Oakham

10°CSunny

• Today: 11° / 6° · 21% rain
• Tomorrow: 11° / 6° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:01Sunset 16:31

9h 30m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

23US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Leicester University, United Kingdom

• 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

61 reported · August 2026▲ 3% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences23
• Anti-social behaviour14
• Shoplifting9
• Public order5

4 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs

Neighbourhood team: Oakham Town and Barleythorpe · Leicestershire

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

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)

129 food businesses within 2 miles

• 114 rated 4–5 ★ (97 top)
• 3 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Oakham (0.6 km)
• 1 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£307,406 average▼ 2.7% YoY

Across Rutland · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£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

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

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

10 charging locations within ~8 km

• 2 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 300 kW
• Nearest: Tesco Superstore-Oakham (0.2 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres2
• Gyms1
• Swimming pools1
• Sports pitches28
• Playgrounds19

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

41,048 residents in Rutland · 108/km²

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

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

• 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

Among the least deprived areas in England

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

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

£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

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)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Rutland

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

• Not in the Green Belt
• 128 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

126 applications decided

84.9% granted · 107 granted, 19 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

Liberal Democrat (minority)

• Lab 2
• Con 7
• LD 10
• Oth 8

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

• Schools9
• GPs & clinics4
• Pharmacies3
• Supermarkets3
• Parks & greens23
• Restaurants & cafés44

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

2,190 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

197 jobs advertised · £35,810 avg

e.g. Functional Skills and Generalist Cover Tutor, Sessional Functional Skills Tutor, Retail Customer Service Assistant - Temporary

Source: Adzuna

£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

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

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

• 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

12 GP surgeries · 5 pharmacies in LE15

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

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

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

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  Oakham · 0.4 km

  Oakham is a market town and civil parish in Rutland in the East Midlands of England. The town is located 25 miles east of Leicester, 28 miles (45 km) southeast of Nottingham and 23 miles (37 km) northwest of Peterboro…

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  Rutland Radio · 0.4 km

  Rutland Radio was an Independent Local Radio station which served the county of Rutland and the town of Stamford in Lincolnshire. It broadcast on 107.2 FM in Rutland and 97.4 FM across Stamford and launched on 13 Dec…

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  Oakham Market Cross · 0.5 km

  The Market Cross in Oakham, Rutland, England, is a market cross dating from the 16th or 17th century. Market crosses, also termed butter crosses, may derive from the high crosses or free-standing stones of the Early M…

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  Rutland County Museum · 0.5 km

  Rutland County Museum is located in Oakham, Rutland, in the old Riding School of the Rutland Fencible Cavalry which was built in 1794–1795. The museum, opened in 1969, houses a collection of objects relating to local…

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  Oakham School · 0.6 km

  Oakham School is a public school in Oakham, Rutland, England.

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  All Saints' Church, Oakham · 0.6 km

  All Saints' Church, Oakham is a parish church in the Church of England in Oakham, Rutland. It is Grade I listed.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)