Mountsorrel
Mountsorrel is a town in Leicestershire, England, with a population of around 17,297. It has around 1 pharmacy, around 16 restaurants and cafés, 20 bus stops, and Mountsorrel railway station 1.2 km away. There were around 51 recorded street crimes in June 2026, 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 Mountsorrel area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Charnwood area is less deprived than the average in England (IoD2025). 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 66th 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
11°CSunny
- Today: 12° / 6° · 11% rain
- Tomorrow: 12° / 6° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:03Sunset 16:32
9h 29m 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)
- 7.3 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
- 5.4% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution
Lower is better for both figures.
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024
Crime
55 reported · August 2026▼ 21% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences21
- Anti-social behaviour13
- Criminal damage & arson5
- Other theft5
3 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs
Neighbourhood team: Mountsorrel · Leicestershire
Local policing priorities
- The beat team aim to tackle different elements of ASB in Mountsorrel, including the use of e-bikes and scooters.
- The beat team aim to tackle speeding in Mountsorrel
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
163 reported road collisions (2025)
46 killed or seriously injured · 208 casualties · 8.9 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
126 food businesses within 2 miles
- 109 rated 4–5 ★ (89 top)
- 4 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Nunckley Hill (0.8 km)
- 7 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Sileby (3.2 km):
Loading live departures…
Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£270,351 average▲ 0.4% YoY
Across Charnwood · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£960 average monthly rent▲ 4.2% YoY
- 1 bed £679
- 2 bed £847
- 3 bed £1,029
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08
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
Property sales
2,332 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: 140.8p · AppleGreen (8.9 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 145.8p · AppleGreen (8.9 km)
10 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
25 charging locations within ~8 km
- 7 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 360 kW
- Nearest: Hu-Dobbies Leicester (1.6 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres3
- Sports pitches13
- Golf courses1
- Playgrounds7
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)
Internal migration
- Moves in from elsewhere in the UK17,429
- Moves out to elsewhere in the UK16,548
- Net moves+881
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 232 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
2% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025
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%)
64 inspected 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 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
- 50 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
258 applications decided
93.8% granted · 242 granted, 16 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
Your MP
Mr Peter Bedford
Conservative
Mid Leicestershire
Recent votes:
- NoWithdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
- NoDraft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process
- NoDraft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
- NoNorthern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Labour (minority)
- Lab 20
- Con 23
- Grn 7
- Oth 2
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools1
- GPs & clinics1
- Pharmacies2
- Supermarkets1
- Parks & greens9
- Restaurants & cafés18
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
7,665 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
10 jobs advertised · £40,491 avg
e.g. Work from Home (Researcher), Trainee Electrical Maintenance Engineer, Cleaner
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
69% low-carbon electricity
Wind 37% · Gas 29% · Biomass 22% · Solar 8%
141 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity
Latest estimate for East Midlands · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 83.9 yrs women · 80.7 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy (Leicestershire): 61.4 women · 61.5 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
Health services
14 GP surgeries · 11 pharmacies in LE12
- Quorn Medical Centre
- Barrow Health Centre
- Forest House Surgery
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Mid Leicestershire:
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills281 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
- Protect legal right to support for children with SEND227 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth214 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases181 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
- Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks147 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
- Mountsorrel · 0.0 km
Mountsorrel is a large village in Leicestershire on the River Soar, just south of Loughborough. In 2021, it had a population of 12,885. It previously had a population in 2001 of 6,662 inhabitants, increasing to 8,223…
Halstead Road Centenary Pasture · 0.6 kmHalstead Road Centenary Pasture is a 3.2-hectare (7.9-acre) local nature reserve in Mountsorrel, Leicestershire. It is owned and managed by Charnwood Borough Council.
Main Quarry, Mountsorrel · 1.2 kmMain Quarry or Castle Hill Quarry is a 14.7 hectares geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Mountsorrel in Leicestershire. It is a Geological Conservation Review site.
- Swithland Sidings · 1.2 km
Swithland Sidings is a set of railway sidings on the preserved Great Central Railway, situated just south of Swithland Reservoir and Swithland Viaduct which crosses it. It is the site of the proposed Swithland railway…
- Rothley Imperial F.C. · 1.2 km
Rothley Imperial Football Club is a football club based in Rothley, Leicestershire England. They are currently members of the Leicestershire Senior League Division Two. The club's nickname is the Imps. The club is aff…
Rothley Temple · 1.2 kmRothley Temple, or more correctly Rothley Preceptory, was a preceptory in the village of Rothley, Leicestershire, England, associated with both the Knights Templar and the Knights Hospitaller.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Mountsorrel?
- Mountsorrel is a town in Leicestershire, England, in the Charnwood local authority.
- What is the population of Mountsorrel?
- Mountsorrel has an approximate settlement population of 17,297.
- How deprived is Mountsorrel?
- The Charnwood local authority, which includes Mountsorrel, is less deprived than the average in England on the IoD2025.