Hinckley and Bosworth: house prices, jobs and local statistics

Detached

£383,122

Semi-detached

£252,703

Terraced

£202,207

Flat or maisonette

£118,067

First-time buyers

£223,568

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

  96,689 in 1991 → 116,682 in 2024 (+20.7%)

  England over the same years: +22.4%

• Average house price

  £146,080 in 2005 → £260,187 in 2026 (+78.1%)

  England over the same years: +85.9%

• Median weekly pay

  £362 in 2008 → £635 in 2025 (+75.3%)

  England over the same years: +63.7%

• Employment rate

  79.4% in 2004 → 82.3% in 2023 (+3.7%)

  England over the same years: +4.4%

• Claimant count

  1.5% in 2001 → 2.4% in 2025 (+60.0%)

  England over the same years: +60.0%

• Disposable income per head

  £10,191 in 1997 → £24,005 in 2024 (+135.6%)

  England over the same years: +143.8%

40 official indicators are published for Hinckley and Bosworth; 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

• Smokers · Health & wellbeing8.1% (2020 to 2024) · 35th lowest of 373
• Life satisfaction · Health & wellbeing7.8 out of 10 (2022/23) · 35th highest of 363
• No qualifications · Education & skills3.2% (2023) · 30th lowest of 293
• Employment rate · Economy & work82.3% (2023) · 58th highest of 348

Where it ranks worst

• Adult obesity · Health & wellbeing36.7% (2024/25) · 289th lowest of 296
• Public EV chargers · Connectivity & access84.8 per 100,000 (mid-2026) · 296th highest of 361
• Gigabit broadband · Connectivity & access83.6% (January 2026) · 250th highest of 361
• Business births · Economy & work9.4% (2024) · 246th highest of 361

These figures are published for county councils, so they are for Leicestershire, which includes Hinckley and Bosworth.

• 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 Hinckley and Bosworth.

• 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