Melton Mowbray

17°CFog

• Today: 23° / 16° · 36% rain
• Tomorrow: 19° / 13° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:32Sunset 19:26

12h 53m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

8US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Leicester University, United Kingdom

185 reported · July 2026▲ 5% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences65
• Anti-social behaviour41
• Shoplifting25
• Criminal damage & arson22

14 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs

Neighbourhood team: Melton Town Centre · Leicestershire

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

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)

215 food businesses within 2 miles

• 180 rated 4–5 ★ (156 top)
• 5 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Melton Mowbray (0.5 km)
• 48 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£283,892 average▲ 2.2% YoY

Across Melton · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£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

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

• Cheapest petrol: 165.9p · ESSO (1 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · ESSO (1 km)

1 station within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

7 charging locations within ~8 km

• 1 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 50 kW
• Nearest: Nottingham Street Car Park (0.1 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres4
• Swimming pools1
• Sports pitches24
• Golf courses1
• Playgrounds17

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

51,752 residents in Melton · 108/km²

• Under 16: 17%
• 16–64: 59%
• 65+: 23%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Less deprived than the average in England

Ranked 248 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

£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

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)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Melton

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

• In a conservation area (Melton Mowbray)
• Not in the Green Belt
• 110 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

89 applications decided

86.5% granted · 77 granted, 12 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Edward Argar

Conservative

Melton and Syston

Source: UK Parliament

Conservative / Independent coalition

• Lab 5
• Con 11
• LD 1
• Oth 11

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

• Schools8
• GPs & clinics3
• Pharmacies6
• Supermarkets6
• Parks & greens21
• Restaurants & cafés64

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

2,880 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

274 jobs advertised · £36,025 avg

e.g. Amazon Flex Delivery Driver - Earn £14 - £18 per hour*, Designer Solar PV & Biomass Heating, Experienced Kitchen Porters Required in Melton Mowbray.

Source: Adzuna

£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

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

39% low-carbon electricity

Gas 56% · Biomass 27% · Wind 10% · Imports 5%

253 gCO₂/kWh · very high intensity

Latest estimate for East Midlands · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 85.9 yrs women · 81.5 yrs men

65% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• 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

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

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  Corn Exchange, Melton Mowbray · 0.1 km

  The Corn Exchange is a commercial building in Nottingham Street in Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England. The structure, which is now used to provide access to a shopping centre, is a Grade II listed building.

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  Melton Mowbray · 0.1 km

  Melton Mowbray is a market town in the Melton district in Leicestershire, England, 19 miles (31 km) north-east of Leicester and 20 miles (32 km) south-east of Nottingham. It lies on the River Eye, known below Melton a…

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  St Mary's Church, Melton Mowbray · 0.3 km

  St Mary is the parish church of Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire. The large medieval church, described as "one of the finest parish churches in Leicestershire", suffered from a poor Victorian restoration, and was left i…

• Melton Mowbray North railway station · 0.3 km

  Melton Mowbray North railway station was a railway station in Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England on the Great Northern and London and North Western Joint Railway.

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  Melton Carnegie Museum · 0.4 km

  The Melton Carnegie Museum is a museum in Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England, which documents the history of the market town. It is managed by Leicestershire County Council and supported by Melton Borough Counci…

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  Egerton Park · 0.5 km

  Egerton Park is a cricket ground in Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire. The land for the park was purchased from the Egerton Lodge Estate by the Melton Mowbray Town Estate in 1931. Egerton Park was used as an outground by…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)