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Mountsorrel & Rothley

Middle area

South Charnwood. 12,555 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 6.9 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 40% of people in Mountsorrel & Rothley live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£300,000
Joint 3,462nd most expensive of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
12,258
215th most populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
40%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
95.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Mountsorrel & Rothley

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Mountsorrel & Rothley at a rate of 54.2 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 79.7 per 1,000 people across Charnwood.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences285
Anti-social behaviour125
Other crime121
Criminal damage and arson56
Vehicle crime30
Shoplifting28
Burglary26
Drug offences9
Robbery0
Theft from the person0

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Mountsorrel & Rothley compares

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Median sale price22 middle areas, Charnwood · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Charnwood22 areas from £180,000 to £472,500. The middle area is £271,250. Mountsorrel & Rothley is £300,000.
£300,000joint 6th most expensive
Population22 middle areas, Charnwood · 2021
Population: every middle area in Charnwood22 areas from 5,259 to 12,655. The middle area is 7,709. Mountsorrel & Rothley is 12,258.
12,2582nd most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares22 middle areas, Charnwood · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Charnwood22 areas from 0.0% to 91.0%. The middle area is 18.5%. Mountsorrel & Rothley is 40.0%.
40%joint 6th most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage22 middle areas, Charnwood · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Charnwood22 areas from 38.5% to 99.8%. The middle area is 97.0%. Mountsorrel & Rothley is 95.7%.
95.7%8th lowest

Is Mountsorrel & Rothley safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Mountsorrel & Rothley at a rate of 54.2 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 79.7 per 1,000 people across Charnwood.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 56 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Mountsorrel & Rothley.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (285), anti-social behaviour (125) and other crime (121).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Charnwood

These figures are published for the whole of Charnwood, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Charnwood and not Mountsorrel & Rothley alone. See Charnwood

Average house price
£270,351
Up 0.4% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£38,078
162nd lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
7.1×
Joint 167th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
13.3
69th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Mountsorrel & Rothley in brief

The median price paid for a home in Mountsorrel & Rothley was £300,000 in 2025.

Mountsorrel & Rothley had 12,258 usual residents at the census.

About 40% of people in Mountsorrel & Rothley live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Mountsorrel & Rothley, 95.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.