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Property market | £255,046 for a semi-detached property |
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Airport access | Closest airport is East Midlands (22.6 miles) |
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Broadband | 62.4mbps average broadband speeds (fast broadband for UK) |
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Ethnic diversity | White: 96.9% residents (vs 81.7% England & Wales) Other: 3.2% residents (vs 18.3% England & Wales) |
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Socio-economic status | Ranked 157 out of 573 in England & Wales for % of residents in higher managerial positions and 501 out of 573 for residents who are long-term unemployed (Rutland and Melton level) |
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Community | Median age is 47.6 | Happiness is Above Average for Leicestershire, High for UK |
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Crime | 4.0 burglaries per 1k people (Melton) |
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Commute (approx) | - York (49 mins) - Birmingham New Street (67 mins) - Kings Cross (67 mins) - Leeds (68 mins) - Cambridge (81 mins) - Highbury & Islington (81 mins) - London St Pancras (85 mins)... (view more here) |
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£255,046 for a semi-detached property |
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Closest airport is East Midlands (22.6 miles) |
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62.4mbps average broadband speeds (fast broadband for UK) |
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Median age is 47.6 | Happiness is Above Average for Leicestershire, High for UK |
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Ranked 157 out of 573 in England & Wales for % of residents in higher managerial positions and 501 out of 573 for residents who are long-term unemployed (Rutland and Melton level) |
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4.0 burglaries per 1k people (Melton) |
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The property market in Branston has had a steep increase over the last few years and accelerating growth. Based on data published on 14 August 2024, on average a detached house costs £384,790, which is up 6.8% on last year. A semi-detached house on average costs £255,046 (up 6.6% on last year) , a terraced house £200,967 (up 6.4% on last year) and a flat £129,895. Renting a two bedroom flat will cost you approximately £581 per month. Property prices in Branston are similar to the average property prices across Leicestershire and are slightly lower compared to other locations with a similar density in England. When looking at the annual change in property prices in Branston, prices have risen much more quickly than the annual average price change seen across the Leicestershire region.
Property data is based on Melton level pricing data and is as at June 2024 (publicised 14 August 2024)
Detached and Semi-detached House Trend (£) to June 2024
| County | Avg Detached Price | Annual Change | Avg Semi-Detached Price | Annual Change |
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| Northumberland | £341,537 | +9.1% | £193,799 | +9.1% |
| Oxfordshire | £681,167 | +7.2% | £446,842 | +8.5% |
| Warwickshire | £497,044 | +5.4% | £296,606 | +4.9% |
| Lancashire | £327,674 | +5.0% | £202,231 | +4.7% |
| Staffordshire | £368,206 | +4.6% | £231,129 | +5.4% |
| Buckinghamshire | £827,077 | +4.6% | £460,901 | +6.3% |
| Derbyshire | £337,829 | +4.5% | £211,624 | +3.9% |
| West Northamptonshire | £468,120 | +4.2% | £282,342 | +5.3% |
| East Riding of Yorkshire | £330,614 | +4.2% | £211,375 | +4.4% |
| Nottinghamshire | £339,334 | +4.2% | £214,324 | +4.5% |
| Leicestershire | £411,159 | +3.8% | £258,580 | +4.0% |
| Worcestershire | £449,059 | +3.7% | £281,497 | +4.8% |
| West Yorkshire | £351,674 | +3.7% | £216,569 | +4.4% |
| South Yorkshire | £291,325 | +3.7% | £192,231 | +4.7% |
| North Yorkshire | £413,652 | +3.6% | £267,964 | +4.5% |
| Greater Manchester | £405,945 | +3.6% | £266,387 | +3.8% |
| Shropshire | £395,032 | +3.3% | £256,716 | +5.5% |
| Gloucestershire | £525,561 | +3.1% | £333,967 | +3.5% |
| Herefordshire | £432,901 | +2.8% | £285,029 | +5.2% |
| West Sussex | £651,933 | +2.8% | £426,962 | +3.6% |
| Merseyside | £340,799 | +2.6% | £220,544 | +2.5% |
| Cambridgeshire | £468,546 | +2.2% | £329,883 | +4.2% |
| Hertfordshire | £909,469 | +2.0% | £535,434 | +2.5% |
| Devon | £483,813 | +1.7% | £334,482 | +4.3% |
| Essex | £566,401 | +1.4% | £375,725 | +2.5% |
| West Midlands | £407,451 | +1.2% | £251,243 | +2.2% |
| North Northamptonshire | £411,956 | +1.2% | £254,927 | +2.6% |
| Somerset | £440,632 | +0.9% | £290,138 | +3.0% |
| Suffolk | £432,182 | +0.6% | £274,497 | +0.9% |
| Wiltshire | £494,939 | +0.6% | £322,678 | +2.7% |
| Kent | £582,570 | +0.3% | £371,997 | +1.2% |
| Dorset | £512,149 | +0.2% | £345,395 | +2.6% |
| Hampshire | £605,590 | +0.2% | £380,521 | +1.3% |
| Norfolk | £385,381 | 0.0% | £261,753 | +2.2% |
| East Sussex | £567,509 | -0.2% | £375,770 | +1.6% |
| London | £1,032,371 | -0.7% | £680,157 | +2.6% |
| Surrey | £916,153 | -0.8% | £535,732 | +1.0% |
| Cornwall | £432,953 | -1.1% | £293,238 | +1.3% |
| Lincolnshire | £294,743 | -1.3% | £201,941 | +1.1% |
| Isle of Wight | £412,903 | -3.6% | £289,954 | -1.5% |
| Rutland | £496,567 | -5.6% | £313,758 | -3.6% |
Recent property transactions in the area
Listed below are some recent property purchases in the area, to give you an idea of the market. Click on a postcode if you would like to see data on that specific area of Branston, or click here to browse the longer list of Branston property transactions from 2023.
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| 6, Branston Avenue, Loughborough, Leicestershire , LE12 8XL | Detached - Sold for £510,000 in June 2023 |
| 30, Branston Avenue, Loughborough, Leicestershire , LE12 8XL | Detached - Sold for £468,000 in April 2023 |
| 11, Waltham Road, Grantham, Leicestershire , NG32 1RY | Detached - Sold for £329,000 in October 2023 |
| 32, Branston Crescent, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire , LE13 1ER | Semi-Detached - Sold for £210,000 in December 2023 |
Branston has one school nearby: Croxton Kerrial Church of England Primary School (Academy) which is a primary school based in School Lane, Grantham. Example schools in the area are listed below, with some information on their rating and access criteria.
| School | Type | Latest Rating | Parent View Reviews (if available) | Ofsted Report (if available) | Address |
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| Croxton Kerrial Church of England Primary School Save school | Primary Academy converter - Mixed | 2: Good (6/18/2015) | Ofsted Report Link | Grantham |
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| Croxton Kerrial Church of England Primary School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (6/18/2015) |
| Station | Distance from Branston | Commute options |
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| Bottesford A very quiet station station. Station footfall changed -1% from the previous year. | 8 miles |
- York (1 change(s) - 77 mins - Grand Central) View details - Kings Cross (1 change(s) - 95 mins - London North Eastern Railway - £990 monthly fare) View details - Leeds (1 change(s) - 96 mins - London North Eastern Railway) View details - Birmingham New Street (1 change(s) - 110 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Manchester Piccadilly (1 change(s) - 162 mins - East Midlands Railway) View details - Edinburgh Waverley (1 change(s) - 236 mins - London North Eastern Railway) View details - Cardiff Central (1 change(s) - 236 mins - CrossCountry) View details |
| Aslockton A very quiet station station. Station footfall changed +7% from the previous year. | 10 miles |
- York (1 change(s) - 83 mins - Grand Central) View details - Kings Cross (1 change(s) - 101 mins - London North Eastern Railway - £990 monthly fare) View details - Leeds (1 change(s) - 102 mins - London North Eastern Railway) View details - Birmingham New Street (1 change(s) - 104 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Manchester Piccadilly (1 change(s) - 156 mins - East Midlands Railway) View details - Cardiff Central (1 change(s) - 230 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Edinburgh Waverley (1 change(s) - 242 mins - London North Eastern Railway) View details |
| Bingham A very quiet station station. Station footfall changed +3% from the previous year. | 12 miles |
- York (1 change(s) - 82 mins - Grand Central) View details - Birmingham New Street (1 change(s) - 98 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Kings Cross (1 change(s) - 100 mins - London North Eastern Railway - £990 monthly fare) View details - Leeds (1 change(s) - 101 mins - London North Eastern Railway) View details - Cambridge (1 change(s) - 114 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Manchester Piccadilly (144 mins - East Midlands Railway) View details - London St Pancras (1 change(s) - 143 mins - Thameslink - £990 monthly fare) View details - London Bridge (1 change(s) - 158 mins - Thameslink - £990 monthly fare) View details - East Croydon (1 change(s) - 173 mins - Thameslink - £990 monthly fare) View details - Bristol Temple Meads (1 change(s) - 219 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Cardiff Central (1 change(s) - 224 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Reading (1 change(s) - 236 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Edinburgh Waverley (1 change(s) - 241 mins - London North Eastern Railway) View details - Stratford (London) (1 change(s) - 272 mins - Greater Anglia - £990 monthly fare) View details - London Liverpool Street (1 change(s) - 281 mins - Greater Anglia - £990 monthly fare) View details - Euston (1 change(s) - 300 mins - Avanti West Coast - £990 monthly fare) View details - Glasgow Central (1 change(s) - 361 mins - TransPennine Express) View details |
The table below lists ethnicities living in the local authority (Melton) as per the data published in December 2022. Source: ethnicity-facts-figures.service.gov.uk
| Ethnicity | % of Melton residents | Benchmark:% of England & Wales residents |
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| White | 96.9% | 81.7% |
| Mixed | 1.3% | 2.9% |
| Asian | 1.2% | 9.3% |
| Black | 0.4% | 4.0% |
| Other | 0.3% | 2.1% |
The table below lists the types of occupations that residents have, at the Rutland and Melton consituency level. Source: commonslibrary.parliament.uk
| Type of occupation | % of residents (over 16 years old) | Rank within England & Wales |
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| Intermediate occupations | 11.5% | |
| Small employers and own account workers | 13.0% | |
| Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations | 15.4% | 157 out of 573 |
| Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations | 22.2% | |
| Lower supervisory and technical occupations | 5.7% | |
| Semi-routine occupations | 10.2% | |
| Routine occupations | 11.5% | |
| Never worked / long-term unemployed | 5.4% | 501 out of 573 |
| Full-time students | 5.1% |
Relative to the UK average, the average broadband download speed in Leicestershire is fast (74mbps). Branston is slower than this, with average download speeds of 62.4mbps. You can also view really detailed broadband information at the Rutland and Melton level, via data.parliament.uk, here.
| Average speed | 62.4 mbps |
| % households with superfast broadband access | 92.3% |
| % households unable to access decent broadband | 0.9% |
Crime stats were found at the Melton level:
| Type | Melton | UK |
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| Total Crimes (per thousand people) | 74 | 93 |
| Burglaries (per thousand people) | 4 | 5 |
| Public Order Offences (per thousand people) | 9 | 10 |
| Bicycle Thefts (per thousand people) | 0 | 1 |
| Violence Against People (per thousand people) | 29 | 36 |
We use an API provided by Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) to identify any live flood warnings to be aware of and we also provide insight into whether flooding could occur from rivers, sea and groundwater within 1km of Branston.
Flood warningsThere are no live flood warnings in the area, according to our interpretation of the DEFRA API.
Flood areasThe areas in the table below have been identified by the DEFRA API as areas where it is possible for flooding to occur from rivers, sea and in some locations, groundwater. Some of these areas will have measures in place to minimise the risk of flooding and they may be monitored by the Flood Warning Service.
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| Lincs and Northants | River Witham, Foston Beck | River Witham and its tributaries from South Witham to Claypole |
| East Midlands | River Trent | River Trent in Nottinghamshire from Castle Donington to Cromwell Weir |
| East Midlands | River Devon | River Devon, Smite and tributaries from Knipton to the River Trent at Newark on Trent |
| Name | Property market | Crimes per 1,000 | Schools nearby | Socio Economic |
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| Branston, Leicestershire Affordability: Average Low Burglary Rate Happiness High for UK Hot property market Local M&S | Semi-detached: £255,046 Detached: £384,790 | 74 | Primary: Secondary: | 15.4% residents in higher managerial positions 5.4% residents long-term unemployed |
| Market Harborough, Leicestershire Affordability: Average Low Crime Happiness High for UK Slowing property market Local Waitrose | Semi-detached: £296,857 Detached: £478,800 | 55 | Primary: 7Secondary: 3 | 15.3% residents in higher managerial positions 6.4% residents long-term unemployed |
| Little Stretton, Leicestershire Affordability: Average Low Crime Happiness High for UK Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £296,857 Detached: £478,800 | 55 | Primary: 2Secondary: 1 | 15.3% residents in higher managerial positions 6.4% residents long-term unemployed |
| King's Norton, Leicestershire Affordability: Average Low Crime Happiness High for UK Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £296,857 Detached: £478,800 | 55 | Primary: 1Secondary: | 15.4% residents in higher managerial positions 5.4% residents long-term unemployed |
| Oadby, Leicestershire Affordability: Average Hot property market Local Waitrose Local M&S | Semi-detached: £256,456 Detached: £422,481 | 70 | Primary: 18Secondary: 10 | 15.3% residents in higher managerial positions 6.4% residents long-term unemployed |
| Wymeswold, Leicestershire Affordability: Average Very fast broadband Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £257,778 Detached: £410,837 | 80 | Primary: 2Secondary: | 12.3% residents in higher managerial positions 6.3% residents long-term unemployed |
| Rothley, Leicestershire Affordability: Average Very fast broadband Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £257,778 Detached: £410,837 | 80 | Primary: 3Secondary: | 14.2% residents in higher managerial positions 6.3% residents long-term unemployed |
| Blaby, Leicestershire Affordability: Average Happiness High for UK Slowing property market Local Waitrose | Semi-detached: £258,763 Detached: £403,306 | 66 | Primary: 11Secondary: 3 | 13.8% residents in higher managerial positions 5.5% residents long-term unemployed |
| Countesthorpe, Leicestershire Affordability: Average Happiness High for UK Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £258,763 Detached: £403,306 | 66 | Primary: 3Secondary: 2 | 13.8% residents in higher managerial positions 5.5% residents long-term unemployed |
| Evington, Leicestershire Affordability: Very affordable Outstanding schools Very fast broadband Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £264,826 Detached: £397,786 | 136 | Primary: 22Secondary: 9 | 5.8% residents in higher managerial positions 15.5% residents long-term unemployed |
| Aylestone, Leicestershire Affordability: Very affordable Outstanding schools Very fast broadband Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £264,826 Detached: £397,786 | 136 | Primary: 18Secondary: 5 | 8.2% residents in higher managerial positions 12.7% residents long-term unemployed |
| Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire Affordability: Average Low Burglary Rate Outstanding schools Happiness High for UK Hot property market | Semi-detached: £255,046 Detached: £384,790 | 74 | Primary: 5Secondary: 2 | 15.4% residents in higher managerial positions 5.4% residents long-term unemployed |
| Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire Affordability: Average Very fast broadband Hot property market Local M&S | Semi-detached: £237,038 Detached: £375,244 | 79 | Primary: 3Secondary: 3 | 13.0% residents in higher managerial positions 5.9% residents long-term unemployed |
| Name | Property | Crimes per 1,000 | Schools nearby |
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| Branston, Leicestershire Affordability: Average Low Burglary Rate Happiness High for UK Hot property market Local M&S | Semi-detached: £255,046 Detached: £384,790 | 74 | Primary: Secondary: |
| Market Harborough, Leicestershire Affordability: Average Low Crime Happiness High for UK Slowing property market Local Waitrose | Semi-detached: £296,857 Detached: £478,800 | 55 | Primary: 7Secondary: 3 |
| Little Stretton, Leicestershire Affordability: Average Low Crime Happiness High for UK Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £296,857 Detached: £478,800 | 55 | Primary: 2Secondary: 1 |
| King's Norton, Leicestershire Affordability: Average Low Crime Happiness High for UK Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £296,857 Detached: £478,800 | 55 | Primary: 1Secondary: |
| Oadby, Leicestershire Affordability: Average Hot property market Local Waitrose Local M&S | Semi-detached: £256,456 Detached: £422,481 | 70 | Primary: 18Secondary: 10 |
| Wymeswold, Leicestershire Affordability: Average Very fast broadband Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £257,778 Detached: £410,837 | 80 | Primary: 2Secondary: |
| Rothley, Leicestershire Affordability: Average Very fast broadband Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £257,778 Detached: £410,837 | 80 | Primary: 3Secondary: |
| Blaby, Leicestershire Affordability: Average Happiness High for UK Slowing property market Local Waitrose | Semi-detached: £258,763 Detached: £403,306 | 66 | Primary: 11Secondary: 3 |
| Countesthorpe, Leicestershire Affordability: Average Happiness High for UK Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £258,763 Detached: £403,306 | 66 | Primary: 3Secondary: 2 |
| Evington, Leicestershire Affordability: Very affordable Outstanding schools Very fast broadband Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £264,826 Detached: £397,786 | 136 | Primary: 22Secondary: 9 |
| Aylestone, Leicestershire Affordability: Very affordable Outstanding schools Very fast broadband Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £264,826 Detached: £397,786 | 136 | Primary: 18Secondary: 5 |
| Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire Affordability: Average Low Burglary Rate Outstanding schools Happiness High for UK Hot property market | Semi-detached: £255,046 Detached: £384,790 | 74 | Primary: 5Secondary: 2 |
| Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire Affordability: Average Very fast broadband Hot property market Local M&S | Semi-detached: £237,038 Detached: £375,244 | 79 | Primary: 3Secondary: 3 |
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