Stoke Golding
Stoke Golding is a village in Leicestershire, England, with a population of around 1,684. It has 1 GP surgery or clinic, 14 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Shenton, 3.2 km away. There were around 6 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly other theft. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Stoke Golding 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°CClear
- Today: 11° / 5° · 15% rain
- Tomorrow: 10° / 4° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:09Sunset 16:28
9h 19m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
21US 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▼ 78% 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
40 food businesses within 2 miles
- 33 rated 4–5 ★ (26 top)
- 2 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Shenton (3.2 km)
- 14 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Hinckley (4.8 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 (4.2 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 144.8p · AppleGreen (4.2 km)
7 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
25 charging locations within ~8 km
- 6 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 120 kW
- Nearest: Morrisons Hinckley (2.6 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres1
- Sports pitches7
- Playgrounds2
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
- 9 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
- Schools2
- GPs & clinics1
- Parks & greens1
- 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
76% low-carbon electricity
Wind 40% · Biomass 32% · Gas 20% · Imports 4%
115 gCO₂/kWh · moderate 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
0 GP surgeries · 1 pharmacy in CV13
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
Stoke Golding · 0.4 kmStoke Golding is a village and civil parish in the Hinckley and Bosworth district of Leicestershire, England, close to the county border with Warwickshire. According to the 2001 census, the total population was 1,721…
St Martin's Catholic Academy · 0.6 kmSaint Martin's Catholic Academy is a coeducational 11-16 Roman Catholic secondary school located in Stoke Golding, near to Hinckley, Leicestershire, England. It is part of the Diocese of Nottingham, and is built on th…
Dadlington · 0.8 kmDadlington is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Dadlington and Sutton Cheney, in the Hinckley and Bosworth district, in Leicestershire, England. It is situated between Hinckley, Market Bosworth a…
Stoke Golding railway station · 1.0 kmStoke Golding railway station is a disused railway station on the former Ashby and Nuneaton Joint Railway. It served the village of Stoke Golding. It closed in 1931 to passengers but closed to parcel traffic in 1951.…
Kendall's Meadow · 1.1 kmKendall's Meadow is a 2.7-hectare (6.7-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north of Stoke Golding in Leicestershire.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Stoke Golding?
- Stoke Golding is a town in Leicestershire, England, in the Hinckley and Bosworth local authority.
- What is the population of Stoke Golding?
- Stoke Golding has an approximate settlement population of 1,684.
- How deprived is Stoke Golding?
- The Hinckley and Bosworth local authority, which includes Stoke Golding, is less deprived than the average in England on the IoD2025.