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 (IoD2019). 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 53rd of 294 English council areas — better than 82% 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
19°CSunny
- Today: 25° / 15° · 11% rain
- Tomorrow: 21° / 13° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:34Sunset 19:24
12h 50m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
16US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Leicester University, United Kingdom
Crime
Road safety
66 reported road collisions (2024)
26 killed or seriously injured · 99 casualties · 12.8 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):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£283,892 average▲ 2.2% YoY
Across Melton · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£796 average monthly rent▲ 6.5% YoY
- 1 bed £550
- 2 bed £723
- 3 bed £888
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07
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
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 165.9p · Morrisons (11.5 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 187.9p · Morrisons (11.5 km)
3 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
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)
Deprivation
Less deprived than the average in England
Ranked 248 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
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
32 schools · 7,475 pupils
25 primary · 3 secondary · 4 other
Ofsted: 10 of 12 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (83%)
29inspected 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 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
- In a conservation area (Langar)
- Not in the Green Belt
- 24 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
89 applications decided
86.5% granted · 77 granted, 12 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1
Your MP
James Naish
Labour
Rushcliffe
Recent votes:
- NoSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
- AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
- NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1
- NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143
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
2,880 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
6 jobs advertised · £32,718 avg
e.g. Harvesting Territory Sales Manager - Ireland, HGV Refuse Driver, Trainee Technical Instructor
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
42% low-carbon electricity
Gas 55% · Biomass 20% · Wind 16% · Solar 5%
241 gCO₂/kWh · very high intensity
Latest estimate for East Midlands · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 85.9 yrs women · 81.5 yrs 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
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Rushcliffe:
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills551 local signatures · 110,383 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership372 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership322 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office305 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s290 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
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)
Nearby towns
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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 IoD2019.