Tugby
Tugby is a village in Leicestershire, England, with a population of around 330. There are four bus stops in the area. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Tugby area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Harborough area is among the least deprived areas in England (IoD2025). The wider council area has around 97,626 residents at roughly 165 people per km².
- Council
- Harborough
- County
- Leicestershire
- Constituency
- Rutland and Melton
- Police force
- Leicestershire
My Area Score
Excellent
Ranked 38th of 294 English council areas — better than 87% 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
6°CPartly Cloudy
- Today: 11° / 6° · 15% rain
- Tomorrow: 11° / 6° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
17US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Leicester University, United Kingdom
Air pollution (PM2.5)
- 6.8 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
- 5.1% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution
Lower is better for both figures.
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024
Crime
2 reported · August 2026▲ 100% YoY
- Public order1
- Vehicle crime1
Neighbourhood team: Harborough North · Leicestershire
Local policing priorities
- Anti social behaviour on the roads - identifying individuals causing anti social behaviour on e-bikes and e-scooters, passing their names…
- Through Neighbourhood Link you have told us that Road Safety is a priority, this includes things like speeding, vehicles with no insuranc…
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
111 reported road collisions (2025)
56 killed or seriously injured · 155 casualties · 11.4 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
2 food businesses within 2 miles
- 2 rated 4–5 ★ (2 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- 4 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Oakham (12.6 km):
Loading live departures…
Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£341,706 average▲ 5% YoY
Across Harborough · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£973 average monthly rent▲ 3.8% YoY
- 1 bed £713
- 2 bed £911
- 3 bed £1,117
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08
Affordability
10.4× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 10.4 times median annual pay (10.1× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Property sales
1,596 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
EV charging
4 charging locations within ~8 km
- Fastest nearby: 22 kW
- Nearest: Tugby 6791 - 2 (0.5 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Swimming pools2
- Sports pitches1
- Playgrounds1
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local news
- Local Government Re-organisation update· 29 Oct 2026
- Kibworth Air Quality Management Area to be revoked following air quality improvements· 27 Oct 2026
- Councils proceed with judicial review claim in view of pause on local government reorganisation· 15 Oct 2026
- Market Harborough Christmas Lights Switch On kicks off the festive season in the district· 12 Oct 2026
- Community champions celebrated at Harborough District Community Awards· 2 Oct 2026
Source: Harborough Council
Population
97,626 residents in Harborough · 165/km²
- Under 16: 18%
- 16–64: 60%
- 65+: 22%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Internal migration
- Moves in from elsewhere in the UK7,339
- Moves out to elsewhere in the UK5,256
- Net moves+2,083
Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025
Deprivation
Among the least deprived areas in England
Ranked 283 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Council tax
£2,390 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band B (22% of 44,900)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
50 schools · 15,634 pupils
36 primary · 6 secondary · 8 other
Ofsted: 11 of 14 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (79%)
42 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Kibworth Mead AcademyGood
- Lutterworth High SchoolGood
- Lutterworth College
- The Robert Smyth Academy
- Thomas Estley Community College
- Welland Park Academy
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Harborough
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
- In a conservation area (Tugby)
- Not in the Green Belt
- 11 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
192 applications decided
90.1% granted · 173 granted, 19 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
Your MP
Alicia Kearns
Conservative
Rutland and Stamford
Recent votes:
- NoDraft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026
- NoWithdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
- NoDraft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process
- NoDraft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Conservative (minority)
- Lab 2
- Con 15
- LD 7
- Grn 3
- Ref 2
- Oth 5
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools1
- Restaurants & cafés1
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
5,955 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Local economy
£857 median full-time weekly pay
1.8% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£29,293 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
49% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: D · 43,939 certificates
8.7% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Grid electricity
81% low-carbon electricity
Wind 48% · Biomass 31% · Gas 16% · Imports 3%
99 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity
Latest estimate for East Midlands · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 85.7 yrs women · 81.7 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy (Leicestershire): 61.4 women · 61.5 men
67% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.6
- Feeling worthwhile7.7
- Happiness yesterday7.4
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.4
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Health services
8 GP surgeries · 9 pharmacies in LE7
- The Billesdon Surgery
- The Anstey Surgery
- The County Practice
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Rutland and Stamford:
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills267 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
- Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks231 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
- Protect legal right to support for children with SEND190 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases163 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
- End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately147 local signatures · 76,640 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
Tugby and Keythorpe · 0.8 kmTugby and Keythorpe is a civil parish comprising the village of Tugby and land surrounding Keythorpe Hall, Hall Farm and Lodge Farm in the Harborough district of Leicestershire, England. The parish covers around 2,200…
Leighfield Forest SSSI · 1.8 kmLeighfield Forest SSSI is an 11.3 hectares biological Site of Special Scientific Interest east of Skeffington in Leicestershire, England. It consists of several fragments, including Tugby Wood, Loddington Reddish, Bro…
Goadby · 1.9 kmGoadby is a village and civil parish in the Harborough district of Leicestershire, England, about 8 miles north of Market Harborough. It had a population of 204 according to the 2011 census.
East Norton · 2.4 kmEast Norton is a small village and parish located in the east of Leicestershire, adjoining the A47 Leicester to Uppingham road. According to the 2001 Census, it had a population of 94 in 37 households. The population…
Skeffington · 2.5 kmSkeffington is a village and civil parish in the Harborough district of Leicestershire, England. It lies 11 miles/18 km east of Leicester on the A47 Uppingham road, between Billesdon and Tugby and Keythorpe. The popul…
Skeffington Hall · 2.7 kmSkeffington Hall is a 15th-century Manor House which stands in parkland off the main street of the village of Skeffington, Leicestershire, England. It is a Grade II* listed building and is privately owned.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Tugby?
- Tugby is a town in Leicestershire, England, in the Harborough local authority.
- What is the population of Tugby?
- Tugby has an approximate settlement population of 330.
- How deprived is Tugby?
- The Harborough local authority, which includes Tugby, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2025.