Great Casterton
Great Casterton is a village in Rutland, England. The nearest railway station is Stamford, 4 km away. There were around 3 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly burglary. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Great Casterton 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.
My Area Score
Excellent
Ranked 3rd of 294 English council areas — better than 99% of them.
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
10°CMist
- Today: 15° / 9° · 23% rain
- Tomorrow: 14° / 8° · Mist
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:55Sunset 16:36
9h 41m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
82US AQI · Moderate
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
1 reported · August 2026▼ 67% YoY
- Vehicle crime1
Neighbourhood team: Rutland North · Leicestershire
Local policing priorities
- Road Safety. You said: Speeding vehicles on Rutland roads is a priority you want us to address, specifically the lack of adherence to 30m…
- Burglary. You Said: Residential houses, outbuildings, garages, sheds and commercial premises being broken into and items being stolen is…
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
32 food businesses within 2 miles
- 28 rated 4–5 ★ (24 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Stamford (4.0 km)
- 0 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Stamford (4.0 km):
Loading live departures…
Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£307,406 average▼ 2.7% YoY
Across Rutland · to 2026-08
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
10 charging locations within ~8 km
- 2 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 50 kW
- Nearest: Casterton Business & Enterprise College (0.4 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports pitches4
- Playgrounds1
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)
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
- Not in the Green Belt
- 28 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
- Schools2
- Parks & greens2
- 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
37% low-carbon electricity
Gas 60% · Biomass 23% · Wind 9% · Nuclear 4%
263 gCO₂/kWh · very 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
2 GP surgeries · 4 pharmacies in PE9
- Lakeside Healthcare Stamford
- Stamford Ooh
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
Casterton College · 0.4 kmCasterton College, Rutland is one of three secondary schools in the county of Rutland, England.
Church of St Peter and St Paul, Great Casterton · 0.5 kmThe Church of St Peter and St Paul is a church in Great Casterton, Rutland. It is a Grade I listed building. The benefice is shared with Pickworth, Tickencote and Little Casterton.
Great Casterton · 0.8 kmGreat Casterton is a village and civil parish in the county of Rutland in England. It is located at the crossing of the Roman Ermine Street and the River Gwash.
St Peter's Church, Tickencote · 0.9 kmSt Peter's Church, Tickencote is a Church of England parish church in Tickencote, Rutland. Apart from the chancel arch and the sexpartite vaulting in the chancel, which are Norman and date from the mid 12th century, t…
- Tickencote · 1.0 km
Tickencote is a small village and civil parish in the county of Rutland in the East Midlands of England. It is noted for St Peter's Church, with its Norman chancel arch. The population at the 2001 census was 67. At th…
Great Casterton Road Banks · 1.2 kmGreat Casterton Road Banks is a 0.4-hectare (0.99-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest on the western outskirts of Stamford in Lincolnshire. It is managed by the Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Great Casterton?
- Great Casterton is a town in Rutland, England, in the Rutland local authority.
- How deprived is Great Casterton?
- The Rutland local authority, which includes Great Casterton, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2025.