Melton: house prices, jobs and local statistics

Detached

£393,402

Semi-detached

£245,041

Terraced

£198,872

Flat or maisonette

£117,136

First-time buyers

£236,272

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

  45,318 in 1991 → 54,052 in 2024 (+19.3%)

  England over the same years: +22.4%

• Average house price

  £170,232 in 2005 → £282,521 in 2026 (+66.0%)

  England over the same years: +85.9%

• Median weekly pay

  £360 in 2008 → £515 in 2025 (+43.1%)

  England over the same years: +63.7%

• Employment rate

  81.4% in 2004 → 78.1% in 2023 (−4.1%)

  England over the same years: +4.4%

• Claimant count

  1.2% in 2001 → 3.1% in 2025 (+158.3%)

  England over the same years: +60.0%

• Disposable income per head

  £11,055 in 1997 → £26,529 in 2024 (+140.0%)

  England over the same years: +143.8%

40 official indicators are published for Melton; 29 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

• New homes · Housing16.0 per 1,000 (2024/25) · 18th highest of 296
• Smokers · Health & wellbeing8.7% (2020 to 2024) · 55th lowest of 373
• Adult obesity · Health & wellbeing22.1% (2024/25) · 63rd lowest of 296
• Three-year business survival · Economy & work61.0% (2021) · 82nd highest of 374

Where it ranks worst

• Median weekly pay · Economy & work£515 (April 2025) · 359th highest of 359
• Public EV chargers · Connectivity & access62.9 per 100,000 (mid-2026) · 338th highest of 361
• Business births · Economy & work8.5% (2024) · 317th highest of 361
• Greenhouse gas emissions · Environment7.8 t per person (2024) · 310th lowest of 361

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

• 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 Melton.

• 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