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Packington

Packington is a village in Leicestershire, England, with a population of around 734. It has around 1 park or green, around 1 restaurant or café, 9 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Waterside Station, 5.3 km away. There were around 4 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence and sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Packington 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
61/ 100

My Area Score

Good

Ranked 72nd of 294 English council areas — better than 76% of them.

Low crime54
Home affordability52
Affordable rents61
Good schools66
Life expectancy48
Low deprivation68
Employment92
Low council tax56

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

17°CMist

  • Today: 23° / 15° · 38% rain
  • Tomorrow: 18° / 12° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:35Sunset 19:28

12h 53m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

15US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Coventry Allesley, United Kingdom

Crime

13 reported · July 2026 117% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences9
  • Other theft2
  • Public order1
  • Other crime1

Neighbourhood team: Ashby · Leicestershire

Local policing priorities

  • Car cruise activity on the A511 Ashby bypass and surrounding areas
  • Anti-social behaviour and high visibility patrols in Normanton-le-Heath

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

134 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 111 rated 4–5 ★ (100 top)
  • 3 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Waterside Station (5.3 km)
  • 9 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Burton-On-Trent (14.6 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£282,239 average 6.5% YoY

Across North West Leicestershire · to 2026-06

Detached£390,100
Semi-detached£244,540
Terraced£193,884
Flat£135,770

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 (6.6 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 185.7p · Asda (6.6 km)

9 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

17 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 3 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 150 kW
  • Nearest: Champneys Springs Health Resort (2 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports pitches2
  • Golf courses1
  • Playgrounds2

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)

A £1,612
B £1,881
C £2,150
D £2,418
E £2,956
F £3,493
G £4,030
H £4,836

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
  • 22 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

Amanda Hack

Labour

North West Leicestershire

Recent votes:

  • NoTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
  • NoClosure motion
  • NoSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
  • AyeDraft 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

  • Schools2
  • 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

5 jobs advertised

e.g. Online French Tutor - Part Time, Become a French Tutor in Packington – Flexible & Remote, Online Secondary school Tutor - Part Time

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

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 North West Leicestershire:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

Notable places nearby

  • Packington · 0.0 km

    Packington is a village and civil parish in the district of North West Leicestershire. It is situated close to the A42 road and the towns of Ashby de la Zouch and Measham. The population of Packington according to the…

  • Ashby Ivanhoe F.C. · 1.0 km

    Ashby Ivanhoe Football Club are a football club based in Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire, England. They are currently members of the United Counties League Premier Division North and play at the NFU Sports Ground.

  • Willesley · 1.6 km

    Willesley is a historic village, ward and suburb of Ashby-de-la-Zouch, in Leicestershire, England. It was originally in Derbyshire and is now one of the wards of Ashby Town Council. Willesley Hall was the home of the…

  • Ashby de la Zouch railway station · 1.7 km

    Ashby de la Zouch railway station is a former railway station at Ashby de la Zouch in Leicestershire on the Leicester to Burton upon Trent Line. The Midland Railway opened it in 1849 and British Railways closed it in…

  • Bath Grounds · 1.7 km

    The Bath Grounds is a historic recreational ground and cricket ground based in the town of Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire. It is home to Ashby Hastings Cricket Club and Ashby Bowls Club. The grounds are subject to…

  • Ashby Castle · 1.8 km

    Castle is a ward and suburb of Ashby-de-la-Zouch in Leicestershire, England.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Packington?
Packington is a town in Leicestershire, England, in the North West Leicestershire local authority.
What is the population of Packington?
Packington has an approximate settlement population of 734.
How deprived is Packington?
The North West Leicestershire local authority, which includes Packington, is less deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.