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Edith Weston

Edith Weston is a village in Rutland, England, with a population of around 818. In June 2026, there were around 7 recorded street crimes, 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 Edith Weston 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° · 21% rain
  • Tomorrow: 11° / 6° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 07:01Sunset 16:31

9h 30m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

34US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Northampton Spring Park, 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

3 reported · August 2026▼ 62% YoY

  • Anti-social behaviour1
  • Bicycle theft1
  • Violence & sexual offences1

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

21 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 17 rated 4–5 ★ (17 top)
  • 1 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Oakham (7.9 km)
  • 1 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Oakham (7.9 km):

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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

7 charging locations within ~8 km

  • Fastest nearby: 22 kW
  • Nearest: Normanton Hall Hotel (1.4 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres1
  • Sports pitches5
  • Golf courses2
  • Playgrounds3

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 (Edith Weston)
  • Not in the Green Belt
  • 31 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

Council control

Liberal Democrat (minority)

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

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools1
  • Restaurants & cafés1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

2,190 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

Jobs

2 jobs advertised · £28,000 avg

e.g. PreSchool & Nursery Lead, Senior Retail Assistant

Source: Adzuna

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

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

  • Church of St Mary the Virgin, Edith Weston · 0.1 km

    The Church of St Mary the Virgin is a church in Edith Weston, Rutland. It is a Grade I listed building.

  • Edith Weston · 0.3 km

    Edith Weston is a village and civil parish in the county of Rutland in the East Midlands of England. The population of the civil parish was 1,042 at the 2001 census, including Normanton and increasing to 1,359 at the…

  • Edith Weston Priory · 0.3 km

    Edith Weston Priory was a small alien house of Benedictine monks in Edith Weston, Rutland. The French parent house of Abbey of Saint-Georges, Boscherville was founded by Ralf de Tanquerville, chamberlain to William th…

  • Normanton, Rutland · 1.0 km

    Normanton is a village and civil parish on the eastern shore of Rutland Water in the county of Rutland in the East Midlands of England. The population remained less than 100 at the 2011 census and was included in the…

  • St Matthew's Church, Normanton · 1.1 km

    St Matthew's Church is a de-consecrated church in Normanton, Rutland. It is now on the shore of Rutland Water. The building is Grade II listed.

  • Normanton Hall · 1.2 km

    Normanton Hall was a large, now demolished, country house at Normanton in Rutland.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Edith Weston?
Edith Weston is a town in Rutland, England, in the Rutland local authority.
What is the population of Edith Weston?
Edith Weston has an approximate settlement population of 818.
How deprived is Edith Weston?
The Rutland local authority, which includes Edith Weston, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2025.