Sheepy Magna
Sheepy Magna is a village in Leicestershire, England, with 4 bus stops and the nearest railway station at Atherstone, 4.3 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Sheepy Magna area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Hinckley and Bosworth area is less deprived than the average in England (IoD2025). The wider council area has around 113,640 residents at roughly 382 people per km².
- Council
- Hinckley and Bosworth
- County
- Leicestershire
- Constituency
- Bosworth
- Police force
- Leicestershire
My Area Score
Excellent
Ranked 17th of 294 English council areas — better than 94% 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
7°CPartly Cloudy
- Today: 10° / 5° · 17% rain
- Tomorrow: 10° / 5° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:10Sunset 16:29
9h 19m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
19US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
Source: WAQI · Coventry Allesley, United Kingdom
Air pollution (PM2.5)
- 7.1 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
- 5.3% 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▲ 300% YoY
- Anti-social behaviour3
- Violence & sexual offences1
Neighbourhood team: Bosworth, Ratby, Groby, Markfield and Stanton · Leicestershire
Local policing priorities
- Crimes of burglary from dwelling through the rural villages beat.
- There has been an increase in e-scooters being used, predominantly in the areas of Groby, Ratby and Desford. This is causing alarm to res…
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
104 reported road collisions (2025)
38 killed or seriously injured · 123 casualties · 9.2 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
11 food businesses within 2 miles
- 8 rated 4–5 ★ (8 top)
- 1 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Atherstone (4.3 km)
- 4 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Atherstone (4.3 km):
Loading live departures…
Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£258,960 average▼ 0.1% YoY
Across Hinckley and Bosworth · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£934 average monthly rent▲ 3.5% YoY
- 1 bed £639
- 2 bed £844
- 3 bed £1,029
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08
Affordability
6.7× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 6.7 times median annual pay (7.1× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Property sales
1,701 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: 138.8p · AppleGreen (11 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 144.8p · AppleGreen (11 km)
7 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
10 charging locations within ~8 km
- 1 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 75 kW
- Nearest: RAW GREENE KING MILLERS HOTEL 1 (2.7 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports pitches1
- Playgrounds1
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
113,640 residents in Hinckley and Bosworth · 382/km²
- Under 16: 17%
- 16–64: 60%
- 65+: 22%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Internal migration
- Moves in from elsewhere in the UK7,211
- Moves out to elsewhere in the UK5,395
- Net moves+1,816
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 218 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Council tax
£2,383 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band B (31% of 52,830)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
56 schools · 19,268 pupils
34 primary · 9 secondary · 13 other
Ofsted: 18 of 19 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (95%)
46 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- The Market Bosworth SchoolOutstanding
- Bosworth AcademyGood
- Redmoor AcademyGood
- The Hinckley SchoolGood
- Brookvale Groby Learning Campus
- Hastings High School
- Heath Lane Academy
- Saint Martin's Catholic Voluntary Academy
- South Charnwood High School
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Hinckley and Bosworth
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
- 15 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
138 applications decided
95.7% granted · 132 granted, 6 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
Your MP
Dr Luke Evans
Conservative
Hinckley and Bosworth
Recent votes:
- NoRailways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion)
- AyeSporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8
- AyeSporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6
- NoBudget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Liberal Democrat majority
- Lab 1
- Con 9
- LD 23
- Oth 1
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools1
- Restaurants & cafés1
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
5,100 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Local economy
£729 median full-time weekly pay
2.6% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£24,005 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 · 52,940 certificates
9.4% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Grid electricity
83% low-carbon electricity
Wind 44% · Biomass 34% · Gas 12% · Imports 5%
88 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity
Latest estimate for East Midlands · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 83.9 yrs women · 81 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy (Leicestershire): 61.4 women · 61.5 men
69% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.8
- Feeling worthwhile8.0
- Happiness yesterday7.4
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.3
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Health services
3 GP surgeries · 5 pharmacies in CV9
- The Atherstone Surgery
- Station Street Surgery
- North Arden Pcn Extended Access
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Hinckley and Bosworth:
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth433 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills274 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
- Protect legal right to support for children with SEND221 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases175 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
- Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK159 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
Sheepy · 0.5 kmSheepy is a civil parish in the Borough of Hinckley and Bosworth in Leicestershire, England. It contains the villages of Sheepy Magna, Sheepy Parva, Sibson, Wellsborough, Upton, Pinwall and Cross Hands—collectively 44…
Sheepy Fields · 1.0 kmSheepy Fields is a 4.9-hectare (12-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north of Sheepy Magna in Leicestershire.
River Tweed, Leicestershire · 1.6 kmThe River Tweed is a short tributary of the River Sence. It rises around the west of the village of Barwell, Leicestershire, England and flows westwards, crossing the A447 at Abraham's Bridge.
Ratcliffe Culey · 1.9 kmRatcliffe Culey is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Witherley, in the Hinckley and Bosworth district, in Leicestershire, England, near the county boundary with Warwickshire. In 1931 the parish h…
Sibson, Leicestershire · 2.5 kmSibson is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Sheepy, in the Hinckley and Bosworth district, in western Leicestershire, England, close to the border with North Warwickshire. It is situated approxim…
- A444 road · 2.7 km
The A444 is a primary road running between Coventry and Burton upon Trent in England, usually referred to as the "A treble four" or "A triple four".
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Sheepy Magna?
- Sheepy Magna is a town in Leicestershire, England, in the Hinckley and Bosworth local authority.
- How deprived is Sheepy Magna?
- The Hinckley and Bosworth local authority, which includes Sheepy Magna, is less deprived than the average in England on the IoD2025.