Is Melton a good place to live?
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in Melton, from official data · 7 postcode districts · 1,592 postcodes
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in Melton, from official data · 7 postcode districts · 1,592 postcodes
England average £293,479 (+1.1% in a year, +17.1% in five).
Source: HM Land Registry UK House Price Index. Averages for the whole council area (July 2026).
The average home in Melton sold for £282,521 in the latest House Price Index, up 1.5% on a year earlier. Across Melton, police record 67 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below the England and Wales rate of 97.
From the middle of Melton, the nearest primary school is Scalford Church of England Primary School, 1.2 mi away, about a 24 minute walk; the nearest secondary is John Ferneley College, 0.9 mi away, about a 17 minute walk (Ofsted: requires improvement); the nearest GP surgery is Latham House Medical Practice, 1.8 mi away.
Melton Mowbray station is 2.2 mi away; the nearest park, Melton Country Park, is 0.6 mi away, about a 13 minute walk.
Across Melton, police record 67 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below the England and Wales rate of 97. Figures are crimes reported to the police over the latest 12 months; they can't tell you how safe a particular street feels.
The average home in Melton sold for £282,521 in the latest House Price Index, up 1.5% on a year earlier. By type: detached £393,402, semi-detached £245,041, terraced £198,872, flats £117,136. Prices are council-wide averages from HM Land Registry.
The nearest primary school is Scalford Church of England Primary School, 1.2 mi away, about a 24 minute walk. The nearest secondary school is John Ferneley College, 0.9 mi away, about a 17 minute walk (Ofsted: requires improvement). Being nearest doesn't guarantee a place; check each school's admissions criteria.
Melton Mowbray is 2.2 mi away.
The ONS estimates average household income of £56,612 a year for the neighbourhood (April 2022 to March 2023), compared with £53,636 across England.