Is North West Leicestershire a good place to live?
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in North West Leicestershire, from official data · 10 postcode districts · 2,676 postcodes
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in North West Leicestershire, from official data · 10 postcode districts · 2,676 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 North West Leicestershire sold for £280,530 in the latest House Price Index, up 3.2% on a year earlier. Across North West Leicestershire, police record 70 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below the England and Wales rate of 97.
From the middle of North West Leicestershire, the nearest primary school is Viscount Beaumont's Church of England Primary School, 0.4 mi away, about a 9 minute walk (Ofsted: good); the nearest secondary is Ashby School, 2.4 mi away (Ofsted: good); the nearest GP surgery is Dr Am Lewis' Practice, 1.9 mi away.
The nearest park is 0.2 mi away, about a 5 minute walk.
Across North West Leicestershire, police record 70 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 North West Leicestershire sold for £280,530 in the latest House Price Index, up 3.2% on a year earlier. By type: detached £387,043, semi-detached £243,140, terraced £193,594, flats £135,151. Prices are council-wide averages from HM Land Registry.
The nearest primary school is Viscount Beaumont's Church of England Primary School, 0.4 mi away, about a 9 minute walk (Ofsted: good). The nearest secondary school is Ashby School, 2.4 mi away (Ofsted: good). Being nearest doesn't guarantee a place; check each school's admissions criteria.
The ONS estimates average household income of £62,029 a year for the neighbourhood (April 2022 to March 2023), compared with £53,636 across England.