Oakthorpe
Oakthorpe is a village in Leicestershire, England, with a population of around 1,000. It has around 1 restaurant and café, 18 bus stops, and Waterside Station is 3.2 km away. There were around 45 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 Oakthorpe area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the North West Leicestershire area is less deprived than the average in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 104,704 residents at roughly 375 people per km².
- Council
- North West Leicestershire
- County
- Leicestershire
- Constituency
- North West Leicestershire
- Police force
- Leicestershire
My Area Score
Good
Ranked 72nd of 294 English council areas — better than 76% 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
22°CSunny
- Today: 23° / 15° · 23% rain
- Tomorrow: 20° / 12° · Sunny
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:37Sunset 19:26
12h 49m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
9US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Coventry Allesley, United Kingdom
Crime
27 reported · July 2026▼ 29% YoY
- Anti-social behaviour7
- Violence & sexual offences7
- Criminal damage & arson5
- Shoplifting3
Neighbourhood team: Forest · Leicestershire
Local policing priorities
- Off road bikes causing ASB with Oakthorpe, Moira and surrounding villages. You Said: We are aware of unknown persons causing distress to…
- ASB and drug use at Donisthorpe Woodlands / Jungle Madness. You said: You have reported youth related ASB both within the location and in…
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
120 reported road collisions (2024)
49 killed or seriously injured · 152 casualties · 11.5 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
52 food businesses within 2 miles
- 38 rated 4–5 ★ (35 top)
- 4 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Waterside Station (3.2 km)
- 18 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Polesworth (11.6 km):
Loading live departures…
Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£282,239 average▲ 6.5% YoY
Across North West Leicestershire · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£910 average monthly rent▲ 9.7% YoY
- 1 bed £631
- 2 bed £816
- 3 bed £987
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07
Affordability
8.1× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 8.1 times median annual pay (7.9× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 163.7p · Asda (6.3 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 185.7p · Asda (6.3 km)
9 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
11 charging locations within ~8 km
- 3 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 150 kW
- Nearest: Peggs Close Car Park (1.3 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres1
- Sports pitches9
- Playgrounds6
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
104,704 residents in North West Leicestershire · 375/km²
- Under 16: 18%
- 16–64: 62%
- 65+: 20%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Deprivation
Less deprived than the average in England
Ranked 216 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
3% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
Council tax
£2,418 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band B (30% of 49,150)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
55 schools · 14,327 pupils
46 primary · 6 secondary · 3 other
Ofsted: 22 of 24 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (92%)
53inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Ashby SchoolGood
- The Castle Rock SchoolRequires improvement
- Castle Donington College
- Ibstock School
- Ivanhoe School
- The Newbridge School
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · North West Leicestershire
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
- Not in the Green Belt
- 21 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
134 applications decided
94% granted · 126 granted, 8 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1
Your MP
Dr Luke Evans
Conservative
Hinckley and Bosworth
Recent votes:
- AyeTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
- AyeClosure motion
- AyeSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
- NoDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Conservative / Liberal Democrat / Independent coalition
- Lab 17
- Con 11
- LD 5
- Ref 1
- Oth 3
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools4
- GPs & clinics1
- Supermarkets1
- Parks & greens2
- Restaurants & cafés1
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
5,130 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
3 jobs advertised · £27,560 avg
e.g. A B Produce PLC - Class 1 Driver, Warehouse Operative, Social Media Manager
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£756 median full-time weekly pay
2% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£23,194 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
45% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: D · 54,300 certificates
10.8% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Grid electricity
39% low-carbon electricity
Gas 58% · Biomass 21% · Wind 16% · Imports 3%
253 gCO₂/kWh · very high intensity
Latest estimate for East Midlands · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 83.4 yrs women · 80.4 yrs men
63% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.1
- Feeling worthwhile7.5
- Happiness yesterday7.0
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)4.3
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Hinckley and Bosworth:
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership447 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth433 local signatures · 112,809 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office421 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s313 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test274 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Oakthorpe · 0.3 kmOakthorpe is a village in the civil parish of Oakthorpe, Donisthorpe and Acresford, in the North West Leicestershire district, in the county of Leicestershire, England.
Saltersford Wood · 0.6 kmSaltersford Wood or Saltersford Valley is a 5.7-hectare (14-acre) Local Nature Reserve north-west of Measham in Leicestershire. It is owned and managed by Leicestershire County Council, and it part of The National For…
Oakthorpe, Donisthorpe and Acresford · 0.7 kmOakthorpe, Donisthorpe and Acresford or Oakthorpe and Donisthorpe is a civil parish in the North West Leicestershire district of Leicestershire, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 2,336, incr…
Measham · 1.2 kmMeasham is a large village in the North West Leicestershire district in Leicestershire, England, near the Derbyshire, Staffordshire and Warwickshire boundaries. It lies off the A42, 4+1⁄2 miles (7.2 km) south of Ashby…
Donisthorpe railway station · 1.3 kmDonisthorpe railway station is a disused railway station that formerly served the village of Donisthorpe, North West Leicestershire, from 1874 to 1931. The station was on the Ashby and Nuneaton Joint Railway. The site…
Measham railway station · 1.4 kmMeasham railway station is a disused railway station that formerly served the village of Measham, North West Leicestershire from 1873 to 1931. The station was on the Ashby and Nuneaton Joint Railway.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Oakthorpe?
- Oakthorpe is a town in Leicestershire, England, in the North West Leicestershire local authority.
- How deprived is Oakthorpe?
- The North West Leicestershire local authority, which includes Oakthorpe, is less deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.