Wanlip
Wanlip is a village in Leicestershire, England. There is 1 pharmacy, around 3 restaurants and cafés, and the nearest railway station is Syston, 2.5 km away. There were around 57 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly Violence & sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Wanlip 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
- Charnwood
- 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: 23° / 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▲ 8% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences23
- Criminal damage & arson14
- Anti-social behaviour11
- Vehicle crime9
Neighbourhood team: Birstall · Leicestershire
Local policing priorities
- There has been an increase in reports of shoplifting across the ward.
- Reports of youth-related ASB within Birstall. This includes criminal damage and disruption to establishments in Birstall.
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
276 food businesses within 2 miles
- 243 rated 4–5 ★ (205 top)
- 8 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Syston (2.1 km)
- 3 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Syston (2.1 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 (5.9 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 145.8p · AppleGreen (5.9 km)
17 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
39 charging locations within ~8 km
- 9 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 360 kW
- Nearest: Birstall Park & Ride (0.8 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Gyms1
- Sports pitches14
- Playgrounds7
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
- 5 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
Your MP
Mr Peter Bedford
Conservative
Mid Leicestershire
Recent votes:
- AyeTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
- AyeClosure motion
- AyeSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
- NoDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Labour (minority)
- Lab 20
- Con 22
- Grn 7
- Oth 2
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools4
- GPs & clinics1
- Pharmacies2
- Parks & greens3
- Restaurants & cafés7
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
7,610 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
29 jobs advertised · £60,030 avg
e.g. Mechanical Project Engineer, Electrician, Become a Accounting Tutor in Wanlip – Flexible & Remote
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
Grid electricity
38% low-carbon electricity
Gas 58% · Biomass 27% · Wind 9% · Imports 5%
259 gCO₂/kWh · very high intensity
Latest estimate for East Midlands · National Grid ESO
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 Mid Leicestershire:
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office352 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership343 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s286 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills281 local signatures · 110,383 nationwide
- Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test266 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Wanlip · 0.1 kmWanlip is a small village and civil parish in the Charnwood district of Leicestershire, with a population measured at 305 at the 2011 census. It is a countryside village, north of Birstall, and west of Watermead Count…
Wanlip Hall · 0.3 kmWanlip Hall was a large house in Wanlip near the English city of Leicester. It was the ancestral home of the Palmer family. The building was demolished before the Second World War.
Wanlip Meadows · 0.5 kmWanlip Meadows is a 16.2 hectares nature reserve south of Wanlip and north of Leicester. It is owned and managed by the Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust.
- Stonehill High School · 0.8 km
The Stonehill High School was an 11-14 middle school in Birstall Leicestershire which was adjacent to the former Longslade Community College which took most of its pupils. The school was a Technology Specialist school…
The Cedars Academy · 0.8 kmThe Cedars Academy is a co-educational secondary school and sixth form located in Birstall in the English county of Leicestershire.
Watermead Country Park · 1.0 kmThe Watermead Country Park is a network of artificial lakes in the valley of the River Soar and the old Grand Union Canal, in and to the north of Leicester and in and to the south of the Borough of Charnwood in Leice…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Wanlip?
- Wanlip is a town in Leicestershire, England, in the Charnwood local authority.
- How deprived is Wanlip?
- The Charnwood local authority, which includes Wanlip, is less deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.