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Charnwood

LOCAL AUTHORITY
Avg IMD
Least deprived 30–40%
Census 2021
183,971
Households
73,782
Crimes · Aug '26
1,277

Estimated population, mid-2025: 189,718 (ONS, published 29 Jul 2026)

73,782
Households
White Brit. · 78%
Ethnicity
Christian · 41%
Religion
Least deprived 30⁠–⁠40%
Avg IMD
1,277
Crimes · Aug '26
£275,000
Median property price · Sep 2025⁠–⁠Aug 2026 · 2,025 sales
£960
Average rent, August 2026
3,890
Postcodes

Sold prices in Charnwood

England & Wales
Property sales · Charnwood
HM Land Registry · Charnwood
Average price
£309,517
Median price: £275,000
Median -1.2% vs prior 12 months
Standard sales only · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 2,025 sales
View district LE12
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Sep '25 – Aug '26Aug '26: 64 sales · avg £313,424
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£326k£306k£286k
Sep '25Dec '25Mar '26Jun '26Aug '26
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Police Recorded Crime in Charnwood

England & Wales
Crime trends · Charnwood

Counts are the sum of electoral wards in this area, not a 1-mile street search around a point.

data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearSep '24 – Aug '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
438
YoY +40%
438354269
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
238
YoY +30%
23816184
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
40
YoY -11%
926640
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
69
YoY +25%
785736
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
129
YoY +17%
1359861
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Other recorded crime
262
YoY +15%
287231175
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Public Order
101
YoY +23%
1258545
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26

1 of 6 key categories improving · public order up sharply · violent crime rising

1,277
incidents · Aug '26

Demographics in Charnwood

Ethnicity

Total residents: 183,971
White Brit.77.9%
Indian8.6%
Other White3.7%
Bangladeshi1.5%
African1.1%
+ 1 other groups · 7.2%

Religion

Total residents: 183,971
Christian41.5%
No religion40.7%
Hindu6.7%
Not answered6.0%
Muslim3.1%
+ 1 other religions · 2.1%

Age groups

Total residents: 183,971
50–6418.8%
35–4918.1%
25–3412.4%
65–7410.1%
20–248.7%
+ 6 other age groups · 31.9%

Households

Total households: 73,782
One person: other15.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children14.9%
One person: aged 66+12.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children11.4%
Single family household, all members 66+10.4%
+ 9 other households · 35.0%

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Charnwood

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Least deprived 30–40%
Mean decile 7.14 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Least deprived 30–40% on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 7.14 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).

Flood risk in Charnwood

High flood risk in part of this area

128 of 3890 sampled points in Zone 3

Not in a flood zoneZone 2Zone 3

Zone 3 is land with a 1 in 100 (1%) or greater chance of flooding in any year.

Environment Agency flood map for planning · 3890-point area sample, not a check on any one property

Transport in Charnwood

Quorn & Woodhouse (Great Central Railway) is a 19-minute walk from the centre

Underground · Tram · 1.5 km

  • Quorn & Woodhouse (Great Central Railway)

    Underground · Tram

    1.5 km

  • Barrow upon Soar

    Rail

    2.3 km

  • Rothley (Great Central Railway)

    Tram · Underground

    3.3 km

  • Sileby

    Rail

    3.9 km

NaPTAN · walking distance from the area centre · rail, Underground, DLR, tram, metro, and ferry

Amenities in Charnwood

GPs make up most of the mapped places

20 GPs · 15 Libraries · 5 Museums · 45 in all

  • GPs20
  • Libraries15
  • Museums5
  • Universities3
  • Hospitals2

OpenStreetMap · selected tags only · council totals; wards use the parent figure

Private rents in Charnwood

Average rent, August 2026

£960/month

ONS Price Index of Private Rents — average monthly rent by bedroom.

£679
1 bed
£847
2 bed
£1,029
3 bed
£1,475
4 bed

ONS Price Index of Private Rents · local authority aggregate, not an asking rent

School applications

We've matched this area to Leicestershire.

You apply through this education local authority even if the school is in another council area.

Charnwood is the district council. School applications go through Leicestershire.

Last published allocation

None of the schools listed here has a published last-distance figure, so we cannot compare a postcode with last year's allocation. We do not draw catchment maps in this list; where we hold a council's map, it is on the school's page.

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Overview of Charnwood

Coordinates52.7345, -1.1677
Postcodes
3,890
Census 2021
183,971

Estimated population, mid-2025: 189,718 (ONS, published 29 Jul 2026)

Households (Census)
73,782
Recorded crime · Aug '26
1,277

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