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Belton-in-Rutland

Belton-in-Rutland is a village in Rutland, England, with a population of around 1,000. There is 1 restaurant or café in the area. In June 2026, there were around 3 recorded street crimes, most commonly Other theft. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Belton-in-Rutland area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the Rutland area is among the least deprived areas in England (IoD2025). The wider council area has around 41,048 residents at roughly 108 people per km².

Council
Rutland
County
Rutland
Constituency
Rutland and Melton
Police force
Leicestershire
75/ 100

My Area Score

Excellent

Ranked 3rd of 294 English council areas — better than 99% of them.

Low crime98
Home affordability43
Affordable rents71
Life expectancy92
Low deprivation92
Employment98
Low council tax1

A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. Scored on 85% of the full weighting — some data isn't available here. See the rankings · methodology

Weather

11°CPatchy rain nearby

  • Today: 11° / 6° · 46% rain
  • Tomorrow: 10° / 6° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 07:03Sunset 16:29

9h 26m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

15US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Leicester University, United Kingdom

Air pollution (PM2.5)

  • 6.7 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
  • 5.0% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution

Lower is better for both figures.

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024

Crime

1 reported · August 2026

  • Vehicle crime1

Neighbourhood team: Rutland South · Leicestershire

Local policing priorities

  • Rural Crime: The issue of theft of agricultural equipment and other plant from commercial farming locations, equipment being used to comm…
  • Theft and Burglary: The issues of theft and burglary, commercial burglary, but also dwelling breaks and theft offences are a priority you…

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

Road safety

43 reported road collisions (2025)

15 killed or seriously injured · 58 casualties · 10.5 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

2 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 2 rated 4–5 ★ (1 top)
  • 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • 0 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Oakham (8.7 km):

Loading live departures…

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£307,406 average▼ 2.7% YoY

Across Rutland · to 2026-08

Detached£441,804
Semi-detached£287,239
Terraced£236,815
Flat£133,333

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£961 average monthly rent▲ 1.9% YoY

  • 1 bed £676
  • 2 bed £839
  • 3 bed £993

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08

Affordability

8.8× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 8.8 times median annual pay (9.5× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

Property sales

624 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

6 charging locations within ~8 km

  • Fastest nearby: 22 kW
  • Nearest: Sycamore Harley-Davidson (5.1 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports pitches1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

41,048 residents in Rutland · 108/km²

  • Under 16: 16%
  • 16–64: 58%
  • 65+: 25%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Internal migration

  • Moves in from elsewhere in the UK2,935
  • Moves out to elsewhere in the UK2,681
  • Net moves+254

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 272 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Council tax

£2,738 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band B (27% of 18,140)

A £1,825
B £2,129
C £2,433
D £2,738
E £3,346
F £3,954
G £4,563
H £5,475

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

Schools

27 schools · 7,772 pupils

17 primary · 3 secondary · 7 other

Ofsted: 6 of 6 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (100%)

20 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Secondary schools:

  • Catmose CollegeOutstanding
  • Casterton College RutlandGood
  • Uppingham Community College

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Rutland

Care & health services

47 CQC-registered services

  • Care homes11
  • GP practices6
  • Dentists12
  • Homecare agencies14
  • Hospitals & hospices1

CQC ratings: 91% of rated services Good or Outstanding

Source: Care Quality Commission · Rutland

Heritage & planning

  • In a conservation area (Belton-in-Rutland)
  • Not in the Green Belt
  • 36 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

Planning decisions

126 applications decided

84.9% granted · 107 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

Liberal Democrat (minority)

  • Lab 2
  • Con 7
  • LD 10
  • Oth 8

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

Amenities nearby

  • Restaurants & cafés1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

2,190 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

Local economy

£776 median full-time weekly pay

1.8% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£30,310 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

Energy efficiency

41% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 18,463 certificates

11.8% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

Grid electricity

57% low-carbon electricity

Gas 42% · Wind 26% · Biomass 21% · Solar 9%

190 gCO₂/kWh · high intensity

Latest estimate for East Midlands · National Grid ESO

Health

Life expectancy: 84.9 yrs women · 83.2 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy: 64.8 women · 65 men

65% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

Wellbeing

  • Life satisfaction7.7
  • Feeling worthwhile8.2
  • Happiness yesterday7.7
  • Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.0

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

Health services

12 GP surgeries · 5 pharmacies in LE15

  • Kendrew Medical Centre
  • Oakham Medical Practice
  • Empingham Medical Centre

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Rutland and Stamford:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

Notable places nearby

  • St Peter's Church, Belton-in-Rutland · 0.1 km

    St Peter's Church is a Church of England parish church in Belton-in-Rutland, Rutland. It is a Grade II* listed building.

  • Belton-in-Rutland · 0.4 km

    Belton-in-Rutland is a village and civil parish in the county of Rutland in the East Midlands of England. The population at the 2001 census was 345 increasing to 348 at the 2011 census. It is situated about six miles…

  • St Peter's Church, Allexton · 0.8 km

    St Peter's Church is a historic Anglican church in the village of Allexton, Leicestershire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building, and is under the…

  • Allexton · 0.9 km

    Allexton is a village and civil parish in the Harborough district of Leicestershire, England. According to the 2001 census, the parish had a population of 58. At the 2011 census the population of the village remained…

  • St Botolph's Church, Wardley · 1.6 km

    St Botolph's Church, Wardley is a redundant Anglican church in the small village of Wardley, Rutland, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a Grade II* listed building, and is under the…

  • Wardley, Rutland · 1.6 km

    Wardley is a village and civil parish in the county of Rutland in the East Midlands of England. The population at the 2001 census was 32. At the 2011 census the population remained less than 100 and is included in the…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Belton-in-Rutland?
Belton-in-Rutland is a town in Rutland, England, in the Rutland local authority.
How deprived is Belton-in-Rutland?
The Rutland local authority, which includes Belton-in-Rutland, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2025.