Sileby
Sileby is a town in Leicestershire, England, with a population of around 7,261. It has one pharmacy and around 1 restaurant and café, with 32 bus stops and Sileby railway station 0.5km away. There were around 60 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 Sileby area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Charnwood area is less deprived than the average in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 183,971 residents at roughly 659 people per km².
- Council
- Charnwood
- County
- Leicestershire
- Constituency
- Loughborough
- Police force
- Leicestershire
My Area Score
Good
Ranked 65th of 294 English council areas — better than 78% 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
17°CFog
- Today: 24° / 15° · 36% rain
- Tomorrow: 19° / 12° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:33Sunset 19:27
12h 53m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
16US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
Source: WAQI · Leicester University, United Kingdom
Crime
70 reported · July 2026▲ 30% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences21
- Anti-social behaviour19
- Criminal damage & arson10
- Public order7
Local policing priorities
- We have received reports of ASB including the misuse of e-bikes, and groups throwing eggs, kicking doors and damaging vehicles.
- Burglaries remains a priority for the beat team and we will be looking to reduce this with the high visibility patrols within targeted ar…
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
194 reported road collisions (2024)
61 killed or seriously injured · 236 casualties · 10.5 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
105 food businesses within 2 miles
- 95 rated 4–5 ★ (74 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Sileby (0.2 km)
- 31 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Sileby (0.2 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£276,865 average▲ 3.8% YoY
Across Charnwood · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£958 average monthly rent▲ 4% YoY
- 1 bed £677
- 2 bed £845
- 3 bed £1,027
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07
Affordability
7.5× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 7.5 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: 140.8p · AppleGreen (10.5 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 145.8p · AppleGreen (10.5 km)
13 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
11 charging locations within ~8 km
- 4 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 350 kW
- Nearest: King Street Car Park (0.2 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports pitches13
- Playgrounds6
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
183,971 residents in Charnwood · 659/km²
- Under 16: 17%
- 16–64: 64%
- 65+: 19%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Deprivation
Less deprived than the average in England
Ranked 244 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
2% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
Council tax
£2,406 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band B (28% of 79,560)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
80 schools · 27,415 pupils
49 primary · 11 secondary · 20 other
Ofsted: 20 of 22 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (91%)
64inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Charnwood CollegeGood
- The Martin High School AnsteyGood
- Woodbrook Vale SchoolGood
- Wreake Valley AcademyGood
- The Roundhill AcademyRequires improvement
- De Lisle College Loughborough Leicestershire
- Humphrey Perkins School
- Iveshead School
- Limehurst Academy
- Rawlins
- The Cedars Academy
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Charnwood
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
- 10 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
214 applications decided
87.9% granted · 188 granted, 26 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1
Council control
Labour (minority)
- Lab 20
- Con 22
- Grn 7
- Oth 2
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools3
- Pharmacies1
- Parks & greens5
- Restaurants & cafés1
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
7,610 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
35 jobs advertised · £36,158 avg
e.g. Reliability Technician -Mars Petcare, Maintenance Electrical Technician, Industrial Mechanical Engineer
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£761 median full-time weekly pay
2.4% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£23,535 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
48% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: D · 82,396 certificates
9.8% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Health
Life expectancy: 83.9 yrs women · 80.7 yrs men
68% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.2
- Feeling worthwhile7.5
- Happiness yesterday7.0
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.3
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Local petitions
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
Notable places nearby
Sileby Primitive Methodist Church · 0.0 kmSileby Primitive Methodist Church is a Methodist church in Sileby, Leicestershire.
Sileby railway station · 0.2 kmSileby railway station serves the industrial village of Sileby in Leicestershire, England. The station is located on the Midland Main Line, 106 miles 50 chains (171.6 km) north of London St Pancras.
Sileby · 0.2 kmSileby is a former industrial village and civil parish in the Soar Valley in the Charnwood borough of Leicestershire, England. It is located between Leicester and Loughborough. The village is close to Barrow upon Soar…
Sileby Wesleyan Methodist Church · 0.3 kmSileby Wesleyan Methodist Church is a former Methodist church in Sileby, Leicestershire.
St Mary's Church, Sileby · 1.5 kmSt Mary's Church, Sileby is a parish church in the Church of England Diocese of Leicester in Sileby, Leicestershire.
- Cossington Gate railway station · 1.9 km
Cossington Gate railway station was a small station serving Cossington village in Leicestershire.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Sileby?
- Sileby is a town in Leicestershire, England, in the Charnwood local authority.
- What is the population of Sileby?
- Sileby has an approximate settlement population of 7,261.
- How deprived is Sileby?
- The Charnwood local authority, which includes Sileby, is less deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.