22,576
Households
White Brit. · 93%
Ethnicity
Christian · 54%
Religion
Low deprivation
Avg IMD
274 · 5.3 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£254,675
Median property price
1,582
Postcodes
Overview of Melton
Coordinates52.7914, -0.8764
Postcodes
1,582
Population (Census)
51,736
Households (Census)
22,576
Recorded crime · May '26
274 · 5.3 per 1k
Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Melton
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Low deprivation
Mean decile 7.39 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Low deprivation on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 7.39 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Sold prices in Melton
Property sales · Melton
HM Land Registry · Melton
Average price
£306,125
YoY: -5.3%
Median price: £261,500
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – May '26May '26: 23 sales · avg £309,147
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£387k£319k£250k
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
Transactions are hidden by default.
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 Melton
Crime trends · Melton
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
12410279
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
87
YoY -25%
ASB
623916
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
42
YoY +14%
Vehicle Crime
28176
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
10
YoY +11%
Burglary
26154
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
11
YoY +22%
Criminal damage
32219
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
32
YoY stable
Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Shoplifting
41259
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
32
YoY +39%
Demographics in Melton
Ethnicity
White Brit.92.9%
Other White3.4%
+ other · 3.7%
Religion
Christian53.7%
No religion39.3%
Not answered5.5%
+ other · 1.5%
Age groups
50–6423.4%
35–4917.3%
65–7412.9%
25–3410.7%
75–847.7%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.1%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: No children14.3%
Other14.2%
Any member 66+14.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children13.5%
All members 66+12.9%
+ 7 other households · 31.2%
Wards in Melton
Bottesford
IMD 9.57113 postcodes
Long Clawson and Stathern
IMD 9.10135 postcodes
Melton Sysonby
IMD 8.43116 postcodes
Melton Dorian
IMD 8.03127 postcodes
Frisby-on-the-Wreake
IMD 8.0073 postcodes
Waltham-on-the-Wolds
IMD 8.0066 postcodes
Melton Newport
IMD 7.73148 postcodes
Asfordby
IMD 7.6193 postcodes
Melton Warwick
IMD 7.1375 postcodes
Gaddesby
IMD 7.0074 postcodes
Old Dalby
IMD 7.0089 postcodes
Somerby
IMD 7.0082 postcodes
Wymondham
IMD 6.0093 postcodes
Melton Craven
IMD 5.6892 postcodes
Melton Egerton
IMD 5.5699 postcodes
Croxton Kerrial
IMD 5.00107 postcodes
Schools in Melton
Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.
Great Dalby School
Leicestershire · LE14 2HA
Outstanding
4.9 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11
Stathern Primary School
Leicestershire · LE14 4HX
Outstanding
5.6 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Ab Kettleby Primary School
Leicestershire · LE14 3JJ
Good
2.3 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Asfordby Hill Primary School
Leicestershire · LE14 3QX
Good
2.8 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Bottesford Church of England Primary School
Leicestershire · NG13 0BS
Good
10.6 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Brownlow Primary School
Leicestershire · LE13 1QL
Good
1.6 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Croxton Kerrial Church of England Primary School
Leicestershire · NG32 1QR
Good
6.4 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Frisby Church of England Primary School
Leicestershire · LE14 2NH
Good
4.8 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Gaddesby Primary School
Leicestershire · LE7 4WF
Good
7.2 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11
Harby Church of England Primary School
Leicestershire · LE14 4BZ
Good
5.7 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.