Charnwood: house prices, jobs and local statistics

Detached

£421,299

Semi-detached

£267,665

Terraced

£216,624

Flat or maisonette

£133,487

First-time buyers

£232,387

The claimant count is people claiming unemployment-related benefits as a share of residents aged 16 to 64; the unemployment rate is the survey measure of people out of work and looking. Pay is for full-time employees who live in the area.

• Residents

  146,587 in 1991 → 188,385 in 2024 (+28.5%)

  England over the same years: +22.4%

• Average house price

  £156,248 in 2005 → £273,945 in 2026 (+75.3%)

  England over the same years: +85.9%

• Median weekly pay

  £383 in 2008 → £665 in 2025 (+73.6%)

  England over the same years: +63.7%

• Employment rate

  76.1% in 2004 → 82.2% in 2023 (+8.0%)

  England over the same years: +4.4%

• Claimant count

  1.9% in 2001 → 2.4% in 2025 (+26.3%)

  England over the same years: +60.0%

• Disposable income per head

  £9,825 in 1997 → £23,535 in 2024 (+139.5%)

  England over the same years: +143.8%

40 official indicators are published for Charnwood; 30 of them have a better and a worse direction and are ranked here. A rank of 1st is the best (lowest unemployment, highest pay, and so on).

Where it ranks best

• Employment rate · Economy & work82.2% (2023) · 60th highest of 348
• Economic inactivity · Economy & work16.0% (2023) · 72nd lowest of 348
• High-growth businesses · Economy & work5.4% (2024) · 78th highest of 361
• Smokers · Health & wellbeing9.4% (2020 to 2024) · 79th lowest of 373

Where it ranks worst

• Life satisfaction · Health & wellbeing7.2 out of 10 (2022/23) · 327th highest of 363
• Public EV chargers · Connectivity & access78.6 per 100,000 (mid-2026) · 306th highest of 361
• Three-year business survival · Economy & work50.3% (2021) · 299th highest of 374
• Job density · Economy & work0.70 jobs per resident (2024) · 247th highest of 350

These figures are published for county councils, so they are for Leicestershire, which includes Charnwood.

• Life expectancy (male) (2025)81.0 years · England 80.0 · 33rd highest of 151
• Life expectancy (female) (2025)84.3 years · England 83.8 · 56th highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (male) (2022 - 24)61.5 years · England 60.9 · 61st highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (female) (2022 - 24)61.4 years · England 61.3 · 65th highest of 151
• Under-75 mortality, all causes (2025)284.6 per 100k · England 321.0 · 38th lowest of 151
• Adult smoking prevalence (2024)7.4% · England 10.4 · 16th lowest of 148
• Adults overweight or obese (2024/25)67.3% · England 64.6 · 91st lowest of 153

These figures are published for county councils, so they are for Leicestershire, which includes Charnwood.

• School readiness (good development at Reception) (2024/25)70.4% · England 68.3 · 41st highest of 153
• GCSE Attainment 8 score (2024/25)46.7 score · England 46.0 · 59th highest of 153
• 16–17 year-olds NEET or activity not known (2025/26)6.9% · England 5.8 · 121st lowest of 150
• Children in absolute low-income families (2024/25)15.2% · England 19.8 · 46th lowest of 153