a building of outstanding architectural or historic interest.
Langar Hall · 0.3 kmLangar Hall is a Grade II listed house, now a hotel, next to the church in Langar, Nottinghamshire.
Langar cum Barnstone · 0.9 kmLangar cum Barnstone is a civil parish in the Rushcliffe borough, within the county of Nottinghamshire, England. The overall area had a population of 962 at the 2021 census, a drop from 980 of the 2011 census. The par…
Barnstone · 1.5 kmBarnstone is an English village in the Rushcliffe borough of Nottinghamshire, forming part of Langar cum Barnstone parish. It lies on the border with Leicestershire. The nearest retail stores, schools and railway stat…
St Mary's Church, Barnstone · 1.6 kmSt Mary's Church, Barnstone is a parish church in the Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham of the Church of England, situated in Barnstone, Nottinghamshire. It was completed as a chapel of ease for St Andrew's Church,…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Langar?
- Langar is a town in Leicestershire, England, in the Melton local authority.
- How deprived is Langar?
- The Melton local authority, which includes Langar, is less deprived than the average in England on the IoD2025.