Nether Broughton

20°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 22° / 15° · 69% rain
• Tomorrow: 24° / 15° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:33Sunset 19:26

12h 54m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

22US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Leicester University, United Kingdom

5 reported · July 2026▲ 150% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences4
• Anti-social behaviour1

Neighbourhood team: Melton Rural South · 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)

16 food businesses within 2 miles

• 10 rated 4–5 ★ (10 top)
• 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• 2 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 (7.7 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · ESSO (7.7 km)

1 station within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

1 charging location within ~8 km

• Fastest nearby: 22 kW
• Nearest: Friars Well 22kW-Type 2 (3 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Swimming pools2
• Sports pitches3
• Playgrounds3

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

• Not in the Green Belt
• 31 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)

2,880 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

1 jobs advertised · £40,000 avg

e.g. Maintenance Engineer

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

34% low-carbon electricity

Gas 64% · Biomass 18% · Solar 15% · Imports 3%

272 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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  St Luke's Church, Upper Broughton · 1.2 km

  St Luke's Church is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England in Upper Broughton.

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  Upper Broughton · 1.3 km

  Upper Broughton or Broughton-Sulney or Over-Broughton is a village and civil parish about seven miles north west of Melton Mowbray, in the Rushcliffe district of the county of Nottinghamshire, England. In 2011 the bui…

• Broughton and Old Dalby · 1.5 km

  Broughton and Old Dalby is a civil parish in the Melton district of Leicestershire, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 1,400, rising marginally to 1,405 at the 2011 census. It includes Neth…

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  Upper Broughton railway station · 2.3 km

  Upper Broughton was a railway station serving the village of Upper Broughton in Nottinghamshire, England. It was opened on the Nottingham direct line of the Midland Railway between London and Nottingham, avoiding Leic…

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  Old Dalby railway station · 2.4 km

  Old Dalby railway station served the village of Old Dalby in Leicestershire, England. It was opened on the Nottingham direct line of the Midland Railway between London and Nottingham, avoiding Leicester. The line stil…

• Old Dalby Test Track · 2.4 km

  The Old Dalby Test Track is a railway in the United Kingdom which is used for testing new designs of trains and railway infrastructure. It runs between Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire and Edwalton, on the course of the…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)