North Kilworth
North Kilworth is a village in Leicestershire, England, with a population of around 597. It has around 1 restaurants and cafés, 6 bus stops, and there were around 10 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly Vehicle crime. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the North Kilworth area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Harborough area is among the least deprived areas in England (IoD2025). The wider council area has around 97,626 residents at roughly 165 people per km².
- Council
- Harborough
- County
- Leicestershire
- Constituency
- Harborough
- Police force
- Leicestershire
My Area Score
Excellent
Ranked 38th of 294 English council areas — better than 87% 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
6°CPartly Cloudy
- Today: 11° / 6° · 33% rain
- Tomorrow: 11° / 4° · Sunny
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:06Sunset 16:29
9h 24m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
13US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Leicester University, United Kingdom
Air pollution (PM2.5)
- 6.8 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
- 5.1% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution
Lower is better for both figures.
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024
Crime
4 reported · August 2026▼ 43% YoY
- Burglary2
- Criminal damage & arson1
- Other theft1
Neighbourhood team: Lutterworth · Leicestershire
Local policing priorities
- Anti Social Behaviour You told us that you were concerned about Anti social behaviour within our community. examples of this could be dru…
- Vehicle Crime You have told us that vehicle crime causes you concern. This can include things like theft of a vehicle, theft from a vehic…
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
111 reported road collisions (2025)
56 killed or seriously injured · 155 casualties · 11.4 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
23 food businesses within 2 miles
- 22 rated 4–5 ★ (20 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- 6 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Rugby (13.0 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£341,706 average▲ 5% YoY
Across Harborough · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£973 average monthly rent▲ 3.8% YoY
- 1 bed £713
- 2 bed £911
- 3 bed £1,117
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08
Affordability
10.4× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 10.4 times median annual pay (10.1× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Property sales
1,596 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: 194.9p · BP (11.1 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 219.9p · BP (11.1 km)
1 station within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
7 charging locations within ~8 km
- 3 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 150 kW
- Nearest: 1 West Street (4 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports pitches7
- Golf courses1
- Playgrounds1
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local news
- New parish council approved for Market Harborough· 3 Nov 2026
- Residents invited to join Remembrance events across Harborough district· 2 Nov 2026
- Local Government Re-organisation update· 29 Oct 2026
- Kibworth Air Quality Management Area to be revoked following air quality improvements· 27 Oct 2026
- Councils proceed with judicial review claim in view of pause on local government reorganisation· 15 Oct 2026
Source: Harborough Council
Population
97,626 residents in Harborough · 165/km²
- Under 16: 18%
- 16–64: 60%
- 65+: 22%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Internal migration
- Moves in from elsewhere in the UK7,339
- Moves out to elsewhere in the UK5,256
- Net moves+2,083
Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025
Deprivation
Among the least deprived areas in England
Ranked 283 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Council tax
£2,390 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band B (22% of 44,900)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
50 schools · 15,634 pupils
36 primary · 6 secondary · 8 other
Ofsted: 11 of 14 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (79%)
42 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Kibworth Mead AcademyGood
- Lutterworth High SchoolGood
- Lutterworth College
- The Robert Smyth Academy
- Thomas Estley Community College
- Welland Park Academy
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Harborough
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 (North Kilworth)
- Not in the Green Belt
- 15 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
192 applications decided
90.1% granted · 173 granted, 19 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
Your MP
Alberto Costa
Conservative
South Leicestershire
Recent votes:
- NoBudget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge
- NoBudget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty
- NoBudget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas
- NoBudget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief)
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Conservative (minority)
- Lab 2
- Con 15
- LD 7
- Grn 3
- Ref 2
- Oth 5
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools1
- Parks & greens1
- Restaurants & cafés1
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
5,955 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
3 jobs advertised · £39,117 avg
e.g. Production Operative Farm & Poultry, SEND Tutor, Farm and Poultry Production Operative
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£857 median full-time weekly pay
1.8% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£29,293 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
49% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: D · 43,939 certificates
8.7% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Grid electricity
56% low-carbon electricity
Gas 40% · Biomass 27% · Wind 26% · Imports 3%
192 gCO₂/kWh · high intensity
Latest estimate for East Midlands · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 85.7 yrs women · 81.7 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy (Leicestershire): 61.4 women · 61.5 men
67% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.6
- Feeling worthwhile7.7
- Happiness yesterday7.4
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.4
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Health services
4 GP surgeries · 2 pharmacies in LE17
- The Wycliffe Medical Practice
- Husbands Bosworth Medical Centre
- The Masharani Practice
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in South Leicestershire:
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth360 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills242 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
- Protect legal right to support for children with SEND227 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
- Stop megasheds being built & operated 24/7 close to homes and communities 170 local signatures · 11,425 nationwide
- Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK154 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
- North Kilworth · 0.1 km
North Kilworth is a village and civil parish in the Harborough district, in south Leicestershire, England, north of South Kilworth. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 597. Largely bypassed by…
North Kilworth Nature Reserve · 0.4 kmNorth Kilworth Nature Reserve is a 2.0 hectares Local Nature Reserve in North Kilworth Leicestershire. It is owned and managed by Harborough District Council, Millennium Green Trustee Management Group and Leicestershi…
- Welford and Kilworth railway station · 0.7 km
Welford and Kilworth railway station was a railway station serving Welford and the villages of North Kilworth and South Kilworth in Leicestershire, England. It was opened as Welford on the Rugby and Stamford Railway i…
Kilworth House · 1.5 kmKilworth House is a four star country house hotel, located west of North Kilworth, Leicestershire.
Bosworth Mill Meadow · 1.7 kmBosworth Mill Meadow is a 5.7-hectare (14-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north-west of Welford in Northamptonshire.
- South Kilworth · 2.0 km
South Kilworth is a village and civil parish in the southern part of Leicestershire, England, south of North Kilworth. The parish has a population of 430, according to the 2001 Census, and is part of the district of H…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is North Kilworth?
- North Kilworth is a town in Leicestershire, England, in the Harborough local authority.
- What is the population of North Kilworth?
- North Kilworth has an approximate settlement population of 597.
- How deprived is North Kilworth?
- The Harborough local authority, which includes North Kilworth, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2025.